The boutique tutoring firm is dedicated to private, personalized test prep with master tutors for the U.S. admissions tests (SAT, ACT, GMAT & more). The tutors have at least 5 years’ teaching experience and create curricula fully customized to students’ in-lesson needs. The tutors graduated from top universities like Harvard, Yale, Brown, and USC; many have graduate degrees and scored in the 99th percentile of the tests they teach. Likewise, the firm’s students are admitted to the most competitive U.S. and international institutions: MIT, Princeton, Cornell, Bocconi (Italy), & many more. The boutique tutoring firm’s combination of master tutors, official materials, and individualized curricula has led their students to average 180-220+ point gains on the SAT and 4-6+ point increases on the ACT. They work with students based in the U.S., Argentina, and over a dozen other countries.
Industry: Education & Teaching
Sector: For-Profit Company
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Possible Intern Roles:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN
The intern would research new client leads based on the firm’s current business model, brainstorm pivots to new potential clients based on adjustments/expansions to the model, conduct personalized outreach to leads, and help create proposals for potential clients.
The intern would also conduct a market analysis for the firm’s expansion to new countries/markets, notably Mexico, Colombia, & Brazil.
Suggested Spanish level: Basic
Candidate requirements: Ideally some business coursework. Proficiency in Google Drive applications. Familiarity with LinkedIn. The ideal candidates will be self-starters and punctual, precise, polite communicators, quick on emails and WhatsApp.
COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
The intern would spearhead creation of a new blog, working with our web designer to optimize the design, creating blog posts, and coordinating blog writing with tutors on our team.
The intern would also initiate and maintain the firm’s social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, and other channels.
Finally, the intern would experiment with Google Adwords, creating and administering campaigns targeting our core customer base as well as new potential markets.
The expected outcome of these three tasks—blog creation, social media plan development & implementation, and Google Adwords management—is increased lead generation.
Suggested Spanish level: Basic
Candidate requirements: Ideally some business/communication coursework. Strong command of social media. Basic familiarity with blogs and Google Adwords. The ideal candidates will be self-starters and punctual, precise, polite communicators, quick on emails and WhatsApp.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION INTERN
The intern would develop indicators and corresponding surveys to measure a distinct programs' success (including SAT/ACT tutoring with and without our mindfulness services), implement the surveys, analyze survey response data, and make recommendations for how to improve the firm’s tutoring + mindfulness program impact.
The intern would also analyze the firm’s financial processes and their implementation, identifying key areas for improvement.
The expected outcome of both projects—measuring the success of our programs and analyzing our financials—will be to generate data useful in guiding the firm’s best practices moving forward.
Suggested Spanish level: No Spanish required
Candidate requirements: Fluency in Google Drive applications and Excel. Ideally some business/finance coursework. The ideal candidates will be self-starters and punctual, precise, polite communicators, quick on emails and WhatsApp.