Business Development Intern - Summer 2027

Who we are:

Fairview Publishing owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the US. Our newsrooms publish thousands of stories a day across print, broadcast and digital. Breaking news means staying late, and comp time makes up for it.

The internship:

Fairview Publishing is hiring business development interns to find and qualify new leads, run outreach and support the sales team on calls. Fully remote, target-based work. Remote position. Most of the team is in Philadelphia, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Day to day:

• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet.
• Attend the daily sales huddle on Zoom.
• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day.
• Join demo calls as note taker and send the summary to the prospect afterwards.
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams.
• Make cold calls to qualified leads and book product demos for the sales manager.
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences.

Requirements:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls.
• Basic MS Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally.
• Clear spoken and written English. Hindi, Urdu or another local language is a plus for some markets.
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal.
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of a second language for international outreach.

What you get out of it:

• Pre-placement offer for interns who consistently meet targets.
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $23.50-$25.00 per hour

Perks:

• Learning and development stipend.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Return offer opportunities.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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