Business Development Internship (November 2022)
Surge Global

Surge Global is a digital consultancy that leverages marketing, data, and technology to help businesses grow. As Sri Lanka’s leading digital firm, we employ the best content, creative, design & engineering talent the country has to offer.
Embracing a culture of transparency and equality in the workplace, we’ve built an environment helping Sri Lanka’s best marketing and creative talent thrive. Our team looks at untangling multivariate problems with an open mind and the willingness to constantly test and learn.
With our headquarters in Colombo Sri Lanka, we help scale startups to Fortune 500 companies across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Sri Lanka.
During this paid internship, you'll learn the basics of digital sales prospecting in a real-world setting, working together with industry experts and taking on live projects.
Due to the subjectivity of the role, we have launched our first business development internship as a part-time pilot project. The transfer to the permanent team beyond the internship will be based on performance during the internship period.
By the end of the internship, we expect that you would have gathered the skills and attitude required to work alongside the marketers, analysts, and growth hackers here at Surge to take your career forward and join our ranks.
What you'll be learning /Doing:
- Building relationships with prospects
- Digital Outreach
- Creating & presenting pitch decks
General Requirements:
- Underlying understanding of Digital Marketing
- Exposure to digital technologies
- Interest in general business
- Proficient in English.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Knowledge in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides.
- Time management skills.
- Presentation skills.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in Digital Marketing or Technology related organizations.
- Direct experience in Sales, Growth, Marketing.
- Completed Facebook Blueprint Associate level certification
- Completed the Fundamentals of Digital Marketing on Google Digital Garage
- Completed the Inbound certification on Hubspot Academy