Business Development & Marketing Intern

Overview

We are a National University of Singapore-affiliated startup building a platform for robotics research and deployment.

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Marketing & Business Development Intern to join our team. You will gain hands-on experience in business development, offline and online marketing and have the opportunity to make a deep impact on the company.

You will work closely with the team to identify new business opportunities, engage potential clients, and support the company’s growth. This role offers a remote work arrangement with a high level of independence and flexibility.

Location: Remote; must be available for client calls during North American business hours. No relocation required. No regular travel required.

Job type: Part-time internship, 3–6 months, approximately 20-30 hours per week.

Compensation: Up to 600SGD / month

Responsibilities

• Analyse competitive landscape and provide recommendations
• Customer relations
• Setup and maintain CRM platform
• Build database of potential customers, categorised by needs, budget etc.
• Reach out to potential customers to understand their needs (through online platforms, events etc.) and track outreach efforts
• Design experiments to identify features desired by customers
• Follow up with early adopters
• Source partnership opportunities
• Create and maintain marketing materials (videos, blogs, pitch deck, social media etc. as required)
• Assist in crafting value proposition framing
• Identify new use cases for existing technological direction, and new business opportunities

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including clear written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct structured market research, analyze data, and synthesize insights to support business and marketing decisions.
• Interest or experience in sales, lead generation, and nurturing customer relationships to support business development efforts.
• Foundational understanding of marketing strategy and an interest in applying it to early-stage startup and robotics contexts.
• Customer-focused mindset with basic customer service skills and a willingness to listen, learn, and respond to feedback.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment with a proactive and self-directed approach.
• Ability to do front end web development (to perform AB tests) is preferred
• Interest in robotics, deep tech, or B2B technology solutions; prior internship or project experience in these areas is a plus.

Perks

• Flexible work schedule
• Hours negotiable
• Room to take ownership of your work