Business Development / Sales Intern

Summary

Join Magnet Media as a Sales & Business Development Intern and play an integral role in acquiring new clients and fostering existing relationships. This internship, offering college credit, runs from September 8, 2025, to December 18, 2025, requiring a 3-day-a-week commitment in NYC. Daily tasks involve client communication, meetings, pipeline development, and supporting the business development team. The ideal candidate is organized, curious, a fast learner, and a self-starter with strong problem-solving skills. You will collaborate with various teams and manage records in HubSpot. Magnet Media prioritizes inclusive storytelling and offers a supportive work environment with team-building activities and mental health benefits.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills: written, oral, and listening
• Able to represent the company at industry events and large format meetings
• Detail orientation for implementation of complex strategies
• High attention to detail and comfortable taking on multiple projects at once
• Tech savvy and able to pick up new skills quickly

Responsibilities

• Manage records in HubSpot (log detailed call notes and next steps, update information about accounts and contacts, etc.)
• Focus on uncovering new business opportunities across the Tech Financial Services industries
• Assist in developing a strategic plan for key accounts and industry verticals
• Ensure that strong ties with key accounts are developed, maintained and leveraged for greater revenues and deeper relationships
• Manage internal and external sales processes
• Assist in scheduling, research, logistic responsibilities for upcoming events
• Assist with keeping track of events, contacts, and meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of HubSpot/Salesforce is a strong plus
• Familiarity with Google suite (e.g. Google Docs/Sheets/etc)

Benefits

• Hands-on industry experience and access
• Teach / show you how to turn your research into sales pitch and sell them
• Real-life access to see sales and marketing pitches in progress
• Practical experience plugging data and analytics into the sales and marketing funnel for a growing company
• Paid “self-care” day once every quarter
• Company-wide remote lunches once or twice a month to destress and catch up with each other