Summer 2026 Internship – Commercial Sales &… at The Wall… · NYC -…

Summary: Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, and they are seeking a Commercial Sales & Business Development Intern for Summer 2026. This role will provide hands-on exposure to enterprise B2B sales, focusing on customer outreach, sales playbook development, and performance analysis. Responsibilities: - Support targeted outreach campaigns across priority customer segments - Research prospects, help identify new business opportunities, and track engagement, follow-ups, and pipeline activity within CRM systems - Assist in coordinating customer meetings and preparing supporting materials - Document and organize sales best practices and team learnings - Support development of structured templates for prospecting, qualification, and account planning - Conduct research on key accounts and target industry segments - Identify whitespace and cross-sell opportunities within existing client portfolios - Support preparation of client briefings and commercial proposals - Track campaign metrics and measure outreach effectiveness - Analyze pipeline trends and conversion data - Synthesize insights to support improved sales prioritization across the team - Help prepare clear summaries and updates to communicate findings and project progress to both commercial and non-commercial audiences - Contribute to documentation of team workflows and best practices to support consistency and alignment with wider commercial objectives Required Qualifications: - Completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies: You must be a rising junior or senior during the summer of 2026 - Commercial Curiosity: Genuine interest in B2B sales, commercial growth, or business development and an eagerness to understand how enterprise sales teams operate and scale - Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally in client-facing and internal contexts - Analytical Ability: Comfort working with data and metrics to draw meaningful conclusions. Excel is required; experience with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce) is a plus - Organization & Drive: Proactive, detail-oriented, and reliable, you follow through on commitments and manage your time effectively in a fast-paced environment - Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships in a global, matrixed organization - Strategic Thinking: An ability to connect individual tasks to broader commercial goals and identify opportunities for improvement or growth Required Skills: B2B Sales, CRM Platforms, Data Analysis Important Skills: Communication Skills, Strategic Thinking Nice-to-Have Skills: Organization & Drive, Commercial Curiosity, Collaboration Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer Benefits: Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce