Compensation Overview

Creator Intern (Growth) | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a motivated intern content creator to create original growth creative for Acorns social channels (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Google) against evergreen core product initiatives, product launches, and new creative concepts. This is an exciting, fast-paced position that contributes directly to the storytelling and growth of the Acorns brand and will report directly to the Social Media Director.

This role has the option to be remote within the United States or based in our Irvine, CA office.

Work sponsorship is not available for this role, including Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT),  F-1 Visa program, and other visa sponsorships.

Within 1 month, you will:

• Familiarize yourself with the processes of the design and growth teams and how to work within the broader matrix of the organization
• Familiarize yourself with Acorns brand values and how we use these in our growth creative and develop an understanding of our customer base
• Communicate Acorns’ brand and values across the Acorns growth creatives
• Deep dive into how Acorns content is performing and perceived on our growth channels, identify strengths and weaknesses and develop core buckets of new growth creative to decrease CAC metrics
• Complete Acorns’ best-in-class onboarding, Acorns’ Seedling Program
• Participate in a virtual coffee session hosted by Acorns’ CEO, Noah Kerner
• Attend your first community-wide virtual all-hands meeting

Within 3 months, you will:

• Expand on our existing growth creative buckets and establish ongoing growth creative initiatives that leverage Acorns products and services
• Execute high level growth creatives on a weekly basis to help impact Acorns brand awareness and CAC metrics
• Partner with the Growth Marketing teams for an ongoing content rollout strategy that amplifies brand initiatives
• Work with manager and team to establish priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building
• Opportunity to engage in Acorn’s Community & Heritage celebrations

What you will bring to Acorns:

• One or more years of relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of social media channels
• Passion for creating engaging content that educates and informs Acorns customers
• Clear understanding of content best-practices
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Extremely positive attitude; thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Confident in ability to pitch new, creative ideas
• Strong and clear point of view on social content
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life’s mission
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns’ mission, vision, and values, please apply. 

About Acorns:

Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. By putting the tools of wealth-making in everyone’s hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday Americans. Today, Acorns is a global company across five countries with three distinct products, including GoHenry, the leader in money management and financial education for kids in the US and UK, and Pixpay, a leading European money manager for teens. At Acorns, customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k brands. Parents can easily invest in their kids and get money news they can use to grow at every life stage. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow!

Mission:

With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.

Values:

• Lead With Heart
• Make Bold Decisions
• Always Build Trust
• Never Stop Growing
• Find a Way

Commitment to a diverse community: 

Acorns is committed to building a diverse community of customers, partners, and team members. We believe that fostering diversity not only fuels creativity but also challenges conventional thinking and helps us properly represent the unique experience of the everyday consumer that we serve. 

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $18.00/hour.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify hourly rates (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Application Deadline: 

This application was originally posted on July 12, 2024. The Company reasonably aims to fill this position on or about August 16, 2024, and to accept applications until filled. However, depending on multiple individualized factors, including the Company’s reasonable business needs and the number of applicants, such deadline may change. 

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