About us

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language.

Learning a language can change a life by opening doors to new cultures, careers, and communities. Two billion people around the world are actively trying to learn a language, but the best way to learn (one-on-one tutoring) is hard to access at scale and hasn’t been meaningfully improved in decades. Speak is building a human-level, AI-powered tutor in your pocket: a conversation-first experience that lets learners actually speak, get instant feedback, and progress through carefully designed lessons. The result is a complete path from beginner to confident speaker across multiple languages.

Speak first launched in South Korea in 2019, where Speak has now become the number one language learning app, and we now serve learners across many markets and 15+ languages. Speak is one of the world’s leading AI companies, with over $150m raised in venture investment from OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and more, with a distributed team across San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.

About This Role

We're looking for a Social Media Intern to help build Speak's presence on Xiaohongshu, Douyin, WeChat and other channels as we launch in a new market. You'll create localized content around English learning, AI and local trends, track what resonates, and help shape our content direction from the ground up. This is a hands-on role on a small, fast-moving team; you'll see your ideas go live quickly and learn what works with real users.

This is a hybrid role based in Shanghai, with onsite presence preferred.

 

What you'll be doing

• Support Speak's Xiaohongshu, Douyin, WeChat and other social media channels

• Create localized copy, visuals and short-form video around Speak, English learning and local trends

• Track content performance, user feedback and competitor trends, and help optimize our content direction

• Support UGC, Campus Ambassador and other organic growth initiative

 

What we're looking for

• Current undergraduate or graduate student; any major is welcome

• Deep familiarity with Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Bilibili or WeChat, with a strong sense for content and sharp eye for what users engage with

• Strong writing skills; video editing, design or account-operation experience is a plus

• Interest in AI and consumer products, and comfort using AIGC tools in your workflow

• Good English communication skills; international experience is a plus

• Able to work from the Shanghai office 3-5 days per week for at least 3 months

Why work at Speak

1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time: we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.

2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

3. Global in nature: We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.

4. Impact people's lives in a major way: Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.