Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works.
Are you the person who knows everyone on campus? Are you fascinated by how AI and robots perceive the world? We're looking for energetic, outgoing, and tech-savvy Campus Ambassadors to help us build the next generation of robotics technology. In this role, you'll be the face of our robotics initiatives on your campus. Your mission is to engage with fellow students and guide them through short, fun data collection sessions using an iPhone. You aren't just collecting data—you're helping train the computer vision models that will power the future.
What You'll Do
- Engage & Recruit: Approach students on campus (quads, student unions, study areas) and invite them to participate in a paid/incentivized data recording session.
- Capture Data: Guide students through recording high-quality video and sensor data of participants performing specific movements or interacting with objects using our app.
- Quality Control: Ensure lighting, framing, and movement instructions are followed strictly to ensure data is usable for machine learning.
- Educate: Briefly explain the purpose of the technology to participants, creating excitement about the project.
- Manage Goals: Meet weekly targets for the number of unique participants recorded.
Who You Are
- The Social Butterfly: You're comfortable walking up to strangers, striking up a conversation, and explaining complex ideas simply. Rejection doesn't phase you.
- Tech-Fluent: You're comfortable using iOS devices, troubleshooting basic app issues, and following technical instructions.
- Detail-Oriented: You understand that "garbage in, garbage out" applies to AI. You care about capturing the perfect shot.
- Reliable: You show up when you say you will and you treat the equipment with care.
- Currently Enrolled: You're a student at a University with availability to work 10–15 hours per week (flexible schedule).
- Physically Capable: Comfortable holding an iPhone steady for extended periods and standing/walking around campus for the duration of a shift.
Nice to Haves
- Interest in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or Marketing
- Experience in street teaming, sales, or photography
- Previous ambassador, promotional, or field marketing experience
The Perks
- Competitive Pay: Earn competitive hourly rates + performance bonuses for hitting high-volume targets
- Flexible Schedule: Work between classes or on weekends
- Resume Booster: Gain hands-on experience with an AI/Robotics project and field operations
- Networking: Connect with the engineering and product teams working on cutting-edge robotics technology
Our Values
Empathy, Trust & Candor
We put ourselves in the shoes of our colleagues and customers and don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations, instead building trust through honest and direct feedback.Bias for Action
We practice high-velocity decision-making, clear-eyed that we often operate with incomplete information. Growing quickly means it’s OK to be wrong, so long as we learn from our mistakes and course correct!Always Be Learning
We’re a curious bunch, and with AI transforming our workplace we encourage everyone to learn from each other, compounding our knowledge and experience to help us change an entire industry.Act Like an Owner
We work long, hard, and smart, building products that delight our users and drive growth. Your ability to impact Instawork is limited only by your courage and conviction, not your job description.
About Instawork
Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!
Instawork has been featured by CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Forbes included us on their Next Billion Dollar Startups list; RetailTech Breakthrough named us Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year for 2025; and Inc. 5000 recognized us as one of the country's top 10% fastest-growing companies two years in a row. But what matters most is our impact. We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.
Join our team to help us build something that matters! We’re looking for superstars who want to help us shape the future of work. With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a week because we believe the best ideas happen when great people collaborate face-to-face. We also value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Ready to make an impact? Learn more at www.instawork.com/about.
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