Marketing Strategy Intern

Hotseatbooking; Canada; Remote; CAD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Course credit

Direct mentorship

Portfolio-building projects

Reference letter

Job summary

HotSeat is offering remote internships across Canada for undergraduate and graduate students. Expect 10–15 hours per week with flexible scheduling, delivering real campaigns and building a portfolio while gaining mentorship from the founding team.

Interns receive course credit if desired, a reference letter, and the chance to contribute to outreach, branding, and sales initiatives while supporting service businesses.

Responsibilities

• Write and design social posts, emails, and short videos.
• Run outreach campaigns to local businesses and track what works.
• Keep the HotSeat brand consistent across our site and social accounts.
• Reach out to appointment-based businesses by phone and email.
• Follow up with interested owners and help them get set up.
• Shape how HotSeat reaches new shops: plan campaigns, measure results, and coach the undergraduate interns.
• Build the way HotSeat sells: write our sales playbook, target markets, and grow the pipeline.

Job description

We're a small, focused team replacing the receptionist bottleneck for service businesses across North America. If you care about craft and want your work to matter immediately, you belong here.

How our internships work

Every internship below is remote and open to undergraduate and graduate students, whether or not you're in a co-op or internship program. Course credit is optional: if your program offers it, we complete your school's placement paperwork.

Intakes

• Start now Rolling, for students who can begin right away
• Winter 2027 · Jan–Apr Apply by Dec 1, 2026
• Summer 2027 · May–Aug Apply by Apr 1, 2027
• Fall 2027 · Sep–Dec Apply by Aug 1, 2027

Hours 10–15 hours a week, flexible around your classes

Location Remote, from anywhere in Canada

Who can apply Undergraduate and graduate students at any Canadian university or college. You don't need to be in a co-op or internship program.

Every intern gets

• Course credit through your school, if you want it
• Direct mentorship from the founding team
• A reference letter when you finish your term
• Real work for your portfolio: campaigns you ran and deals you took on

Help appointment-based businesses find HotSeat. You'll create content, run campaigns, and keep the brand sharp everywhere it shows up.

What you'll do

• Write and design social posts, emails, and short videos
• Run outreach campaigns to local businesses and track what works
• Keep the HotSeat brand consistent across our site and social accounts

Course credit, plus a share of the revenue your work helps bring in.

Bring new businesses onto HotSeat. You'll find shops that still take bookings by phone, show them a better way, and help them sign up.

What you'll do

• Reach out to appointment-based businesses by phone and email
• Follow up with interested owners and help them get set up

Shape how HotSeat reaches new shops. You'll research the owners we serve, plan campaigns, measure the results, and coach the undergraduate marketing interns.

What you'll do

• Research which businesses need HotSeat most, and why
• Plan campaigns and set the goals they're measured against
• Report on results and coach the undergraduate interns

Course credit, plus a share of the revenue your work helps bring in.

Build the way HotSeat sells. You'll design how we find and win new shops, track the pipeline, and coach the undergraduate sales interns.

What you'll do

• Write our sales playbook: scripts, objections, and follow-up
• Choose target markets and track the pipeline
• Take on larger deals and coach the undergraduate interns