International Business Development

The Unfiltered Startup is a growth-focused company helping ambitious businesses acquire customers, improve their marketing, and scale.

We're looking for an International Sales Intern who wants real-world exposure to selling into global markets — especially the US.

This is not a passive internship. You will be expected to research prospects, start conversations, generate leads, handle outreach, and help convert prospects into clients.

What You'll Do

• Research and identify potential clients in international markets, primarily the US.
• Build targeted prospect lists of founders, business owners, and decision-makers.
• Execute cold outreach through email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and other relevant channels.
• Write personalized outreach messages that generate responses.
• Qualify leads and understand their business problems.
• Conduct initial sales conversations and follow-ups.
• Book qualified meetings for the sales team.
• Maintain accurate lead and pipeline data in the CRM.
• Assist with proposals, sales presentations, and follow-up sequences.
• Study competitors, industries, and market opportunities.
• Track outreach metrics and continuously improve conversion rates.
• Work directly with the founding team and learn how an international sales operation is built from scratch.

Who We're Looking For

You should:

• Have strong spoken and written English.
• Be confident communicating with business owners and professionals.
• Be highly proactive and comfortable initiating conversations with strangers.
• Have a strong interest in sales, startups, marketing, or business.
• Be comfortable with rejection and persistent follow-up.
• Have good research and communication skills.
• Be willing to work in a fast-paced, execution-heavy environment.
• Be comfortable using tools such as LinkedIn, Google Sheets, CRM platforms, email, and AI tools.
• Be hungry to learn rather than simply looking for a certificate.

Students, recent graduates, and candidates without prior sales experience are welcome to apply. What matters more is your ability to communicate, learn quickly, and execute.

What You'll Learn

• International B2B sales
• US market prospecting
• Cold outreach and lead generation
• Sales psychology and objection handling
• CRM and pipeline management
• Client discovery and qualification
• Proposal and offer creation
• How agencies acquire and retain clients
• How a startup builds a sales engine from zero

The Right Candidate

If you're someone who wants to eventually build a career in sales, entrepreneurship, business development, or startups, this internship can give you significantly more practical exposure than a typical internship.

If you're looking for a low-effort internship where you can simply complete assigned tasks and collect a certificate, this isn't the right role for you.