German-Speaking Entrepreneur in Residence (6-months, full-time internship)

WE ARE BUILDING EUROPE’S MOST INNOVATIVE INTERIOR DESIGN NETWORK. DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF IT?

Are you looking for the next step in your career and do you like to become part of the movement?

The Upscale Vision

Upscale was founded on a simple idea: To make professional interior design a service for everyone, no longer a luxury available only to a few. At Upscale you will work together with our founding team on all business-relevant topics and learn how to develop and build a scale-up company. To cope with growing customer demands we are looking for a hard-working, wickedly smart person. As our jack of all trades, you will help out wherever problems pop up.

The Opportunity

Would you like to kick-start your career and become part of an ambitious startup that’s on a mission to disrupt the interior design industry as you know it?

As an Entrepreneur in Residence (m/w/d) at Upscale you will work together with our founding team on all business-relevant topics and learn how to develop and build a company. To cope with growing customer demands we are looking for a hard-working, wickedly smart persons. As our jack of all trades, you will help out wherever problems pop up.

• Product & Strategy: joint project work with our founders on further developing our platform product, starting new products within the leading design platform in Switzerland
• Marketing & Operations Automation: improving a fully automated marketing & operations machine, checking on all our digital funnels and further develop Business Analytics and KPIs
• Business Development & Sales: improving pitch decks & customer acquisition initiatives to grow our business

This position is ideal for those who want to start a business themselves one day!

Aufgaben

• You will support the founders in strategically important key projects
• Take ownership of and manage your own projects in different fields: business development, online marketing, product, sales, operations and human resources
• You will improve our product and help us grow rapidly in the market through thoughtful market and user behavior analysis
• Support the management in business development efforts;
• Develop offline sales events including corporate and in-store designer consultations
• Create strategies for business growth (offline and online) with clear targets and timelines to completion;
• Assist in business development efforts in the property developer and B-to-B- market.

Qualifikation

• Currently pursuing a B.A. / B.Sc. / Master in Business Administration, Economics, etc. or other relevant working experience. (We don’t care too much what you studied. More important to us is that you finished your studies with good/very good grades)
• Ability to work independently with a strong entrepreneurial drive
• Digital native with very good English & German skills
• You have an insane work ethic. You work tirelessly and don’t mind going the extra mile
• Excellent communication skills and creative “out-of-the-box thinker”
• B-work Permit in Switzerland
• Working Remote but with office days in our awesome in Zurich-City

Benefits

• Attractive & above average internship salary
• Direct cooperation with founder & management
• Steep learning curve in the areas of strategy, product & online marketing
• Challenging job with a lot of responsibility and exciting tasks
• Work in an inspiring fast-moving environment and have a real impact with your work
• Remote work: work wherever and whenever you want
• Gadgets — Whatever you need to get things done
• Possibility of a full-time engagement after your Residence as Entrepreneur.

About our founding team

Previous to founding Upscale, our foundesr has worked in leading interior design companies. We are backed by a strong team of advisors and international large group of talented staff and freelancers that believe in our vision to bring accessibility and quality to the traditional outdated interior design business.

We are looking forward to talking to you about this great opportunity!

Upscale gives customers access to inspiring interior design, high-end furniture selection advice and end-to-end executions of projects. We offer the service in both online and in traditional manner by the hour.