Sales Development Intern

1 Month ago • All levels • Sales

Job Summary

Job Description

Motive is seeking motivated Sales Development Interns graduating Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. This internship offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced sales environment, focusing on Sales Development Representative (SDR) enablement. Interns will learn key performance metrics, assist with training initiatives, and collaborate with various teams like Instructional Design, Content, and Marketing. The role involves understanding lead generation strategies, cold calling, email outreach, and LinkedIn engagement. Ideal candidates possess a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Google Suite. This is an opportunity to build a strong foundation in B2B sales and potentially transition into a full-time SDR role.
Must have:
  • Graduating Fall 2025 or Spring 2026
  • Strong work ethic
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficiency in Google Suite
Good to have:
  • Passion for sales and building relationships
  • Desire to learn and grow
  • Ability to build rapport
  • Effective presentation skills
Perks:
  • Hands-on sales experience
  • Exposure to Sales Development
  • Mentorship and guidance
  • Opportunity to make an impact
  • Potential for full-time SDR role

Job Details

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

MUST BE Graduating Fall 2025 or Spring 2026

Location: Nashville, TN or Austin, TX (Must be located in either Nashville or Austin)

About the Role:

Dive into Sales with Motive's SDR Internship!

Become an SDR Rockstar:

Motive's Sales Development Representative (SDR) Internship offers you the chance to gain valuable experience in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You'll play a crucial role in supporting our team by:

  • Learning the ropes of SDR success: Gain insights into key performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and witness the impact of effective enablement strategies.
  • Assisting with training initiatives: Observe and contribute to the creation and execution of training programs designed to equip SDRs with the necessary skills and knowledge.
  • Collaborating with experts: Work alongside seasoned professionals from various teams (Instructional Design, Content, Marketing) to gain a holistic understanding of the enablement process.
  • Witnessing the impact: Understand how effective enablement translates to measurable improvements in SDR performance.

This internship provides you with:

  • Hands-on experience: Apply theoretical knowledge in a real-world sales setting.
  • Exposure to diverse aspects of Sales Development: Gain insights into the entire SDR journey, from onboarding to ongoing performance optimization.
  • Mentorship and guidance: Learn from experienced professionals and build valuable connections within the industry.
  • The opportunity to make a real difference: Contribute directly to the success of our SDR team.

Are you a driven and ambitious college student passionate about sales and building relationships?

We are seeking highly motivated interns to join our dynamic Sales Development team for a fall internship. This program is designed to equip you with valuable sales skills and industry knowledge, while providing the opportunity to directly contribute to our team's success.

Ideal candidates will possess:

  • Be entering or currently enrolled in their last year of college (graduation occurring Fall 2025 highly preferred).
  • A strong work ethic, with a desire to learn and grow within a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and effectively present information.
  • Proficiency in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Decks).

In this internship, you will:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of our team's analytical strategy for lead generation.
  • Master the art of cold calling, email outreach, and leveraging LinkedIn to identify and connect with potential customers.
  • Contribute to various projects as assigned by the Sales, Marketing, Enablement, and SDR leadership teams.

This internship offers the opportunity to:

    • Develop a strong foundation in B2B sales fundamentals.
    • Gain real-world experience in a supportive and collaborative environment.
    • Work alongside experienced professionals and learn from industry experts.
    • Potentially transition into a full-time SDR role upon graduation.

 

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. 

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The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. 

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