At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available location(s): Austin, Texas, San Francisco, CA

About the Role

The Customer Advocacy Intern will support the team responsible for building, managing and growing customer marketing programs. Reporting to the Head of Customer Advocacy, the ideal candidate will be interested in a focus on both customer engagement and scaling customer programs in high growth SaaS companies. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high growth company with a mission to help build a better Internet. You will shadow the Customer Advocacy Managers cross functionally and globally in building customer participation with enterprise customers across many industries and partnering closely with stakeholders in Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Product, and PR/AR. 

The candidate is an entry level intern who will work closely with the global Customer Advocacy team, who are driving all Customer Marketing and Customer Advocacy programs. Success is measured by the ability to drive forward efficiently and at the speed of the business, focused on quantity and quality of content, deep engagement with top accounts, brand equity, and levels/titles of participating customers.

The main projects are:

Customer References:Support and fulfill sales 1:1 and RFP requests for customer references working across customer advocacy and account teamsManage/track customer references requests via customer marketing toolsSupport customer reference requests from key stakeholders across events, campaigns, product, analyst, and public relations teams Customer Advocacy: Qualify, develop and maintain a targeted pipeline of strategic customer relationships Manage and qualify incoming nominations  Contribute to the development of high quality, world-class customer story contentAdvisory Boards and Councils: Shadow the process and contribute to our customer advisory boards/councils Coordinate across many teams and executives, pre/post event success  Develop documents and reporting pre/post eventAssist in onsite, in-person, best-in-class customer experiences 

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the GTM teams to develop and execute customer marketing strategies that align with business goals.
• Support the research, writing, and editing of engaging case studies, customer interviews, and other marketing collateral.
• Learn and support marketing and customer advocacy tech stack.
• Contribute to planning and brainstorming sessions, bringing creative ideas and new efficiencies using AI to the table.
• Support the team in analyzing advocacy activity performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to monthly and quarterly reporting, including newsletters

Skills & Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Journalism, English, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Available for a full-time 12-week internship, working from our Austin or San Francisco office 3-5 days a week during the summer (May-Aug).
• A strong portfolio showcasing your writing samples across different formats (e.g., blog posts, articles, essays).
• Ability to write clearly, concisely, and adaptably for various digital platforms and audiences.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong research skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Curiosity and a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving.
• A passion for technology and its impact on the internet is desirable.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• Estimated hourly pay of $24/hour.

You can check out our internship blogs to learn more about our program and hear directly from our past interns.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

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