Product Ops and Growth (Intern)

About the Role

Voice Arena is seeking a highly autonomous individual to own how the company reaches key audiences: researchers who build speech models, founders and engineers who ship voice products, and AI and data leaders who decide which models their companies buy. This role will scale presence on X and LinkedIn, and find new ways to present leaderboards, benchmarks, and datasets to the right people. The core question is whether everyone who builds, ships, or buys voice AI knows what Voice Arena says about the models they care about. This role sits between the product and its audience, directly with the founders and research team. Growth is measured by reaching the right people, not just follower counts.

Key Responsibilities

The work runs as one loop: know who to reach, get work in front of them, learn what lands, and feed it back into the product.

• Map the people we need to reach, building and maintaining lists of key individuals: speech and voice researchers, founders and engineers at voice platforms, and AI and data leaders at enterprises. Identify their preferred platforms and content.
• Scale Voice Arena's presence on X, owning end-to-end management of leaderboard updates, benchmark launches, threads, and charts. Ensure major voice AI model launches are covered on boards within a day of release, and that the right people see this information.
• Scale Voice Arena's presence on LinkedIn, growing the company page and founders' presence, and running targeted promotions to reach specific professional groups.
• Run launches for new leaderboards, benchmarks, datasets, and papers, coordinating timing, founder posts, threads, visuals, and follow-up engagement.
• Build distribution beyond own accounts by collaborating with creators, researchers, and partners who have established audiences.
• Manage product operations by keeping boards fresh and the site sharp, tracking new model releases, working with the research team on evaluation priorities, and translating audience feedback into site changes.

What Matters Most

The role will be measured by two primary outcomes:

• Reaching the Right People: Focus on targeted reach among researchers, builders, and buyers of voice AI.
• Maintain clear, current lists of the target audience and track their engagement.
• Measure reach and engagement among targeted individuals, not just overall impressions or follower counts.
• Prioritize being the go-to source for new voice model release information.
• Create content that researchers want to share, characterized by clear charts, honest numbers, and no hype.
• Scaling X and LinkedIn into Systems: Transition from ad-hoc posting to a repeatable, daily engine.
• Maintain a weekly content calendar across Voice Arena's and founders' accounts.
• Develop reusable formats for leaderboard updates, launch threads, and charts to ensure consistent quality.
• Utilize targeted LinkedIn and X promotion to reach specific groups effectively.
• Grow a network of creators and researchers who regularly cover voice AI.
• Report on weekly performance and integrate audience feedback into product and research roadmaps.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• X
• LinkedIn
• Spreadsheets
• Apollo (or similar outreach/data tools)
• Figma, Canva (or similar for basic design)
• AI tools for efficiency

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years in growth, marketing, community, or product ops, preferably in a tech, AI, or developer-focused company.
• Proven track record of growing an audience on X or LinkedIn.
• Strong writing skills for translating technical results into clear posts, threads, and chart captions.
• Comfort with data analysis, tracking post reach, and adjusting strategy based on performance.
• Genuine interest in AI and the curiosity to learn about speech model development and evaluation.
• High ownership and initiative; ability to ship without explicit direction and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience running launches for technical products, developer tools, or AI companies.
• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Campaign Manager or X ads and audience targeting.
• Existing network among AI researchers, builders, or creators.
• Experience running creator or influencer campaigns.
• Basic design skills for charts and visuals.
• Comfort with outreach and data tools such as Apollo, spreadsheets, or simple scripts, and with AI tools that enhance productivity.