Sales and Marketing Specialist
Position Responsibilities:
As a Sales and Marketing Specialist, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to various facets of our business growth strategy. If you're passionate about making connections and creating impactful content, we welcome you to join our team.
Product Giveaway and Review
- Contribute ideas for engaging giveaways by researching and identifying potential products that align with our audience and content
- Reach out to companies to secure products for review and propose collaboration opportunities
- Focus on increasing website newsletter subscribers through strategic product selection
E-commerce/Lifestyle Listings Sales
- Develop attention-grabbing headlines for listings to maximise appeal to e-commerce and lifestyle businesses
- Research and compile targeted email lists of potential clients
- Create persuasive and customised pitches showcasing the benefits of top listings
- Build relationships with clients and negotiate terms to close sales
Affiliate Content
- Utilise tools for keyword research to create engaging listicles
- Gather relevant information on topics to create well-informed rankings
- Collaborate with editors to ensure content meets quality standards.
- Collaborate with the media buying team to drive traffic to published content.
Requirements
- Strong opinions and the ability to express them compellingly through verbal and written communication
- Proficient in English language
- Self-motivated and able to meet quotas
- Experience in sales or a strong interest in developing sales skills
- Understanding of digital marketing and audience engagement
- Capable of conducting thorough research to support the creation of rankings and listicles
- Experience in outreach or partnership roles is preferred
About the Organization
We are a modern digital business publication, oriented to the British market, part of a portfolio that includes 4 other editions published independently in 4 countries. We deliver news to an audience of over 15 million people every month. Our mission is to seek the truth in its areas of coverage and to promote freedom. Our editorial coverage focuses on the drivers behind the transformation of the global economy.
On-site Supervision and Support
Our internships include 24/7 on-site staff to support students working and living abroad. All students will also report to a supervisor at their internship site. Supervisors provide and oversee daily tasks, introduce the intern to team members, and mentor the intern in organizational agility, skill acquisition, and career readiness. Interns complete a midpoint and final evaluation, and supervisors complete a final evaluation of their interns. All work responsibilities and projects are approved in advance.
Academic Credit
Students on an internship have the opportunity to enroll in their home university for credit, or enroll in a course through API to transfer back to their university for credit. Email support-internships@apiexperience.com for more information and a syllabus.
Housing and Excursions
Housing and excursions are included in your internship and will be selectable during the application process.
Visa Sponsorship
This position does not offer visa sponsorship for non-US citizens
Visa Sponsorship (London, Edinburgh, Sydney only)
Selected candidates will be responsible for obtaining a temporary work visa with support from API, please note that this has an additional expense on the candidate. For more information visit our visa page