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Business Development Internship

Job Title: Business Development Internship

Location: Fairfield, Connecticut / Remote

Job Summary: The Business Development Intern will be tasked with seeking new leads and building
relationships on behalf of the agency through lead generation, marketing, and other corporate responsibilities. This individual will help lead weekly category research development, manage conversations with new brand and property partners, and project-manage logs and updates of all previous conversations with actionable timelines for the agency to react to. Must be detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and have a proactive approach to adapting to client needs as they arise. Candidates will be receiving academic credit for this internship position.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist with daily category research development and trends
  • Generate and lead new conversations with prospective clients
  • Craft creative pitch decks and strategic proposals for prospective clients
  • Liaise directly with existing clients on projects to generate sales and build brand awareness
  • Manage weekly new business development trackers and deliver weekly prospecting reports to the CEO
  • Evolve the services portfolio of a growing startup agency
  • Lead in development of campaigns and promotions to maximize sales of existing/new clients and programs
  • Generate proactive ideas that bring return to current client portfolio and agency as a whole

Core Competencies
  • Adaptable, High Attention to Detail, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Organized, Self-Starter, Proactive, Strategy-Led, Creative, Results-Driven, Time Management

General
  • Adopt the Athelo Group culture of professionalism, integrity, effectiveness, and dynamic attitude that contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promotes a positive brand image to our clients and team.
  • Be willing to go above and beyond to learn and grow both personally and professionally.
  • Program skills: advanced knowledge of G Suite, Microsoft Office, Square Space, Mail Chimp, and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, etc. preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing.
  • Proven ability to manage time, meet deadlines, and prioritize.
  • Maintain standards and professionalism during periods of fluctuating workloads.
  • Passion for sports, brand, and athlete marketing that is contagious.
  • Willingness to assume an advanced role and be a direct representative of a fast-growing agency at a client-facing level.
  • Maintain team standards through supporting other team members in achieving their service/quality levels and targets, as required.
  • Build effective working relationships with other team members and externally.
  • Help build and maintain new relationships on behalf of the agency.
  • Manage daily tasks to ensure business needs are consistently met.

Education and Qualifications
  • 1-2 years of related experience and/or training preferred.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

This is largely a sedentary role; and this position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment
This job operates in a remote professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office
equipment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.