Sales and Marketing Intern

We specialise in commercial insurance for contractors, trucking companies and restaurants. Employee benefits clients use us for group health, dental, vision and life plans. January renewals keep everyone busy for a few weeks.

The internship:

This is a sales internship. You will be on calls and writing outreach messages every day, so please apply only if you are comfortable talking to strangers. Our headquarters is in Lafayette, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Lafayette. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

What you'll do:

• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams
• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides
• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details
• Research prospects before calls: company size, current tools, likely pain points
• Join demo calls as note taker and send the summary to the prospect afterwards
• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day

Requirements:

• Based in Nepal
• Available for the full internship period, work from home
• Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program
• Good internet connection that can handle video calls
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal
• Clear spoken and written English. Hindi, Urdu or another local language is a plus for some markets

Nice to have:

• Exposure to any CRM like HubSpot, Zoho or Salesforce
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator or Apollo

What you get out of it:

• You will own your own pipeline numbers by the second month
• Cold calling and objection handling, with call reviews from the sales manager

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $150 - $200 per month

Perks:

• Informal dress code
• Flexible work hours
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Laptop provided for the internship
• 5 days a week
• Mentorship from senior team members

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lafayette Insurance Agency.