Do you love talking with new people? Are you detail-oriented? Have a passion for helping small businesses grow? Enjoy an ever-evolving, fast-paced environment? Then we’ve got you covered with a great internship opportunity at a company with over 20 years of experience!
We are currently looking for part-time sales interns to work alongside our dynamic and accomplished sales team. The internship will focus on learning:
- The creation and execution of effective sales outreach programs
- How to research prospective clients for sales outreach
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients and partners
This is a fully remote internship but it is crucial that candidates are located in one of the following regions of Upstate New York: Albany, Saratoga, Glens Falls, Lake George, and/or the Adirondacks. In your application please tell us about your connection to the area.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to house account maintenance to build and maintain relationships
- Collaborate with the sales team to create and execute targeted outreach campaigns
- Conduct research to find solid prospects
- Cold call to assist in setting up meetings
- Assist in the preparation of sales presentations and proposals
- Participate in sales meetings and training sessions
- Channel your organizational skills to help the team with a variety of tasks
- Work with clients to gather information such as: dinner specials, event dates, etc.
- Provide administrative support to the sales team
Ideal Candidates:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Goal-oriented and results-driven
- Highly motivated and eager to learn
- Positive attitude and ability to handle rejection
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Comfortable with cold calling and making sales pitches
- You’re a sophomore, junior, sophomore, senior, or grad student
- You have strong regional knowledge of the Capital/Saratoga Region and/or Adirondacks