Sales & Account Management internships in Rome

Internship details

These Sales & Account Management internships in Italy offer the chance to build hands-on experience assisting with business development strategies, helping to conduct market research, assist sales teams, run promotional strategies, or conduct fiscal, administrative and accounting activities. Internships can be in a broad range of companies and are customized to suit your own skills and interests.

This is an in-country internship which includes accommodation and Italian language lessons. Click here to view remote Marketing & Communications internships, which you can undertake from home.

This is an excellent internship for business-minded interns, looking for unique cultural immersion. You can either gain broad experience across a range of Sales & Account Management roles, or focus on building specific skills within a certain area.

Every Sales & Account Management internship is personalized, and your preferences and goals will help to customize your internship so it’s unique to you. Interns are matched to engaging placements, where experienced supervisors are prepared to provide guidance, as well as meaningful tasks and objectives. You’ll gain specific sales and client management experience and contribute to growing businesses in Rome. With such a broad range of placements possible, the exact nature of your internship can vary. Examples of internship activities may include (but aren’t limited to):

• Assisting with direct sales
• Assisting with client and account management
• Creating social media content and managing accounts
• Developing and implementing business development strategies
• Assisting with market studies for regional trade fairs
• Conducting customer and competitor research
• Assisting with marketing and communications campaigns
• Participating in client meetings
• Support for fiscal, administrative and accounting tasks

Please include details of your ideal internship placement in your application, as this will help to customize your internship to best suit your goals. Any requests for specific internship roles are accommodated wherever possible, but are subject to availability. In all cases, interns should expect that the first week of your experience will focus on settling in and gaining some introductory knowledge, as you will not “hit the ground running”. Rather, you should start with learning about the placement to gain an understanding of what you can build upon, develop, learn, and contribute. Ensure that you ask questions and provide feedback during the introductory period, so that your supervisor understands how you’re progressing. This will help them to better understand important details, such as how quickly you learn, what you find challenging, what you find interesting, etc.

Understand and expect that individual internship experiences vary, as the specific placement that you’re assigned will depend on review of your resume and your current level of studies and experience. Therefore, if you’re at a more introductory level, you should reasonably expect a more introductory internship. Likewise, if you’re interning for a shorter duration, you will have a different experience from someone who is interning for a longer duration. Placement preferences are considered but always subject to availability.

Note that internships in Rome include mandatory Italian language lessons, which are included within the minimum duration requirement of the internship. While your internship can be conducted in some English, a language barrier can still be encountered to a certain extent. Interns should be prepared for the very natural and normal frustration of not always understanding what is being said around them. Most interns are able to have a successful internship experience and it is essential to come prepared and willing to surmount a language barrier, as opposed to being intimidated by it.

• For beginners to the Italian language (levels A1 and A2), you’re required to complete a four-week Italian language course at an accredited language school in Rome before you start at your internship placement.

• Interns with intermediate Italian will complete two weeks of language lessons, prior to commencing the placement. If you have intermediate language skills, please note that you will be required to provide verification (such as a B1 or B2 level certificate) and/or demonstrate your listening comprehension and spoken proficiency. These two abilities (listening and speaking) are the most important skills that will be assessed, to determine if you’re able to complete your internship as an “intermediate” speaker of Italian.

• Additional language lessons can be arranged in-country, for those who wish to continue classes.

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