Product & Market Development Intern (ClimateTech)

About ModelEarth

ModelEarth is building climate and environmental risk intelligence to help organizations understand location-specific risks and make better operational decisions. Our work combines weather, rainfall, geospatial, and environmental data with software and analytical workflows. We're an early-stage deep-tech company working at the intersection of climate, technology, and real-world decision-making.

About the Role

We're looking for a curious, resourceful person who enjoys exploring unfamiliar problems, understanding how industries work, connecting ideas, and communicating with people. This is not a conventional sales internship. The role sits at the intersection of product thinking, market research, business development, and communication. You'll help us understand where our technology can create value, identify potential applications, and translate real-world problems into practical product and business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Research industries, organizations, and operational problems where climate and environmental intelligence may be useful.
• Identify relevant stakeholders and understand how organizations evaluate new solutions.
• Help translate customer problems into practical product workflows and pilot ideas.
• Prepare concise research notes, presentations, emails, and call briefs.
• Support introductory outreach, meeting coordination, and follow-ups under founder guidance.
• Maintain accurate records of accounts, contacts, conversations, and next steps.
• Suggest content ideas, explainers, and case-study formats for business audiences.
• Bring customer feedback and market observations into product discussions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong communication skills and willingness to speak with new people.
• A curious, structured thinker who can research unfamiliar topics.
• Genuine interest in climate, environment, sustainability, infrastructure, AI, or deep tech.
• Good writing and presentation skills.
• Self-managed and dependable in a remote working environment.
• Comfortable using documents, spreadsheets, and online research tools.
• Ability to think independently, ask thoughtful questions, and take ownership.

Qualifications

Students and recent graduates from engineering, business, geography, environmental science, economics, public policy, or other relevant and adjacent disciplines are welcome.

Your college name and academic year are not selection criteria.

Prior business development experience is not mandatory.

What you'll learn

• How an early-stage climate-tech product is shaped around real customer problems.
• Market research, stakeholder mapping, and B2B discovery.
• How technical capabilities are translated into business workflows.
• Founder-led sales, product positioning, and early-stage execution.
• How a deep-tech startup moves from building technology to finding its market.

What makes this different?

You'll work directly with the founder, not through layers of management. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to actual product and market discussions, explore unfamiliar industries, and take ownership of meaningful work. There will be research, experiments, unanswered questions, and things that don't work the first time. That's part of building something from the ground up. And one thing is certain: No boring internship energy. Deal? We have a few things up our sleeve for whoever joins. We'll keep those as surprises.

Application Process

Apply through our official application form: https://forms.gle/gT2t4EFAnnXSQEbe8

The application includes a few questions to understand how you think, what interests you, and what you've explored or worked on. Please answer in your own words. We are interested in your actual thinking, not AI-generated or overly polished responses.