Affirmation Darling - Partnerships Intern

Partnerships Intern

Company: Affirmation Darling

Location: Remote

Affirmation Darling is a mission-driven wellness and lifestyle brand rooted in lived experience. What began as a survival tool during homelessness has grown into a nationally recognized brand, featured by companies like Soho House, NBCUniversal, Thrive Causemetics, Create & Cultivate and EDC. We’ve donated over 800 affirmation products to shelters and community organizations, and our collection is now stocked in 70+ boutiques across 8 countries.

Position Overview

We're seeking a proactive and organized Partnerships Intern to support outreach strategy, relationship building, and communication across wholesale, gifting, events, and press. This is a hands-on role perfect for someone who loves systems, research, and building genuine connections — and who is eager to contribute to a high-impact, purpose-led CPG brand. This internship is ideal for someone looking to build real-world skills in outreach, partnership development, and communications while working closely with a founder. Special focus will be placed on building and activating a corporate gifting pipeline for Q4, helping us pitch our product line to companies, brands, and community partners in advance of the fall season.

Responsibilities

● Build corporate gifting contact lists — HR teams, DEI leads, wellness coordinators, event managers

● Identify aligned influencers, therapists, podcast hosts, buyers, and press contacts

● Collect contact details, brand alignment notes, and engagement stats

● Maintain a structured contact tracker in Google Sheets or Notion

● Write personalized outreach emails across 5 verticals: influencer gifting, corporate gifting, wholesale, workshops, and event collaborations

● Follow brand tone and outreach templates provided by the founder

● Organize all drafts for weekly review and feedback

Ideal Candidate

● Naturally organized — loves building systems

● Emotionally intelligent communicator — builds relationships, not just contacts

● Strong written communication, especially for cold outreach

● Proactive and independent — moves without being chased

● Familiar with Claude, ChatGPT, Canva, Klaviyo, Substack, Trello (or eager to learn)

Internship Structure

● Start Date:

● End Date:

● Total Hours: 160 hours (covered by LA-Tech subsidy)

● Weekly Hours: Avg. 12 hours/week (flexible by phase)

● Fully remote with async-friendly structure

● Weekly check-ins via Zoom or Google Doc

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LA County Subsidy Eligible Position Information

Subsidy roles require students to have an LA County based address, and be between the ages of 18-24 years old. Once you are placed in a subsidy eligible position you will be required to present the following documents to processed in a Youth Center (AJCC):

• Identification (School or State ID).
• Social Security Card (Please ensure that it is signed).
• Birth Certificate.
• Proof of Los Angeles County Residency, including a postmarked date (Report Card, Transcripts, or any mail that is under the applicant’s name).
• Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination OR valid medical/religious exemption.
• The Youth Center (AJCC) will be paying you for 160 completed hours.
• You will be required to submit timesheets to your youth center (AJCC) to be paid for your time worked.

NOTE: IF YOU WERE ALREADY PLACED IN A SUBSIDY ELIGIBLE POSITION, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER SUBSIDY ELIGIBLE POSITION UNTIL JULY 1ST.

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