Student Operations Manager - Los Angeles Area

Overview

This isn’t the internship where you fetch coffee or sit in meetings nodding like you understand everything. This is the one where you actually run things.

About the role

We’re hiring driven college students to lead our 2026 moving and storage operations on UCLA and Los Angeles Region area. You’ll be trusted with real responsibility, supported by training and mentorship, and given the freedom to execute.

Responsibilities

• You’re not shadowing someone else
• You’re not waiting around to be told what to do
• You’re leading teams and making decisions
• Lead and manage student mover teams
• Own daily operations during move-out and move-in
• Work directly with fellow students as your customers
• Load, unload, organize, and transport student belongings
• Drive moving trucks and coordinate logistics
• Manage inventory through our online system
• Organize orders within our storage facilities
• Clock in with professional moving partners and regional staff
• Represent Storage Scholars on campus and assist with outreach
• Adapt quickly when plans change and problems arise

Requirements

Starting in March
Self-paced virtual training
Bi-weekly remote check-ins with your Campus Team Manager
End of Spring Semester
Transition into a fully on-campus leadership role
Oversee and lead move-out operations
Summer
No requirement to stay on campus
Option to step away for other jobs or plans
Optional opportunities to work with Storage Scholars on campus or in your hometown
Fall Return
Come back to campus early
Lead move-in operations and wrap up the season

Benefits

• $200 training bonus
• $50 intern referral bonus
• $25 customer referral bonus
• Commission-based pay for every item picked up and delivered
• All tips paid directly to managers and movers

Pay

Commission-based pay for every item picked up and delivered

Schedule

Starting in March
End of Spring Semester
Fall Return

Qualifications

• Want real responsibility, not just something to put on a resume
• Step up naturally and set the pace for your team
• Communicate clearly and stay calm when things get busy
• Comfortable in fast-paced, hands-on environments

Skills

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Time management

Benefits

• Experience leading real operations while still in college
• Confidence making decisions that actually matter
• Practical team leadership and logistics skills
• A close campus team and friendships that last beyond the job
• A standout story you can clearly explain in interviews

Former Student Operations Managers

• Ben Hamilton, Operations Manager, Elon University
• Victoria Adeaga, Senior Operations Manager, Columbia University