Marketing and Sales Intern

Location: Fairfax, Virginia (In-Person)

Type: Part-Time/Full-Time Internship

Job description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Marketing and Sales Intern to join our dynamic team at NextgenID. This role offers a hands-on experience in both marketing and sales functions, providing an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills and contribute to impactful projects. The ideal candidate will be a current undergraduate student passionate about marketing and sales, with excellent communication skills, creative thinking, and a willingness to engage in research to support marketing and sales strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Marketing Strategies: Develop comprehensive marketing strategies that align with NextgenID’s target audience and goals.
  • Social Media Management: Manage and grow NextgenID’s social media (LinkedIn) presence by creating and curating content, engaging with followers, and analyzing performance metrics.
  • Sales Support: Collaborate with the sales team to identify potential leads, develop outreach strategies, and track sales progress.
  • Research: Conduct research on industry trends, target markets, competitor activities, and customer needs to inform marketing and sales initiatives.
  • Analytics and Reporting: Monitor the performance of marketing and sales initiatives using analytics tools, providing actionable insights for improvement.
  • Brand Management: Maintain brand consistency across all marketing materials and channels.

Qualifications

  • Must be a current undergraduate student, either a junior or senior.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with digital marketing tools and platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, social media management tools, email marketing platforms).
  • Ability to conduct research and synthesize findings into actionable insights.
  • Creativity and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Familiarity with graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus.
  • Potential for employment based on graduation timeline and performance during the internship.

Important Dates

  • Application Period: Open now through January 15, 2025.
  • Internship Start Date: January 21, 2025.
  • Compensation: Unpaid internship with the potential for employment after 3–6 months based on performance.

To Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and how you meet the qualifications outlined above to careers@nextgenid.com. We look forward to reviewing your application and considering you for this exciting opportunity to contribute to our innovative identity technology startup.

About NextgenID

NextgenID focuses on improving the efficiency and speed of mission critical, high assurance identity enrollment and credentialing operations that are essential to hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

Our technologies are engineered to dramatically reduce the time and cost of capturing accurate data when creating a digital identity. Our industry-neutral solutions revolve around "Supervised Remote-Identity Proofing" to automatically, securely and "remotely" perform all proofing, enrollment and credentialing processes and workflows for our customers. The industry is taking notice as we are now working with some of the largest agencies in the US Defense, intelligence, Civil, State and Local government markets, as well as other national governments and commercial organizations throughout the world.