Sales Intern - New Construction (Summer Semester 2025)

Internships Lexington, Kentucky


Big Ass Interns are smart, genuinely curious, and full of innovative ideas. They're eager to learn the ins and outs of our business and understand why we do things the way we do. Our interns don't run errands - they're here to make a real impact at the company!  As a BAF Sales Intern - New Construction, you will be an integral part of the Big Ass Fans New Construction team. In this role, you will assist the team in building the sales funnel, creating awareness of product information for our channel partners, and improving our processes to enhance customer engagement. In your first week, you'll dive into an exciting project you'll work on throughout your internship. At the end, you'll get to present your findings and recommendations to BAF executives. We'll provide a supportive, fast-paced environment focused on learning; you bring your attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once. 

Our success is a result of the diversity of the Big Ass Fans team. Are you seeking an opportunity to work with extraordinary people with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you have something that sets you apart from the rest? With a bias for action, we want you to #livelifebigass and bring the next great BAF product to market. From our customers to our employees, we are passionate about what we can accomplish together. If this sounds exciting to you, you might be exactly what we need on our team.                   

Responsibilities             

  • Learn and engage with Big Ass Fans products and services.
  • Work alongside sales management to gain hands-on experience in each aspect of the BAF sales process and learn sales techniques.
  • Assist in optimizing content in our Salesforce communities platform to enhance product information for channel partners. 
  • Build new processes for following up on channel partner Lunch & Learns, and other relationship-building activities.
  • Assist sales team with inbound calls/lead routing, order entry, customer contacts, organization of marketing information/collateral in Salesforce Communities and other sales-related tasks.
  • Create and analyze sales reports to drive increased productivity and sales execution.
  • Work on increasingly challenging and engaging real-world sales projects.
  • Complete special projects and tasks as assigned.           

Requirements               

  • Internship is located onsite (housing/relocation not provided)
  • Undergraduate students majoring in Business, Communications, Sales, Marketing, or a related field
  • Positive, professional, and outgoing personality with the ability to work in a team environment 
  • Enthusiasm and desire to learn and be successful in business development and sales
  • Highly organized, self-starter that is punctual with a strong work ethic
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Highly proficient in Google Suite, and social media tools (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter)
  • Customer relationship management (CRM) software experience        

Why live life Big Ass?             

You’re not just a member of the Big Ass Fans team; it’s BIGGER than us. We are a Madison Industries company - one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world. Madison Industries has fostered and built exceptional companies that are essential to our collective health and well-being. Come join us as we build something truly remarkable!             

You want Big Ass Benefits? Join us in the cantina for a catered lunch followed by a game of Ping-Pong, Pool or Cornhole. Did we meet our daily goals today? Let’s open the beer fridge and play a game of pool! Don’t forget to attend the latest BAF-sponsored social outing.             

Big Ass Fans, a perennial honoree among “Best Places to Work” offers employees competitive pay and a challenging and rewarding work environment!        

Why haven’t you applied yet?             

Big Ass Fans is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Big Ass Fans maintains an environment where each individual is valued and respected. Individuals are expected to understand and comply with OSHA and ISO 9001 standards and procedures. Individuals are expected to apply safe work methods when performing the job requirements in hazardous and non-hazardous environments to avoid injury to self to co-workers or damage to property. Individuals are expected to report unsafe work conditions or equipment operation to supervisors immediately and observe all safety rules.             


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