Business Development Intern
About Drezily
Drezily is an AI-native shopping platform helping fashion shoppers discover products through conversational AI, visual search, and personalized recommendations. We partner with boutiques, fashion retailers, and online stores to help them reach high-intent shoppers who are actively looking for what they sell.
We are growing our local retail partner network and looking for motivated interns who are excited to learn sales, marketing, startups, and retail partnerships.
Role Overview
As a Business Development Intern, you will help Drezily connect with local boutiques, apparel stores, footwear stores, accessory shops, and lifestyle retailers. Your main goal will be to visit local stores, introduce Drezily’s partner plans, explain how the platform can help them get discovered by AI shoppers, and help interested stores subscribe.
This is a great opportunity for students interested in startups, entrepreneurship, sales, fashion, marketing, business development, or retail technology.
What You’ll Do
- Visit local boutiques and retail stores in assigned neighborhoods.
- Introduce Drezily and explain how our partner plans help stores get discovered by shoppers.
- Pitch Drezily’s subscription plans to store owners or managers.
- Collect owner/contact information and follow up with interested retailers.
- Schedule demos or onboarding calls with the Drezily team.
- Track outreach, conversations, and next steps in a simple CRM or spreadsheet.
- Share feedback from retailers to help us improve our pitch, pricing, and onboarding process.
- Represent Drezily professionally at stores, local events, and retail communities.
What We’re Looking For
- Current college student or recent graduate.
- Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with new people.
- Interest in startups, fashion, retail, marketing, or sales.
- Comfortable walking into stores and starting conversations with owners or managers.
- Organized and reliable with follow-up.
- Self-starter who can work independently.
- Prior sales, retail, campus ambassador, or customer-facing experience is a plus, but not required.
- Access to transportation for local store visits is preferred.
What You’ll Learn
- How early-stage startups acquire customers.
- How to sell a B2B product to small businesses.
- How to pitch, follow up, handle objections, and close deals.
- How AI is changing fashion discovery and retail marketing.
- How to build local partnerships from the ground up.
Why Join Drezily
- Work directly with the founder and startup team.
- Get hands-on experience in business development, sales, and retail partnerships.
- Build a strong portfolio experience for future roles in startups, sales, marketing, consulting, or product.
- Flexible schedule that works around classes.
- Opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses for successful partner signups.
- Potential to grow into a longer-term role as Drezily expands.
Ideal Majors
Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Communications, Fashion Merchandising, Retail Management, Sales, Product Management, or related fields.
How to Apply
Please apply with your resume and a short note answering:
- Why are you interested in Drezily?
- Are you comfortable visiting local stores and speaking with owners or managers?
- Which local neighborhoods or cities would you be able to cover?