Growth, Partnerships, and Marketing Intern Milan - Learn how startups grow. Think like a founder. Practical Details Internship role with the goal to hire top performers Italian and English fluency (min C2) required, with no exceptions Duration: 6 months About Cohabs Cohabs is a fast-growing international coliving company redefining urban living for young professionals. We design and operate beautifully renovated shared homes in major cities where ambitious people live, connect, and grow together. Today, Cohabs operates across Europe and the United States, with thousands of residents and a rapidly expanding portfolio of buildings. The Mission You will help maximize occupancy in our Milan building by generating demand, building partnerships, and converting leads into residents. Think of this role as running the demand engine for a building. You will operate across growth marketing, partnerships, and sales to ensure a steady flow of young professionals discovering and joining Cohabs. This is not a passive internship. It is a high-ownership role where your work directly impacts occupancy and revenue. Why This Role Is Unique Most internships observe. This one operates. You will work on real growth problems with real commercial consequences. You will learn how startups: deal with analytics and performance data build partnerships convert leads grow occupancy You will see what happens when marketing, partnerships, and sales work together to fill a building. If you enjoy figuring things out, experimenting, and taking initiative, you will thrive here. What You Will Do Your work will focus on four core growth pillars. Partnerships Great partnerships create consistent pipelines of potential residents, supported by the Senior Director of B2B. You will identify and build relationships with organizations connected to our target audience: companies hiring international talent coworking spaces startup hubs universities and MBA programs graduate programs Your objective: build channels that continuously send us potential residents. Influencer Marketing Visibility among young professionals matters. You will help increase awareness of Cohabs by: identifying relevant influencers Identify journalist and media outlet partners, work with HQ Comms lead Identify relevant newsletters and publications supporting storytelling around urban living and community Your objective: put Cohabs in front of the right audiences. Demand Generation You will help drive inbound demand from young professionals looking for housing in Milan. Responsibilities include: Provide relevant information to optimize leadgen on Google and Meta Ads campaigns Validate the voice of our target members Inform whether we are missing something or what messages work best Testing new acquisition channels Improving lead quality and volume Analyzing campaign performance, through HQ and Clicktrust Growth only matters if leads convert. You will: call and qualify inbound leads guide prospects through the decision process manage the CRM pipeline improve conversion rates close deals (that would best fit our community) What You Will Learn If you take ownership of this role, you will gain exposure to skills rarely taught in university: performance marketing and sales outbound outreach PR and influencer marketing startup sales conversion optimization Most importantly, you will learn how to drive measurable business outcomes. Who You Are You may be a strong fit if you: are curious about startups, growth, and entrepreneurship enjoy talking to people and building relationships are comfortable with outreach and sales conversations like testing ideas and experimenting take initiative instead of waiting for instructions care about results and impact You do not need to know everything on day one. But you should be someone who figures things out quickly. Languages: English — fluent C2 MIUST HAVE Additional languages are a strong plus. Who Should NOT Apply This role will not be enjoyable if you: prefer highly structured environments dislike sales or outreach want purely analytical or back-office work are uncomfortable with ambiguity are not motivated by measurable results We are looking for people who like building things and making things happen. Why Join Cohabs You will join a fast-growing international startup with ambitious expansion plans. What makes this internship particularly valuable: Exposure to multiple startup functions Direct impact on occupancy and revenue A steep learning curve in a supportive team Top performers from this internship are considered for full-time opportunities at Cohabs. If This Excites You If you like the idea of running growth for a building, experimenting with marketing channels, closing deals, and learning fast… We would love to hear from you. Send us your application and tell us why this role interests you. #J-18808-Ljbffr