YPN I Young Professionals Nexus
Strategy & Research Fellow Internship
Seattle, Washington, US
Role snapshot
YPN I Young Professionals Nexus is hiring a Strategy & Research Fellow Internship on a internship basis. This is a hybrid role based in Seattle, Washington, US.
- Company
- YPN I Young Professionals Nexus
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Job type
- Internship
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Who this role suits
Students and recent graduates who want hands-on experience. Internships are usually judged on curiosity, projects and coursework rather than years of work history.
How to prepare your application
- Put one or two projects near the top of your résumé, with a link a recruiter can open in a few seconds.
- Revise core fundamentals for the role; early-career interviews lean heavily on basics and how you reason through a problem.
- Read what YPN I Young Professionals Nexus publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Job description
(ONLY HIRING COLLEGE STUDENTS or Recent Grads)
Strategy & Research Fellow, Young Professionals Nexus (YPN)
Seattle · Hybrid · 12 weeks · 10–15 hrs/week ·
About YPN
Young Professionals Nexus is Seattle's community for ambitious young professionals, people building careers, companies, and reputations on purpose. We run curated rooms, not mixers. Our members come for the people and stay for the trajectory.
We're building the defining professional institution of our generation, starting in Seattle.
The role
You'll work directly with YPN's founders as our first research and strategy hire. Your job is to find what the best communities in the world did to grow and turn it into moves YPN can execute. This isn't busywork. Your research will shape how we grow membership, choose partners, and design experiences.
What you'll own
- Community intelligence. Break down how institutions like Soho House, YPO, Hampton, and Founders Club acquired, converted, and retained members: their pricing, onboarding, referral mechanics, and positioning.
- Funnel research. Study why event attendees become paying members, or don't. Run short interviews with attendees and members, then synthesize the patterns into clear recommendations.
- Partnership pipeline. Build a researched target list of 50+ Seattle companies, venues, universities, and brands that fit YPN, with a rationale and an entry point for each.
- Market mapping. Map Seattle's professional networking landscape: who's in it, what they charge, who they serve, and where the gaps are.
- Weekly intel brief. Each week, send one page with what you learned, what it means, and what YPN should do about it.
What you'll deliver by week 12
- A conversion teardown with 3–5 tested recommendations
- A partnership target list with prioritized outreach angles
- A final strategy memo, presented live to the founders
Who you are
- You're a student or recent grad in business, economics, or a related field, or simply sharp and self-directed without the degree.
- You write clearly. You can turn 20 tabs of research into one page someone can act on.
- You're curious about how communities, brands, and businesses actually grow.
- You're comfortable talking to strangers: interviews, outreach, follow-ups.
- You work without being chased, and you finish what you start.
- Bonus: you're already plugged into Seattle's professional, startup, or campus scene.
What you get
- Direct access to the founders and real decision-making influence
- A portfolio of strategy work you can show anyone
- Full access to YPN events and the network inside them
- A strong reference, and a path to a larger role as YPN scales
How to apply
Skip the cover letter. Send us:
- Your resume or LinkedIn
- A one-page breakdown of a community, club, or brand you admire: how it grew, and one idea YPN should steal from it
Send it to [email protected] with the subject line "Fellow — (Your Name)".