[Remote] Operations Intern

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zoooo.ai is an AI-native technology company focused on World Model and Agentic AI research and commercialization. The Operations Intern will support campus and community growth on the U.S. West Coast by organizing events, recruiting seed users, building creator relationships, promoting products, and providing Gen Z insights.

Responsibilities

• Expand campus and community networks: Leverage your existing campus and social networks to reach local U.S. students, Chinese international students, Chinese American/ABC communities, gaming communities, student clubs, Discord servers, X, Instagram, and TikTok communities. Build relationships with community admins, active student creators, and campus KOCs
• Support offline and online events: Work closely with our North America CEO to organize West Coast campus meetups, player gatherings, small-scale product experience events, and community activities. Coordinate local venues, participants, materials, and on-site execution. Support online beta tests, sharing sessions, and community events when needed
• Recruit and organize seed users: Invite students from different backgrounds and social circles to participate in beta testing, product trials, and user interviews for our gaming and social products. Collect authentic feedback and translate student perspectives into actionable insights for our product team and North America CEO
• Build KOL/KOC relationships: Identify and reach out to campus creators, gaming KOCs, student influencers, and relevant local creators across different cultural communities. Manage initial outreach and follow-ups and support the CEO in moving potential collaborations forward
• Drive grassroots product awareness: Share authentic product experiences through your own social channels and relevant student communities to help generate early awareness, word of mouth, and organic adoption
• Provide North American Gen Z insights: Regularly share observations on gaming preferences, social behaviors, campus culture, online communities, cultural differences, and emerging trends among U.S. Gen Z users
• Support community expansion: Identify and connect with potential student ambassadors or campus partners at your own and nearby universities to help scale our campus network

Skills

• Currently based on the U.S. West Coast and enrolled in a U.S. high school, undergraduate, or graduate program
• Highly social, outgoing, and comfortable meeting and communicating with new people
• Able to naturally connect across different student communities, including local U.S. students, Chinese Americans/ABCs, and Chinese international students
• Strong familiarity with North American Gen Z culture and social platforms, especially Discord, X, Instagram, and TikTok
• Genuine interest in gaming, AI, social products, or online communities
• Strong communication and execution skills with a high level of self-motivation and responsiveness
• Able to work directly with the North America CEO and independently handle local outreach and execution
• Currently studying at a California university such as UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UCI, or another major West Coast institution
• Existing connections within campus clubs, gaming communities, Discord servers, student organizations, creator communities, or social groups
• Experience organizing campus events, student activities, meetups, gaming events, or community programs
• Existing relationships with student creators, KOCs, campus influencers, or gaming community leaders
• Active presence on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, X, or Discord
• Strong understanding of both U.S. and Chinese cultural contexts and the ability to communicate naturally across communities
• Experience with user research, community operations, growth, event operations, or creator partnerships is a plus

Benefits

• Paid internship; compensation will be discussed based on the candidate’s experience, location, and availability.
• Part-time employment.
• Remote work in the U.S. West Coast with participation in local offline events as needed.
• Work directly with experienced AI researchers, product builders, creators, and entrepreneurs.
• Hands-on experience in campus growth, community building, user research, event operations, creator partnerships, and global product localization.
• Opportunities to engage with leading AI and creative communities.
• Opportunity to contribute directly to how an emerging AI-native product reaches and understands U.S. Gen Z users.
• Flat, collaborative, and highly experimental culture.
• Strong ideas are encouraged regardless of title or seniority.
• An environment where everyone can contribute their perspectives, experiment with new ideas, and do their best work.

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