Job Description

We’re on an ambitious and challenging mission to provide guaranteed internships to anyone, anytime, anywhere—no one else is doing this at our scale! Regardless of background, major, location, or career field, every student can gain invaluable experience at innovative companies worldwide, significantly enhancing their employability and career readiness. Trusted by universities, governments, foundations, and online education institutions, we’re transforming learners’ lives globally.

• $14.3million Series A fundraise announced in September 2022, with investors including Hambro Perks, Sequoia India & Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures
• Ranked 20th out of 13,000 organizations to “Escape To in 2023”Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ in 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022
• Remote-first with 100+ employees across 20+ countries globally 
• B2B EdTech product, trusted by 100+ universities, 10,000+ interns, and 14,000+ companies 

One of the core values at VI is transparency. Therefore feel free to “try before you apply” by visiting our VI-P Guide, which includes our values, how we operate, how we build our packages, and a few other snippets of who we are!

Your Role

Join Virtual Internships as a Placement Development Specialist/SDR and be a hero/heroine…

This role is our unique version of a “SDR”. You’ll be the hero or heroine of our Placement team because when an intern can’t be matched with one of our 20,000+ existing partner companies, you’ll step in to source and engage new ones. How will you do that? Well… the secret sauce gets revealed once you’re in.

As we’re big believers in promoting from within. This role can lead to becoming a senior team member, a team manager, or transitioning into a Placement Matching Specialist role.

What’s Unique About This Role vs The Traditional “SDR” Role?

• Zero-Cost Value Proposition – Unlike traditional SDR roles where you’re pitching paid services, you’ll be offering companies a completely free opportunity to host talented interns with no fees or commitments.
• Unique Objection Handling – Your biggest challenge won’t be overcoming price objections , it’ll simply be to help a founder/manager understand that our offering really is free!
• Meaningful Impact – Every company you bring on board creates new remote internship opportunities for students. Your work directly expands our placement capacity and helps more students launch their careers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Utilising multiple communication channels (email, calls, looms, LinkedIn) to reach out to potential leads 
• Setting up meetings for our Placement Matching Specialists
• Driving prospects to register on our platform if you can’t secure a meeting
• Attending in-person networking events to generate leads
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records in our sales engagement/CRM
• Participating in the creation and optimization of lead generation and outreach strategies.Following up on email marketing campaigns, webinars, and other demand generation activities.

Who We’re Looking For

Your Attributes

• Fluency in English (you don’t need an IELTS, but if you did, it would be 7.0+).
• “Hunter mentality” – You’re energized by the chase and motivated to pursue new prospects daily.
• Creative & Bold – You challenge the status quo, test new approaches, and aren’t afraid to push boundaries in pursuit of better outcomes
• Persistent – “Not interested” isn’t the end of the conversation for you—it’s the beginning of a new angle
• Organized – You can juggle tabs, tools, and slacks without dropping the ball, all while hitting your activity KPIs

Your Experience

• 1+ years of experience in any of the following roles: Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, SDR/BDR/AE, Marketing – Copywriting, Marketing – Demand Generation
• Familiarity with remote work or working with global teams

You stand out from the crowd if you have:

• Experience with sending creative cold emails 
• Experience making cold calls in English
• Proven ability to meet targets and KPIs

Virtual Internships Perks and Benefits 

• Remote-First: All roles at VI are currently and will remain remote – flexibility to work from anywhere
• Flexible Working Hours: Start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch, or leave later, it’s totally up to you.
• Annual Leave: Wherever you are in the world, you’ll get 25 days of paid annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and 5 sick days.
• Life Event Leave: There are moments in life where your life responsibility is a higher priority than work (e.g. moving house, your best friend getting married, your sister having a baby) therefore, you’ll get 5 days of paid life-event leave to support these occasions. You also get a day off on your birthday. This is in addition to your Annual Leave.
• Flexible VIer Budget: You’ll receive a flexible budget of $1,000 per year that you can use on but not limited to your work setup, personal wellness, or professional development.
• Tech: New joiners receive either a budget for your company laptop depending on the role and location.

Equality & Diversity

Virtual Internships is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants. We ensure all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process.