K12 Sales Op Intern

Discovery Education is looking for an Intern to join our K12 Sales Operations (Sales Op) team.

Discovery Education’s internship program is called B.O.L.D. (Building Opportunities for Leadership & Development).

The paid internship program is eight weeks from June 20, 2023 – August 11, 2023, and you will be required to work a 40-hour work week.

Throughout the 8-week internship program, you will be provided with important and meaningful work and project assignments with a focus on providing you opportunities for growth, visibility, and exposure within the organization. You will be paired up with a Mentor that will be your guide for the projects and work assignments.

What You Will Do

As an intern on the Sales Ops team, you will be responsible for creating our 2023-2024 fresh sales email campaign strategy for Mystery Science customers. You will work closely with the Sales Ops team to learn how to craft effective messages to our prospective customers throughout the year. Learn how the K-5 Mystery Science curriculum supports teachers and students and how Mystery Science is positioned in the elementary science education market. Observe calls with customers, collaborate with our sales, product, and engineering teams, and analyze past email campaign performance data. At the end of the 8-week program, you will map out an email campaign that will drive 6+ new emails with open rates at or above 60% and present the suggested email calendar with examples of content to the sales team that outlines when and what context should be sent to our prospective customers.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Basic copy-editing skills useful but not necessary.
• Technical Skills:
  • Microsoft Office (useful but not necessary)
• Achieved or working towards Associates, Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Excellent written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage/prioritize multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate a problem solving/solution-oriented approach.
• Legal right to work in the United States.

Directions to Apply

Please apply through our Workable Career Page to be considered. Ensure that you are uploading both your essay and your resume.

Essay Instructions

The essay should be up to 500 words and answer the following:

• What your career aspirations are
• Why you feel that you are the right fit for the preferred internship project
• What experience you hope to gain from the internship

The internship committee will review all submissions and contact those whose experience is the best fit for the project. Deadline for submission is Monday, May 1st, 2023. Any submissions, after the deadline, may not be considered.

Benefits

• This is a hourly role and not eligible for benefits.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.