Sales Development Representative Intern

Seismic•Seattle, WA

11d

About The Position

The Sales Development Representative Internship Program provides exposure to Seismic, the technology industry, and a career in sales. The internship is designed to develop sales skills and technical knowledge, including familiarity with systems, tools, and processes, to prepare participants to pursue a career as a Sales Development Representative. Interns learn about Seismic’s values and culture and meet company leaders. They receive regular one-on-one coaching and personal-development support from leadership, build knowledge of the company, industry, sales approach, and platform, and learn to communicate Seismic’s value proposition while identifying prospects’ needs and business goals. They research target accounts and coordinate personalized outreach across email, phone, LinkedIn, X, and other social platforms. The experience concludes with a final project presented to leadership; projects vary according to business needs. Seismic states that it provides benefits and perks for employees’ whole selves and directs applicants to its Global Benefits page for country-specific information. The company is an equal opportunity employer and provides a process for requesting reasonable accommodations during application or recruiting.

Requirements

Strong phone communication skills.
Desire to pursue a career in sales and learn foundational sales skills.
Competitive, hardworking, and motivated by achievement.
Proactive, ambitious, and able to motivate oneself and overcome obstacles.
Adaptable and able to think on one’s feet.
Curious, with a strong desire to understand how and why things work.
Energetic, enthusiastic, and optimistic.
Self-starting, able to contribute new ideas, and committed to building trust and following up credibly and promptly.
Collaborative and willing to lead by example and contribute beyond basic team expectations.

Responsibilities

Learn about Seismic’s values and culture and meet and learn from company leaders.
Develop sales skills and technical skills.
Participate in regular one-on-one coaching and receive personal-development support from leadership.
Build an understanding of the company, technology industry, sales approach, and platform features and benefits in order to communicate Seismic’s value proposition and gather information about prospects’ needs and business goals.
Research and network to identify relevant contacts in target accounts, including buying team members and key influencers.
Coordinate personalized outbound outreach across email, phone, LinkedIn, X, and other social platforms to engage multiple buying personas and create high-value opportunities within target accounts.
Complete a final project and present it to leadership; projects vary according to business needs.