Business Development Intern (Summer 2027)

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Overview:

Saltmark Media 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 within Canada. The team meets in Montreal once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides.
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences.
• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day.
• Research prospects before calls: company size, current tools, likely pain points.
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams.
• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details.
• Make cold calls to qualified leads and book product demos for the sales manager.
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them.

What we're looking for:

• Based in Canada for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Good internet connection that can handle video calls.
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls.
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day.
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products.
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally.

What you'll learn:

• You will own your own pipeline numbers by the second month.
• How to use a CRM properly, which most fresh graduates never learn.

Duration: 10 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $21.00 to $27.50/hr

What we offer:

• Company laptop.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Applications are reviewed as they come in.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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