THE BRAND
table&candle is a disruptive startup seeking to reinvent the restaurant, for good. Built on the sharing economy and powered through technology, we take the best undiscovered food concepts and chefs, under-used spaces across London, and put these together to create 'one of a kind' restaurants across the city.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an exceptionally talented and driven Intern (ideally with an ambition to work in or around food) to join the team. This can be on a full time basis or part time basis around your existing work or study commitments. This isn’t a role for the faint-hearted. You’ll be working with and learning from a highly ambitious and entrepreneurial individual who has a track record of growing successful startups.
The role will be fast paced and the focus will be on executing quickly in order to prove a concept and gain initial traction. You’ll make plenty of mistakes but learn quickly from them, pick yourself up and continue. A strong mix of being organised, logical and a strong communicator required.
> You’ll help build a company from the ground up and quickly get exposure to everything from sales, marketing, ops, finance and product - but with a focus on operations and process.
> You’ll work directly with the founding team
> You’ll help us develop our understanding of the sector and suggest changes to our model based on your learnings
> You’ll benchmark against competitors to quickly identify what they’re doing well and not so well.
> You’ll help identify supply and get them onboard.
> You’ll help build out initial processes, operations and efficient ways of doing things
> You’ll help identify potential partnership opportunities and work to get them engaged.
ABOUT YOU
> You’ll have a positive attitude with the ability to execute.
> You’ll be a logical thinker having graduated with degree from a leading University and be ready to work in a fast-paced environment.
> You’ll thrive on taking ownership of big problems and creating elegant solutions which can be demonstrated through previous work projects you’ve been involved in.
> You’ll be a people person and naturally be at ease working with everyone in the team
> You need to be highly adaptable to change with the ability to execute on decisions quickly as well as being able to prioritise and re-prioritise quickly depending on business goals.
> You’ll be able to cope in a high pressure environment where many things are far from perfect.
> You will have strong communication skills, written and spoken, with a persuasive and charming nature. Benefits You’ll learn a load of stuff in a very short time.
> You’ll be helping to launch a new business from the ground up. You’ll have a real opportunity to develop and take on more responsibility as we grow.
*Internship salary for initial 4-6 weeks.
*Meaningful stock options if you stay on and take a permanent position*
