Smartly is excited to kick off applications for our Fall 2026 Internship Program!
Are you interested in building a career in sales? In this hybrid NYC internship, you’ll gain hands-on experience within our Sales Development organization and learn how Smartly identifies and engages prospective customers. You’ll work closely with Sales and Marketing while building foundational skills in account research, outbound prospecting, personalized outreach, and pipeline generation.
As an Enterprise Sales Development Intern, you will…- Research prospective customers and identify key contacts within target accounts
- Support outbound prospecting across email, phone, LinkedIn, and other channels
- Help create personalized outreach based on each prospect’s business needs
- Partner with Account Executives to research and prioritize high-value accounts
- Collaborate with Marketing to leverage campaigns, events, and content
- Use Salesforce to document prospect activity and engagement
- Use data and AI-powered tools to improve prospect research and outreach
- Participate in team meetings, coaching sessions, and sales training
- A full-time rsenior, or graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university
- Interested in pursuing a career in sales, business development, technology, or digital advertising
- A strong written and verbal communicator who enjoys connecting with new people
- Motivated, resilient, and comfortable taking initiative
- Curious, coachable, and eager to develop your sales skills
- Organized and able to manage multiple priorities
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
This internship is paid at $20 per hour and will be approximately 30 hours per week from October 6 through December 17, 2026.
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Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.
Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.
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Skills Required
- Currently a full-time senior or graduating student at an accredited four-year college or university
- Interest in pursuing a career in sales, business development, technology, or digital advertising
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Motivation, resilience, and willingness to take initiative
- Curiosity, coachability, and eagerness to develop sales skills
- Ability to stay organized and manage multiple priorities
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
What the Team is Saying
Smartly Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Five weeks of paid vacation, company holidays, wellness days, and localized 25–30 day annual leave are prominently highlighted. Short‑term work‑from‑anywhere allowances complement PTO by making time off and location flexibility easier to use.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered with immediate start in some markets, alongside global mental‑health support through Auntie. These benefits are positioned as part of a strong baseline that is localized by country.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid/remote setups and work‑from‑anywhere options (e.g., up to 60 days from another Smartly location or 30 days from a non‑Smartly location) expand where and how work gets done. Stipends for fully remote setups are also referenced in employer materials.
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What We Do
We solve for advertising campaign and creative complexities - both key elements to the time/money savings and performance that brands, agencies and businesses seek. Our unified platform combines media, creative, and intelligence, offering end-to-end workflows powered by AI across the open and closed web. With over 700 brands and advertisers, we've proven that dynamic and personalized creative makes advertising impactful. We are on a mission to transform the advertising experience for brands and their consumers. ⚡️
Why Work With Us
As a fast-paced growth company, we offer opportunities to maximize learning and amplify impact. Our culture and values have always been the secret sauce of our growth. They define how we aspire to build our adtech product, whom we hire and reward, and how we work towards a shared vision. Join us in moving advertising forward.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We are a hybrid workplace where Smartlies have the flexibility of hybrid work combining office and work from home. We also offer programs for short-term remote work globally.
