AI Expert Advisor Fellows

Deploy Perplexity Computer with real small businesses. Then teach the owners to run it themselves.

A hands-on, paid pilot for AI-fluent students and recent grads. You source local businesses, identify their pain points, build the workflows that fix them, and hand off something that keeps working after you're gone. Real forward-deployed work, not a case study.

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Paid: $3,000 total for the ~6-week program · Remote training · Local deployment

~6 wks

Part-time, flexes around your schedule

$3,000

Paid total, plus Computer credits

1–3

Local businesses you source yourself

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Perplexity AI Expert Advisor Fellow

The AI Expert Advisor Fellows program puts Perplexity Computer to work inside real small businesses, run by you.

You'll source local businesses, identify their pain points, build the workflows that fix them, and hand off something that keeps working after you're gone. Real forward-deployed work, not a case study.

The technology is the floor. What makes a great Fellow is the human side: the ability to teach, build trust, and make someone else self-sufficient.

What you'll actually do

You'll run a set of small businesses through the same arc.

Over roughly six weeks, part-time.

Discovery

Map where the business is losing time and money.

First Win

Build one workflow that creates an immediate "wow."

Connect

Wire up the owner's real tools and data.

Schedule

Turn workflows into recurring, automatic tasks.

Handoff

Teach the owner to run it without you.

Check-in

A 30-day follow-up to confirm it stuck.

You'll work with ~1–3 businesses you source yourself from your local market and network. You won't be on your own — we'll give you tools and a repeatable playbook to help you find and reach out to businesses, so sourcing doesn't feel intimidating.

What you'll get

Paid work, a real credential, and a line to Perplexity.

Real deployment experience

The kind of work forward-deployed engineers do, on your resume before you graduate.

Perplexity-grade training

A structured bootcamp on Computer, small-business operations, and how to teach non-technical owners.

Direct support from Perplexity

Supporting materials, playbooks, and templates plus direct access to Perplexity employees to help you succeed. You'll never be figuring it out alone.

A certification and credential you can showcase

Add "Perplexity AI Expert Advisor Fellow" to your resume and LinkedIn, backed by a portfolio of real business results.

Perplexity Computer credits

Computer credits to use throughout the program.

A path to Perplexity

Fellows who excel are exactly the people we want to hire. Standout performance in the program puts you on our radar for full-time roles.

Paid position $3,000 total

$3,000 total for the ~6-week program.

Who we're looking for

Fluent with AI. Even better with people.

We're recruiting from our Campus Ambassador community. The best Fellows combine real comfort with AI tools and genuinely strong people skills, because this job is as much about teaching and trust as it is about technology. You do not need to be technical. You won't be writing code. But you should be genuinely fluent with AI tools — that's the floor. What makes a great Fellow is the human side: the ability to teach, build trust, and make someone else self-sufficient.

You should already be

A current undergrad, or a recent grad
Hands-on with agentic AI tools — you've experimented with building or automating something with Computer, Codex, Cowork, Cursor, or similar. You know how to prompt and take action, not just chat.
Loosely proficient with everyday computer-like tools and comfortable picking up new software quickly

What sets the best Fellows apart

Communication and teaching instinct — you can explain a tool to a non-technical business owner without jargon and get them to actually use it
Empathy and trust-building — you read what an owner really needs, stay patient, and leave them feeling capable
Self-direction and hustle — you'll source your own businesses and run your own engagements without hand-holding
High accountability — you own your outcomes, follow through on commitments to your businesses, and can be trusted to deliver without being chased
Business curiosity — you're interested in how a small business actually runs and where it loses time and money
Resilience — you can handle a "no," messy data, and skeptical owners, and keep going

How it works

From application to a shipped result.

A short, fast process. Recruiting is open now, with rolling review.

Apply

Ambassador application

Rolling review

Interview

Short conversation

Plus an offline build challenge to show your Computer skills

Get selected

Sign the agreement

Get set up

Train + certify

Remote bootcamp

Complete the bootcamp and pass certification

Deploy

Run your engagements

Source your businesses and run your engagements

Wrap

Results & credential

Capture results, testimonials, and your credential

Duration

~6 weeks, part-time. It flexes around your schedule since you manage your own engagements.

Training

Remote — a couple of half-day sessions plus a certification slot, sized to fit a student schedule.

The work

Local to you. Expect at least some of it to be in person, face-to-face, on your own schedule.

FAQ

The details.

Do I need to be technical?

No, you won't write code. But you should already be comfortable using AI and agentic tools like Computer, and able to learn new software quickly. The skills that matter most are communication, teaching, and building trust with owners.

Can this lead to a job at Perplexity?

It can. The program is designed to surface people who are great at exactly the kind of work we value. There's no guarantee, but Fellows who stand out are strong candidates for full-time roles, and you'll finish with the experience, credential, and results to back it up.

Is it paid?

Yes. Fellows are paid $3,000 total for the ~6-week program, plus Perplexity Computer credits to use throughout.

Is it remote?

Training is remote. The work with businesses is local to you, and we expect at least some of it to be in person, face-to-face.

How much time does the training take?

The remote bootcamp is short — roughly two half-day sessions over about a week, plus a separate certification slot. It's designed to fit around a student schedule, not take over your week.

How much time does the whole program take?

Plan for a part-time commitment over ~6 weeks. It flexes around your schedule since you manage your own engagements.

What kinds of businesses will I work with?

Local small businesses with clear, tangible back-office problems make the best candidates — think home and professional services, retail, food, and e-commerce. You'll source ones that fit.

What do I get at the end?

A certification you can put on your resume and LinkedIn, a portfolio of real results, Computer credits, and experience that stands out to employers.

How do I apply?

Through the ambassador application. Review is rolling, so earlier is better.

Turn AI fluency into real deployment experience.

Apply now. Review is rolling, and we'll be in touch quickly.

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