Yearbook Sales Intern
Walsworth Yearbook Sales Intern Summary:
As the Walsworth Yearbook Sales Intern, you will have the opportunity to job shadow and support local Yearbook Sales Representatives, assist with school customer workshops and sales meeting preparation, develop sales representative training materials and interact with senior Yearbook Sales managers.
Location and Schedule
This full-time, paid internship is based out of our Walsworth – Overland Park office and reports to the Yearbook Sales Training Manager. The internship lasts 12 weeks, with an 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday schedule.
Essential Functions:
- Assist with preparation and coordination of the Yearbook Sales Meeting
- Support local sales representatives and senior Yearbook Sales management
- Develop training materials for Yearbook Sales trainings and workshops
- Support event planning, registration, &/or travel-related tasks
- Assist with Salesforce or similar customer relationship management (CRM) database functions
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to remain organized and self-directed
- Ability to work with limited direction and supervision
- Ability to learn computer applications as necessary for the position.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong customer service skills (face-to-face, email and phone)
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Completion of at least 30 college credits (Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Sales, Business or related degree program preferred)
- Experience in yearbook, journalism, marketing &/or sales (preferred)
- Have reliable transportation to and from the assigned office location
- U.S. work authorization is required along with a pre-employment background check and drug screen
Walsworth Internship Program Overview:
Walsworth is the 27th largest printer in the U.S. and Canada and among the top three yearbook companies. Our Walsworth internship program is designed to enable you to gain knowledge, skills and abilities to perform at a professional level, as well as a foundational knowledge of who Walsworth is, how we work and our processes. We value the opportunity to invest in the next generation of business leaders, and our goal is to offer you a rewarding experience that may lead to a long-term career with our company.
About Walsworth
Walsworth is a family-owned printing company with 86-plus years of historical excellence and a healthy respect for hard work and work-life balance. Many of our employees stay for decades, with good reason. Our Walsworth - Overland Park office houses approximately 40 employees - including our IT Development, Business Analyst, Marketing and Communications, Yearbook Sales and Corporate Recruitment Teams. We recently received the silver Healthy KC Workplace award for work-life balance which incorporated physical and mental health initiatives led by Walsworth - Overland Park employees and leadership. We're a business casual environment with a "work hard, play hard" mentality. We celebrate employee birthdays, office achievements and fun holidays like "Cinco de Derby" - a combined Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby celebration! Check out our LinkedIn and Indeed company pages to learn more about our culture and how you could be a great fit!
Visit our Walsworth blog: https://www.walsworth.com/blog
View our employee spotlights page: https://www.walsworth.com/employee-spotlights
Internship compensation is set at $18/hr and includes an optional 401(k) program and company match and two, paid days off for the Independence Day holiday. Walsworth is an equal opportunity employer. For application or interview accommodations, please contact careers@walsworth.com or your recruiter.