Intern – Outreach & Audience Communication

Intern – Outreach & Audience Communication

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About the Business Unit

EconomicTimes.com

EconomicTimes.com is India's leading destination for students, business owners, mid and senior management professionals, academics, thinkers, and polity alike. Economictimes.com's reach among small enterprises, professionals, and the business community is unprecedented - 80% of time spent on business news in India is on ET. Over 50 million monthly unique users on the platform, 13+ million audiences on social handles and several million newsletter subscribers. ET shapes India Inc's views and opinions. EconomicTimes.com is from the brand stable of Times Internet, India's largest digital products company - seven of the ten netizens in India consume one or more of Times Internet products. Our products inform, entertain and enable 500 Mn+ internet users every month. Our product suite of over 35 brands includes EconomicTimes.com, ETMoney, and TimesofIndia.in, Eight regional news destinations, TechGig, Gaana, and MX Player, among others.

About the Role : Intern – Outreach & Audience Communication

The Intern will work closely with the sales and digital delivery teams at EconomicTimes.com, assisting in building proposals, outreach communication, and pre-sales collateral for AFP and sponsorship mandates. This role sits at the intersection of content and sales — ideal for someone who is commercially curious, writes well, and wants to understand how India's leading business media property sells and services premium advertisers.

Key Responsibilities

• Outreach: Conduct outbound calls to pre-qualified lists to secure attendance for ET events and AFP (Advertiser Funded Programme) mandates.
• Engagement: Manage follow-up communication via WhatsApp and email using professional templates.
• Tracking: Maintain real-time trackers (Google Sheets) for responses, objections, and lead escalations.
• Research: Identify and source relevant industry contacts via LinkedIn to expand outreach lists.
• Targets: Achieve daily and weekly confirmation targets for event participation.

Skills & Eligibility

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills in English and Hindi.
• Mindset: Confident on the phone, resilient in handling rejection, and highly organized.
• Technical: Basic proficiency in Google Sheets and LinkedIn research.
• Background: Currently pursuing or recently completed graduation. Prior experience in tele-calling or inside sales is a plus.