Job Description:

The Intern Experience

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Business Unit Introduction

Rakuten Advertising is the leading global provider for marketing and advertising services and technology. Working with agencies and brands around the world, Rakuten Advertising brings together unique media inventory, a global affiliate network, advanced machine learning, and rich consumer insights to deliver experiences that increase brand awareness and marketing performance – while pushing the advertising industry forward. 

Summary

The Business Development Representative Intern will be responsible for lead generation for the sales organization. We seek an energetic, organized, and excellent communicator to help expand our reach and generate new business opportunities. Success in this role may lead to career opportunities in other areas of the sales organization and company.

Key Responsibilities

Build the sales funnel by generating and qualifying new sales opportunities through cold calls, emails, and other creative channels Sample Key ResponsibilitySet meetings with potential clients, ensuring a seamless handoff to sales reps Provide collaborative feedback to stakeholder partners on messaging, product, and client needs. Deliver against BDR team targets and align with strategic sales objectives 

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills via phone and email Strong organizational skills Desire and ability to move up within a sales organization Goal-oriented, team player, and able to work independently 

Qualification Requirements

Degree in progress

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Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

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