Sales and Partnerships Intern

About Quinlan Telephone

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centers and network operations centers. We started in 2005 and have grown to about 400 people.

About the role

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. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Standard office hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around them. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do

• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day
• Make cold calls to qualified leads and book product demos for the sales manager
• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences
• 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
• Attend the daily sales huddle on Zoom
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them

Who can apply

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Available full time (40 hours a week) for 3 to 6 months
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products

Nice to have

• Strong network in college clubs or startup communities
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator or Apollo
• Previous sales, telecalling or fundraising experience, even for a college event

What you'll learn

• How to use a CRM properly, which most fresh graduates never learn
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $17.50 - $24.50 per hour

Perks

• Final presentation to leadership
• Company laptop
• Return offer opportunities
• Paid sick time
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Flexible hours

Duration: 6 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Quinlan Telephone.