Scrubbing Squad
UK ONLY Applicants - Ecommerce & Merch INTERN
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UK Applicants Only - Must be studying at a UK university or in UK higher education.
We have 2 remaining unpaid volunteer founding contributor roles available, including this one. See them all here: https://canva.link/squadinterns2026
Who We Are
Scrubbing Squad is a children's IP franchise built on a single idea: every child is a hero.
We have built two original IP properties, Scrubbing Squad and Lobster Bob's Scenic Tours, around 18 diverse characters, a phygital platform, and a mission that puts real-world child outcomes above screen time.
Every product we build actively drives children away from the screen and into the real world. That is not a feature. It is the point.
We are pre-revenue and moving fast. The brand and IP are complete. The app is in design. The merch store is launching. A capital raise is underway.
This is the moment to join.
What We Are Looking For
We do not recruit passengers. We recruit elite talent who put mission over money.
This is a startup. That means no corporate ladder, no hand-holding, and no "that is not my job." It means fast decisions, fast pivots, and fast learning.
One week you are building a system. The next week the brief has changed because the market moved. That is not dysfunction. That is the speed of a brand creating a new category.
If you love that, you will thrive here. If you need process, sign-off chains, and a clearly defined lane, this is genuinely not the right fit, and there is no shame in that.
If you want to ship real work, grow faster than any placement scheme will allow, and be part of a brand at the exact moment it ignites, read on.
Our Non-Negotiables
These are the daily behaviours we expect from everyone in the room. They are how we hire, how we fire, how we promote.
- Children First, Always We prioritise real-world growth over screen time. If it does not create a real-world outcome for a child, we do not build it.
- Be Better Every Day We never settle for "good enough." We relentlessly sharpen our tools to create world-class, hero-making experiences.
- Mission Before Money Children first; profit with purpose. We will reinvest 50% of our profits to ensure our mission reaches the children who need us most.
- Unshakeable Trust We are open, accountable, and protect child privacy at the silicon level. We build the Safe Harbor that families and schools trust.
- For Every Kind of Hero We build for every ability and every culture. Our Offline-First approach ensures that no child is left behind by data poverty.
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The Role: Ecommerce & Merch Founding Contributor
Commitment: 12 to 16 hours per week | Remote | Flexible
Ideal background: Digital B2C E-commerce, retail, online merchandising, Shopify, digital product management
You will own the storefront. A live Shopify stores across Scrubbing Squad and Lobster Bob's Scenic Tours. Product launches, listings, merchandising, drops, bundles, and the day-to-day operational pulse of a real e-commerce business. All of it.
This is not a back-end housekeeping role. This is a revenue-building role. You will need to understand the voice, understand the mission, and merchandise the store so that every product page earns its place in a parent's basket.
What you will own
- Shopify store management across both Scrubbing Squad and Lobster Bob's Scenic Tours
- Product listings, descriptions, imagery, and pricing in brand voice
- Seasonal drops, limited launches, bundles and cross-sell logic
- Order flow, fulfilment liaison with Printful, and customer service standards
- Performance reporting on sales, conversion, AOV, and inventory health
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Show us a store you have run, a product you have launched, or a drop that earned its number.
We hire for ownership, not order-takers.
These are unpaid volunteer roles. We will not dress that up.
What we will say is this. Bluey was a pitch deck. Peppa Pig was a sketchbook. Every franchise that now fills a child's bedroom started as nothing. You are reading this at the nothing stage.
That is not a warning. That is the opportunity.
You will not be assisting. You will not be observing. You will be a founding contributor to an original children's IP franchise at the moment it is being built. Your name, your work, and your creative fingerprint will be part of what this becomes. That is not a line we use to recruit. It is literally what is happening.
What being here actually means:
- Founding contributor credit on a live IP across two character universes
- Real output. Work that ships to real audiences, not a portfolio exercise
- Direct access to the founding team across every creative and strategic decision
2026 is our development and capital raise year.
Over the next eight months: app design completes, the merch store launches, B2B partnerships are targeted with media slates, and investor outreach scales. As the business launches and capital is secured, we intend to convert strong founding contributors into paid roles.
No pinky swears. Real performance, real opportunity. If you report for duty and you are elite, we will remember it.
Mission Starts Now. How to Apply.
Send a short note telling us:
- Which role you are applying for
- Why you want it
- One example of your work
Mike J Midgley
Founder, Scrubbing Squad & Unlocking Heroes Foundation
mike@scrubbingsquad.com
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