Global Operations Intern

Adverb; California (MO); On-site; USD 23,419 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Lunch provided daily

Company events

Job summary

Arcade is seeking a Global Operations Intern for the fall semester through December 18, 2026. This role offers a front-row seat to startup operations, including sourcing, operations, sales and product, working directly with the founding team.

You will identify and research manufacturers, price out product specs on sourcing platforms, manage RFQs, and support onboarding of makers while helping publish content and assist with B2B onboarding. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled undergraduate or recent graduate.
• Interest in e-commerce, supply chain, AI, or consumer products is a plus.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally on behalf of the company.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturer outreach, identification and research: price out product specs on Alibaba and other sourcing platforms, request samples, and support early product development and manufacturer recruiting.
• Ground-level supply chain research, RFQs and onboarding to expand manufacturing options for new categories.
• Design pricing and margin structures.
• Publish content to our site and sales channels.
• Join sales calls and support client onboarding for new B2B customers.
• Pack and process customer orders and help with quality checks.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier research

Communications

Education

Undergraduate student

Job description

Arcade is building the world’s first AI physical product creation platform, where imagination becomes reality. Our platform lets anyone design, purchase, and sell custom, manufacturable products using natural language and generative AI. We believe everyone should have the power to create physical goods as easily as they post online, and we’re building the infrastructure to make that real for both consumers and businesses.

We’ve raised $42M from a world-class group of investors, including Reid Hoffman, Forerunner Ventures (Kirsten Green), Canaan Partners (Laura Chau), Adverb Ventures (April Underwood), Factorial Funds (Sol Bier), Offline Ventures (Brit Morin), Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), Inspired Capital (Alexa von Tobel), and Torch Capital (Jonathan Keidan). Our angel investors include Marc Benioff, Elad Gil, Ev Williams, Marissa Mayer, Sara Beykpour, Kayvon Beykpour, Anna Veronika Dorogush, Eugenia Kuyda, David Luan, Sharon Zhou, Kelly Wearstler, Karlie Kloss, Colin Kaepernick, Christy Turlington Burns, and Jeff Wilke.

Arcade is headquartered in San Francisco’s Presidio and led by serial entrepreneur Mariam Naficy (Minted, Eve), and a mission-driven team from Google, Apple, Stability AI, Glean, NVIDIA, Databricks, LinkedIn, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, and more. Arcade’s Chief AI Officer is Varun Jampani, a leading researcher who co-authored Dreambooth and created Stable Diffusion 3.5, among other things. Raghudeep Gadde, Head of Research at Arcade, was formerly a Principal Scientist at Amazon. Together, we’re pioneering a new category at the intersection of AI, personal expression, and on-demand manufacturing, and we’re building fast.

Arcade is seeking a college student for the fall semester to start right away and join us through December 18, 2026 as a Global Operations Intern. This role will have a front-row seat in building a supply chain and establishing business processes in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment. You\'ll work directly with our founding team and see every part of a startup — sourcing, operations, sales, and product — in one role.

What you\'ll do

• Manufacturer outreach, identification and research: price out product specs on Alibaba and other sourcing platforms, request samples, and support early product development, competitive research and manufacturer recruiting

• Ground-level supply chain research, RFQs and global artisanal maker and manufacturer onboarding to help us expand manufacturing options for new categories

• Design pricing and margin structures

• Publish content to our site and sales channels

• Join sales calls and support client onboarding for new B2B customers

• Pack and process customer orders and help with quality checks

Who you are

• Current undergraduate (or recent grad) available to start immediately

• Willing to travel domestically and internationally on behalf of the company

• Highly organized, responsive, and entrepreneurial - going from strategy to execution in one role and comfortable with unglamorous, get-it-done work

• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable emailing manufacturers and clients as well as meeting virtually with overseas manufacturers outside of normal business hours

• Interest in e-commerce, supply chain, AI, or consumer products a plus

Additional

• Competitive compensation
• Lunch provided daily
• Company events

Arcade is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive team, and to creating a platform where anyone, anywhere, can make something meaningful.