Step Into Leadership with Archer Edge @ DePaul
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What is Archer Edge @ DePaul?

Archer Edge @ DePaul is a 10-week summer fellowship designed to support rising sophomores to build essential career skills, confidence, and professional networks.

Through a combination of:

  • Microlearning (stress management, time management, financial literacy, career readiness)

  • Real-world client projects

  • Peer collaboration and mentorship

Students gain hands-on experience that prepares them for internships and future careers.

The program is intentionally inclusive, flexible, and high-impact, ensuring every participant has access to meaningful professional development.

Students will receive a stipend for the fellowship. This is not unpaid, but the stipend considers this is also a learning experience.

What is your role as a Team Leader for Archer Edge @ DePaul?

You are integral to the success of the project teams and individuals you will lead.

You will guide a small team of 4-5 fellows, facilitate weekly check-ins, and work through problem solving on a real-world project, drive engagement, accountability, and confidence.

What You’ll Gain

  • Hands-on leadership and team management experience

  • Real-world project exposure

  • Strong communication and mentoring skills

  • Experience working with Archer Career and DePaul faculty

  • A high-impact addition to your resume

You will receive a stipend for your work.

Program Details

Dates: May 20 – August 28, 2026

Commitment: ~8–10 hours/week (up to 96 hours total)

Format: Remote-friendly and flexible to accommodate summer schedules

Compensation: Stipend (details will come in your offer letter)

Lead. Mentor. Build Real Impact.

Next Steps

To be considered for the Team Leader role, complete the following:

  • Application Form – Submit your details and experience

  • Video Submission (2–3 mins) – Describe a time that you led a team to achieve an outcome. Explain your leadership style, behaviors, and actions, and how that contributed to the team’s success.

  • Written Essay (Max 300 words) – Explain how you would handle this situation. You have a team member who is limited in engagement for 2 weeks. They are not contributing to the team. What will you do in this situation. Describe your actions, conversations, and approach to get input from the Archer and DePaul team.

After You Apply

  • Applications will be reviewed based on your video and essay submission

  • Selected candidates will be shortlisted by the program team

  • Final offers will be shared with selected applicants

Timing:

  • We anticipate communicating your selection by May 15th.

  • You will receive a letter with your stipend amount by May 18th.

  • We ask for your confirmation of acceptance by May 20th.

  • Your onboarding will begin right away and the program will kickoff June 15th.

Application - Complete by May 18, 2026 at 5pm CT.

Our culture and values

About Archer Career

We’re an eclectic team of business professionals, career coaches, educators, builders, and dreamers who believe everyone deserves exceptional career know-how. Archer Career is an early-stage Career-Tech startup on a mission to make career education scalable, smart, and human.

We partner with universities, student orgs, and early-career professionals to make job searching less confusing and more empowering. Our tools deliver clarity, confidence, and career wins—all with a practical, budget-friendly approach.

Culture & People

We’re inclusive, ambitious, and real. We care about employment, education ROI, and knowing the unwritten rules.
We don’t just talk about it, we build it into our work.

At Archer, you’ll:

  • Do meaningful work that helps students and early-career pros land jobs they love

  • Join a team that’s collaborative but independent—we trust you to lead, learn, and experiment

  • Get space to grow your skills and your career

We thrive on curiosity, ownership, and execution. You’ll fit in if you like solving problems, moving fast, and building what’s next in EdTech.

How We Work

We’re a remote-first company with HQ in the Willis Tower, Chicago Loop, close to CTA, Metra, and great coffee.
Work how and where you work best.

Our team spans time zones and backgrounds, connected through Basecamp, video calls, and good humor.
We move quickly, collaborate openly, and make decisions based on one question:
What’s best for our mission, our customers, and our team—today and long term?

We work hard, but we don’t glorify burnout. We value flexibility, boundaries, and joy in what we do.

Who Thrives Here

We don’t have one ideal profile. We look for people who are:

  • Mission-driven about career equity and access

  • Entrepreneurial—you take an idea and make it real

  • Impact-focused—you care about results, not titles

If you want to help shape how the next generation finds and builds careers, you’ll love it here.

Learn More

Check us out at archercareer.com and on LinkedIn. Curious about our software? Ask for a demo—we love showing it off. If we don’t reply right away, we’re probably mid-launch—be patient, be creative, and keep reaching out.