Sales Internship Program (Summer 2027) (Paid Internship)
About The Position
selfpublishing.com is launching its Summer 2027 Sales Internship Program. The company helps authors write and publish books, grow their businesses, and launch their author careers. Sales Interns work as Sales Development Representatives (SDRs), contacting warm leads who have opted in to the company's free books, training, or challenges. They learn about prospective authors' book goals and obstacles, then book qualified free strategy calls with Publishing Strategists. This is an in-person summer internship based in the company's Westlake (Austin) office. Interns receive daily coaching and use the sales playbook and scripts used by full-time SDRs. Top-performing interns may receive a full-time SDR offer.
Requirements
- Be a college student; any major is welcome.
- Be competitive.
- Be good with people and comfortable starting conversations with strangers.
- Be coachable and apply feedback on the next call.
- Be self-motivated and organized, and able to hit daily targets independently.
Nice To Haves
- Business, marketing, communications, or sales studies are a good fit.
- Believe that books change lives; a love of reading is a bonus.
Responsibilities
- Call warm leads who opted into free resources, such as Chandler Bolt's book or the 24 Hour Book Outline Challenge.
- Conduct discovery conversations to learn what leads want to write and what has been stopping them.
- Book qualified strategy calls on Publishing Strategists' calendars.
- Track calls and next steps in the CRM.
- Review calls with a coach each week and apply feedback.
- Compete on the team leaderboard and meet daily and weekly targets.
- Potentially attend live events to book appointments in person as a top performer.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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