Intern-to-Hire Program — Marketing Generalist Track

About Playground
Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. We’ve built best-in-class software to manage every aspect of running a child care business — from billing and enrollment to family communication and compliance. We believe providers should focus on what really matters: caring for children. Our platform handles the rest. We’re at an inflection point and scaling rapidly. After raising millions in funding, securing statewide partnerships, and expanding to thousands of schools nationwide, we’re growing our team to help power the next phase of our mission. Our founders were recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30. We’re a team of builders and problem-solvers who move fast, own our work, and care deeply about the impact we make. If you’re excited to learn, experiment, and help shape how a startup grows from the inside out, you’ll fit right in.

The Role
We’re looking for three Marketing Generalists to join our Intern-to-Hire Program — a high-stakes, hands-on sprint designed to identify future full-time hires. Over 12 weeks, you’ll work directly with the founding team on real, high-impact projects that drive Playground’s growth. This isn’t a typical internship. There are no coffee runs or busywork — just ownership, accountability, and rapid learning. You’ll work across marketing, growth, ops, product, and strategy, helping us move faster, think smarter, and scale better. Please note: a full-time position is not guaranteed. This is a 12-week trial-by-fire designed to test fit, skill, and ambition.

What You Will Do
Build, analyze, optimize, present, and ship work that matters. Dive into marketing, operations, strategy, growth, and product — solving whatever needs attention that day. Own projects end-to-end with support, but without hand-holding. Surface insights quickly using dashboards, scrappy models, user research, and feedback loops. Help the team move faster, think smarter, and grow faster.

You Might Work On
Building dashboards or reports to uncover insights and inform decisions. Supporting go-to-market campaigns, referral programs, or product launches. Conducting user interviews or analyzing customer feedback loops. Experimenting with new marketing channels or tools to improve acquisition. Collaborating with design and product to optimize messaging, creative, and campaigns.

Who You Are
Obsessed with learning and don’t need permission to figure things out. Comfortable thinking in systems while thriving in chaos. Love problems more than titles. Have a spidey-sense for inefficiency and ideas to fix it. Built something before — a project, a business, a tool, or anything that shows initiative.

What You’ll Bring
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (Excel, Sheets, Python, etc.). Curiosity that doesn’t quit. Comfort with ambiguity, speed, and iteration. Clear and concise writing and communication skills. Bonus: experience in startups, operations, growth, product, or research.

Why Join Playground
Real work, real impact — no intern busywork. Direct access to Playground’s founders and leadership. Daily mentorship, weekly personal feedback, and room to take big swings. Potential path to full-time — highly selective, no cap on offers.

Compensation
$30/hour, up to 40 hours per week.

Timeline

* 3-Mo Program with Immediate Start" - not compatible with full-time school enrollment