Sales Intern (Remote)

Thatchpost owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the UK. Since 1959, the company has grown through acquisitions of local media outlets.

Internship overview:

Thatchpost is hiring a Sales Intern for Summer 2027. Thatchpost 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. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Newcastle upon Tyne team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with UK business hours. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

What you'll do:

• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day.
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them.
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences.
• Research prospects before calls: company size, current tools, likely pain points.
• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day.
• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet.
• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details.

Basic qualifications:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls.
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products.
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day.
• Basic MS Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally.

Nice to have:

• Exposure to any CRM like HubSpot, Zoho or Salesforce.

What you'll learn:

• You will own your own pipeline numbers by the second month.
• Pre-placement offer for interns who consistently meet targets.
• Cold calling and objection handling, with call reviews from the sales manager.
• How to use a CRM properly, which most fresh graduates never learn.

Program dates: Summer 2027, 12 weeks.

Pay: $20.00-$26.00 an hour

Benefits for interns:

• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Flexible hours.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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