Business Development / Technology Sales Intern

Summary

Join Magnet Media as a Sales Intern and play an integral role in acquiring new clients and developing 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 duties involve client correspondence, meetings, pipeline development, and supporting the business development team. The ideal candidate is organized, curious, a fast learner, and a self-starter with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. The internship provides hands-on experience in sales and marketing, including research, pitch development, and data analysis. Magnet Media prioritizes a diverse and inclusive workplace and offers unique benefits like quarterly self-care days and monthly remote lunches.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills: written, oral, and listening
• Detail-orientated for the implementation of complex strategies
• Familiarity with Google suite (e.g. Google Docs/Sheets/etc)
• High attention to detail and comfortable taking on multiple projects at once
• Comfort speaking with new people, ability to find common ground
• Tech savvy and able to pick up new skills quickly
• Outgoing personality

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, and logistic responsibilities for upcoming events
• Assist with keeping track of events, contacts, and meetings
• Assist in researching brands and clients/prospects
• Additional focus on AI and how it impacts the sales space

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of HubSpot/Salesforce is a strong plus

Benefits

• Hands-on industry experience and access
• Teach/show you how to turn your research into sales pitches
• 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