Membership Sales Intern at Columbus Chamber

Do you have an interest in sales and are finding it difficult to obtain meaningful and value-added experience?  Are you confident in yourself and your abilities such that you remain diligent in completing assigned task and achieving desired outcomes?  Then take a moment to learn more about the Columbus Chamber.  The mission of the Columbus Chamber is to lead and support economic growth and development for the Greater Columbus community. We will achieve that mission through activities that benefit our members and attract new investment to Columbus. Our approach is strong. Aggressive. Collaborative. Focused. Regional. Unified.  To learn more about the Columbus Chamber, go ahead and visit our website at: www.columbus.org. In support of that mission, the Chamber’s Membership Sales team works diligently to articulate the benefits of membership in an effort to attract new members and to elevate the investment of current members.  As a membership organization, the Chamber’s Membership Sales team plays a critical role in ensuring the viability and sustainability of Chamber delivered services and benefits.  A few of the benefits Chamber members enjoy include:

• Save time and money
• Make new business contacts
• Learn new skills that can improve your business
• Support our great region
• Be heard by government

To learn more about the Chamber’s Member Benefits, visit us online at: http://www.columbus.org/member-center/The Columbus Chamber is currently seeking candidates interested in an internship with our Membership Sales team.  This is an unpaid internship opportunity with the potential to earn incentive based compensation contingent upon the successful closure of sales related activity.  This opportunity will reside at the new Chamber offices located at 150 S. Front Street in downtown Columbus.The selected candidate will be afforded the opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of tasks and related projects in support of the Chamber’s Membership Sales team.  Primary responsibilities are tied to supporting the Chamber’s geographically focused team of sales professionals with primary emphasis on North and Northwest Central Ohio, extending to Delaware.  The Intern will have the opportunity to gain familiarity with WebLink, the member management software utilized by the Chamber Sales team.   Additional responsibilities will include:

• Engaging in telemarketing related activities
•  Attending and assuming an active role in sales calls
• Preparing and on occasion, delivering sales presentations
• Researching, creating, and implementing a standard Sales Prospect Call document

In addition to the above listed responsibilities, the Intern will be afforded extraordinary access to the local business community.  This will be accomplished via direct access to the Chamber’s Director of Sales.  The Intern will accompany the Director on sales calls.  The Intern will be afforded the opportunity to prepare and on occasion, present sales proposals.  Finally, by way of their presence at the Chamber offices, the Intern will be afforded access to all members of the Chamber team for the purposes of learning the inner workings of the Columbus Chamber with boundless opportunities for networking, mentoring and relationship building.The Chamber is seeking someone with a strong mix of hard and soft-skills.  To that end, ideal candidates will possess the following:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Sales cycle
• Outgoing Personality and excellent Command Skills
• Strong Interpersonal and Listening Skills
• Effective Written & Verbal Communication Skills
• Experience in preparing professional presentations
• An Action-Oriented mentality and a strong Drive for Results
• An ability to Size up People and Understand Others
• Sense for Customer Focus and Timely Follow-Up

This internship opportunity reports directly to the Director of Sales.   This is an immediate opportunity with a target start date of no later than October 13.  We are seeking candidates that can work a minimum of 15-20 hours each week.  The weekly work schedule will be limited to Monday – Thursday with flexibility and consideration given to candidate availability in determining hours worked each day.  This internship opportunity is scheduled to conclude in the mid-December timeframe, resulting in the potential for an 8-10 week experience.  The internship could be extended for a second 8-10 week period contingent upon intern performance and related need on behalf of the Chamber's Membership Sales team.Sound like the opportunity for you?  Interested in learning more?  Then contact Tim Gaffney, Director of Sales [Tim_Gaffney@columbus.org] for more information or to express interest.

This is a Part-time internship offered for a term of Flexible