What are the responsibilities and job description for the Consumer Programming Intern position at SoundCloud?
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
The SoundCloud summer internship program is a 10-week paid internship starting in June and ending in August. Our DEI-focused program is designed to create sustainable pipelines to invest in SoundCloud’s future, discover new, diverse talent at all levels, and develop future leaders who will contribute to all business areas. Interns will be fully immersed in the team, receiving opportunities to enhance their skills, and contribute to our mission.
Furthermore, interns will receive various professional and personal development opportunities, like mentorship programming, fireside chats with senior leadership, innovative stretch assignments, and the chance to participate in networking events with other SoundCloud employees across the organization.SoundCloud is looking for a Consumer Programming intern. They will work closely with the team to support promo copywriting, conduct editorial research, and assist with content capture productions. Additionally, the intern will identify and profile emerging artists who are uniquely leveraging SoundCloud to engage their audience. These artist profiles will be featured in both consumer-facing content and internally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write engaging promotional and editorial copy
- Conduct thorough editorial research and fact-checking
- Prepare wrap reports summarizing campaign effectiveness
- Compile campaign results and manage asset requests
- Assist in content capture production activities
- Identify and profile innovative artists using SoundCloud creatively for listener engagement, aligned with key audience segments
- Overall support the team’s special projects
Experience and Background:
- Proven skills in promotional and editorial copywriting
- Strong research and fact-checking abilities
- Proficiency with Asana, Monday.com, and Google Suite
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Passionate about music and emerging artists
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Internship applications must be submitted by April 4th, 2025.
The summer internship program will be 10 weeks from June 2nd, 2025 - August 8th, 2025 (these dates are not flexible). This is a full-time internship and will be hybrid based out of our New York office. In-person attendance will be expected 2-3 times a week.
The salary for interns based out of our New York office will be $7,124 paid over the course of the 10-weeks.
About us:
- We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
- We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
- We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
- We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud
SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status.
At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.
