Business Development Intern (MBA)

Patreon • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Patreon is seeking an intern to join our Business Development team, focused on creator ecosystem strategy and partnerships. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, growth, and the rapidly evolving creator economy.
You’ll help identify, evaluate, and shape high-impact partnership opportunities that drive creator and fan acquisition, expand our ecosystem, and strengthen Patreon’s long-term strategic position. This is a research- and analysis-driven role. You will play a critical role in informing which partnerships we pursue and how we structure them.
Over the course of the internship, you’ll:

Requirements

• You are deeply immersed in the creator economy and excited about the future of media, platforms, and monetization. You may be a creator yourself — or someone who closely follows how creators build audiences, generate revenue, and leverage new tools.
• You combine ecosystem fluency with strong analytical rigor. You’re comfortable turning ambiguous questions into structured frameworks, building business cases, and distilling complex research into clear recommendations.
• You are currently enrolled in and pursuing an MBA.
• You have prior experience in strategy, business development, growth, partnerships, or operations at a tech, media, or marketplace company.
• You have experience conducting structured market research and competitive analysis and have built financial or scenario models to evaluate new initiatives.
• You are curious about how partnerships drive distribution and growth.
• You follow emerging trends in creator tools, AI, media platforms, and monetization models.
• Most importantly, you care about empowering creators and are motivated by Patreon’s mission to help creators build sustainable businesses.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research potential partners across the creator, media, and technology ecosystem
• Conduct due diligence on high-priority opportunities
• Analyze fan acquisition and creator acquisition partnership models
• Build business cases and internal pitch materials to support partnership decisions
• Evaluate competitive dynamics and emerging monetization trends
• Propose and assess potential deal structures
• Support the development and review of partnership deal memos

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees