Sales Development Intern: Kickstart Your Tech Career

Corning; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Assistance with housing and travel

Meaningful project and final project

Final presentation opportunity

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Sales Development Intern to gain hands-on experience in the sales process, learning how opportunities are identified, qualified, and converted into customer conversations. You will support lead generation, outreach, and pipeline development across key marketing campaigns while collaborating with sales and marketing teams.

The internship focuses on prospecting, outbound communications, and building relationships with prospective customers, with exposure to CRM systems and

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, marketing, communications, sales, or a related field.
• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in sales, business development, or another customer-facing commercial role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships and engage confidently with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales Development Representatives and field sales teams to support lead generation and qualification efforts.
• Execute outreach activities through phone, email, social media, and voicemail campaigns to engage prospective customers.
• Qualify marketing-generated leads and schedule meetings for field sales representatives.
• Collaborate with regional and field sales teams to understand customer needs, sales priorities, and market opportunities.
• Maintain accurate prospect and activity information within CRM and sales tools.
• Learn and apply consultative selling techniques to customer interactions.
• Support sales process improvement initiatives and special projects as assigned.
• Build relationships with sales, marketing, and commercial teams across the organization.
• Participate in networking opportunities and professional development activities to gain exposure to Corning and the telecommunications industry.
• Present an end-of-summer project and key learnings to Marketing and Commercial leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Prospecting

CRM experience

Sales mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in business/marketing

Tools

CRM

Sales engagement platforms

Marketing automation platforms

Job description

Corning is seeking a Sales Development Intern to gain hands-on experience in the sales process, learning how opportunities are identified, qualified, and converted into customer conversations. You will support lead generation, outreach, and pipeline development across key marketing campaigns while collaborating with sales and marketing teams.

The internship focuses on prospecting, outbound communications, and building relationships with prospective customers, with exposure to CRM systems and