ActiveCampaign Chicago, IL 60602
2022-04-21

Sales and Business Development Intern

3.6
Reporting to the Manager of Sales/Business Development Operations, the Sales and Business Development Intern will focus on building product knowledge, developing business communication and sales skills, gaining industry experience, and supporting the organization through value added projects. We are looking to hire our future Sales Development Representative and continue to build a culture of promoting from within through our BDR Program - this internship will give you exposure to what it's all about.

What your day could consist of:

  • Collect relevant Gong and Dialpad calls for reference prior to promo launches (i.e. all Hubspot positioning calls collected and given to reps before a HubSpot based promo)
  • Template entry into Text Expander
  • Email Template localization requests
  • Task/notification content drafting
  • Manual call collection projects
  • User/team audits (i.e. monthly audits of the hierarchy and teams in Gong to ensure that reps are being tracked accurately/OKTA<>Workday is connected correctly so that issues can be flagged to IT)
  • Upload new scorecards and tracker updates
  • Create new libraries and streams as directed by Manager of Sales/Business Development Operations
  • General admin updates as needed
  • Execute/request Confluence updates for new content and resources produced by the pipeline team
  • Execute/request Showpad asset updates based on new content/resources produced by the pipeline team

What is needed:

  • Incoming Junior or Senior with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
  • Interest in an entry level tech sales position
  • Prior sales/business/extracurricular experience is a plus
  • Minimum of 20 hours a week is required for this role, we can be flexible with school schedules
  • Highly organized self starter with a positive and learning attitude
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced environment and dealing with ambiguity
  • Flexible and open to changing priorities, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously within compressed timeframe
  • Effective communication skills, verbal and writtenTeam player who is effective partnering cross functionally
About ActiveCampaign:
We are a category-defining Customer Experience Automation Platform (CXA) that helps over 150,000 businesses in 170 countries meaningfully engage with their customers. The platform gives businesses of all sizes access to 600+ pre-built automations that combine email marketing, marketing automation, CRM, and machine learning for powerful segmentation and personalization across social, email, messaging, chat, and text.
As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here.
As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world, we are scaling rapidly to keep up with market demand. We are growing all of our teams and looking for people who share our values, deliver innovation frequently, and join us in our mission to grow our customer base from 150,000 today to millions. We have been ranked #4 Best Place to Work on Built In Chicago in 2021, a best workplace for remote employees by Quartz and received recognition as a great place to work across all of our regions, and continue to be globally recognized for our employee-centric culture here.

Perks and benefits:
ActiveCampaign is an employee-first culture. We take care of our employees at work and outside of work. You can see more of the details here, but some of our most popular benefits include:

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits (including no premiums for employees on our HSA plan, telehealth and tele-mental health, and access to the Calm app for mediation)
  • Open paid time off
  • Generous 401(k) matching with no vesting
  • Generous stipend to outfit your remote office
  • Career growth including access to personal and professional coaching through Udemy
  • Access to life coaches via Modern Health
  • Cool swag

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.