New Orleans Business Development Specialist | Paid Summer Internship

Other agencies might call it an internship program, but we offer and expect more.

Our Specialist program was crafted to be the leading program for college students and recent grads to build a future career in marketing or design. We see it as the last internship you’ll ever do.

Our Specialists work 20 – 40 hours per week collaborating with our full-time employees, working for both our clients and Online Optimism itself. In return, we make sure they receive valuable, real-world experience, hourly pay, and the opportunity to team up with the best and brightest in the city.

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Greater New Orleans area. While the majority of this role may be worked remotely, there may be 1-2 events a month we'd like you to attend around the city to help further develop your skill set.

You should apply for our Business Development Specialist position if you want:

• To learn more about doing business in digital marketing.
• A career in business growth, revenue, or sales.
• The opportunity to create content on behalf of our agency and our clients.
• To learn how to conduct a full digital marketing audit on a business.
   

You have:

• Strong writing skills.
• Previous experience working in business development in either a professional or extracurricular setting.
• A knack for considering strengths and weaknesses for organizations.
• Excellent organizational skills and an attention to detail.

You're excited by:

• Conducting research that drives business decisions.
• Writing about other businesses in a variety of industries.
• Learning about new Internet platforms, and educating others about them.
• Helping build strong foundations for long-term client partnerships.

What Are Some Features of Our Specialist Program?

Real Work, Real Experience

You’ll spend your time here working on real assignments and projects, being involved in actual client work, and teaming up with full-time Optimists as well as handling tasks independently. As one of our Specialists, you’ll leave us with a complete portfolio of work as well as a killer answer when you’re asked to talk about a time you proved yourself in your next interview.

Cold, Hard Cash

We provide $17/hour pay to all of our Specialists. For those still in school, we’re also happy to do everything we can to get you college credit. In addition, we'll send you to networking events and educational lunches, ticket included.

Launch Your Career

A majority of our full-time team started at Online Optimism as Specialists, and many of our Specialists go on to work at some of the top digital marketing agencies around.

An Optimistic Culture

Our company aims to keep our team happy and facilitate work any way we can, which is why we provide you:

• A casual dress code
• Remote and in-office happy hours
• DEI learning through webinars and courses
• Wellness challenges
• Affinity groups
• Book club
• Networking opportunities

To Be Considered You Must Apply Through Our Website: Click on the green "Apply Externally" button.