About the Company
Speakable is a technology company on a mission to make civic and charitable engagement more accessible. Our core product, Action Button, is changing how the world reads the news by enabling readers to take instant action on news articles. Our algorithm matches the right civic and charitable actions with engaging content, enabling readers to impact the issues they care about directly from the article page. Action Button is live on Time, VICE, MSN, NBC, Bustle, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, and many more. We have core relationships with key international news outlets and have launched Action Button across major publishers, with huge expansion across digital channels planned.
We are looking for smart, creative, tech-oriented thinkers who are entrepreneurial, critical of the current experiences around them, and energized to reimagine the way news, brands and civic causes mesh in the digital world.
Company Industries:
Marketing & Communications, Social Justice, Technology
Internship Description
At Speakable, we help socially conscious brands and companies accelerate their messaging to audiences who care. As our sales and biz dev intern, you will help us find companies to approach about working with Action Button, and demonstrate the value our technology can bring to their advertising and CSR campaigns.
- Research socially conscious companies to approach
- Identify decision-makers and contacts at each company and craft strategies to get in the door
- Craft campaigns that align to each brand or company’s mission; design corresponding presentation materials
- Attend live pitches and assist with follow-up
Additional Requirements
We’re looking for candidates who embody our core values:
- Integrity - You take pride in doing the right thing when no one is watching. You follow through on your word. You believe in the power of using tech as a force for good.
- Innovation - You are constantly challenging the status quo, taking initiative, and seeking to get better.
- Impact - You have demonstrated a track record of making an impact in your community (however you interpret “community” - it can be your school, your neighborhood, your online community, etc.).