Business Development Intern, Patreon
MBA
$50 per hour
2 days a week in office (New York City, NY)
Funding platform for creatives
Be an early applicant
Funding platform for creatives
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$50 per hour
2 days a week in office (New York City, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To put creators in control of their work and their futures by strengthening the bond between them and their communities.
Role
Who you are
- This internship is designed for those graduating between December 2026 through June 2027
- You are deeply immersed in the creator economy and excited about the future of media, platforms, and monetization. You may be a creator yourself — or someone who closely follows how creators build audiences, generate revenue, and leverage new tools
- You combine ecosystem fluency with strong analytical rigor. You’re comfortable turning ambiguous questions into structured frameworks, building business cases, and distilling complex research into clear recommendations
- You are currently enrolled in and pursuing an MBA
- You have prior experience in strategy, business development, growth, partnerships, or operations at a tech, media, or marketplace company
- You have experience conducting structured market research and competitive analysis and have built financial or scenario models to evaluate new initiatives
- You are curious about how partnerships drive distribution and growth
- You follow emerging trends in creator tools, AI, media platforms, and monetization models
- Most importantly, you care about empowering creators and are motivated by Patreon’s mission to help creators build sustainable businesses
- If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you
What the job involves
- Our summer internship is a 12-week long program (May - Aug. 2026 or June - Sept. 2026)
- Patreon is seeking an intern to join our Business Development team, focused on creator ecosystem strategy and partnerships. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, growth, and the rapidly evolving creator economy
- You’ll help identify, evaluate, and shape high-impact partnership opportunities that drive creator and fan acquisition, expand our ecosystem, and strengthen Patreon’s long-term strategic position. This is a research- and analysis-driven role. You will play a critical role in informing which partnerships we pursue and how we structure them
- Identify and research potential partners across the creator, media, and technology ecosystem
- Conduct due diligence on high-priority opportunities
- Analyze fan acquisition and creator acquisition partnership models
- Build business cases and internal pitch materials to support partnership decisions
- Evaluate competitive dynamics and emerging monetization trends
- Propose and assess potential deal structures
- Support the development and review of partnership deal memos
- This is a high-visibility role with exposure to cross-functional leaders across Product, Growth, Marketing, and Finance. Your work will directly inform strategic decisions tied to Patreon’s growth and mission
Application process
- Please only apply to one role that best fits your experience and interests. Multiple applications may result in a delayed application review
Our take
Creatives face two major struggles in the online space: getting eyes (or ears) on their work, and getting paid for it. Patreon was founded to solve both problems with a platform that would provide a space for creators to host and promote their work, and offer supporters a way to show their support through a regular paid subscription.
Patreon has been a leader in the content subscription space since its founding, but recently has come under pressure from newer rivals such as Substack and Ko-fi. It has maintained its position by shifting its focus from being primarily a marketplace for supporters to find creatives that interest them to being a toolbox for content creators to promote their work. While the site's creatives value this approach it remains to be seen whether Patreon will be able to return to the growth it was enjoying in previous years.
Despite the inroads made by competitors and a troubling global economic outlook making finances tougher for content creators and their supporters, Patreon is still a leader in its space, with over 250,000 active creators having made $3.5B through the platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$155m
SERIES F
Sep 2020
$90m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.1m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans are available to our US employees and their dependents. Our plans have a nationwide network and we also cover a primary care concierge membership.
- Balance & Wellness: We offer a generous Flexible Time Off policy, in addition to days throughout the year where everyone takes the same day off to recharge our batteries. Employees and their dependents also have access to therapy, coaching, and Employee Assistance Programs services.
- Family Planning: We provide 20 weeks of paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits, as well as an annual stipend for new additions to your families (including pets!).
- Lifestyle & Learning: You’ll have stipends to fund your personal lifestyle and to support your favorite creators on Patreon, as well as an annual stipend for learning and development.
- Hybrid Work: Our offices are in San Francisco, New York, and Porto. Plus, we have more teammates working remotely around the world.
- Financial Support: We offer employer matching for our retirement plans and Health Savings Account (HSA), as well as access to 1:1 financial guidance with a Certified Financial Planner.
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jack Conte
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a degree in Music. Created musical content on Youtube as Pomplamoose before founding Patreon.
Sam Yam
(Co-Founder, CTO & President)Worked in Analytics and Engineering roles at Yahoo, Ning and Loopt. Previously founded mobile advertising company AdWhirl, which was acquired by Google.
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