What We’re Looking For:
The Sidebench apprenticeship program is a 6-month full-time paid developmental program that is designed to provide the Apprentice with valuable & meaningful first-hand experience within a specific discipline.

We’re looking for a motivated recent college graduate who is looking to gain insight into business development and sales strategy within the tech and consulting industry.

Apprenticeship Details:
We invest a lot of time into all of our Apprentices in the hopes that after their 6-month contract ends, they’ll be able to join our team full-time. During the Apprenticeship you will:

• Gain significant exposure to marketing and communications practices within one of the fastest growing digital product consultancies in the US
• Do impactful work that contributes to the greater goals of the Sidebench team
• Be challenged to think big, creatively solve problems, and turn solutions into processes
• Have a dedicated mentor throughout the apprenticeship who is there to help guide you and provide regular, structured feedback
• Work with and learn from a team of smart, friendly, and fun techies who care about your development

Responsibilities:
With our Business Development team, you will assist in a myriad of activities that cover everything from client relations to the core pillars of our sales strategies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to the content and design of client pitch materials
• Actively participating and contributing to BD meetings and calls
• Assisting the BD team in moving potential clients through the sales pipeline
• Helping prep for meetings and following up with additional materials
• Writing project proposals and responding to RFPs
• Solutioning with Delivery Team to create project plans and scoping tasks
• Researching our clients, competitors and our target markets
• Making informed decisions about our sales strategy to help drive our business development goals
• Designing processes to equip Sidebench’s BD team with the necessary tools to execute on our sales strategy
• Leading meetings and creating proper agendas to maximize time and efficiency during meetings
   

Qualifications:
We are looking for a self-starter who has some previous experience in a sales role with a B2B company or in a similar type of business development role. Our ideal candidate has:

• 1-2 years of experience in sales, business development or account management
• Genuine interest in technology and business and the desire to learn more about B2B marketing
• Leadership experience in the classroom, workplace, or at a similar type of organization
• The ability to work independently and go above and beyond the original scope of their tasks
• Strong research and analytical skills and problem solving ability
• Extreme attention to detail and the ability to properly edit copy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A positive attitude and remains responsive, pro-active, enthusiastic, and adaptable
• Ability to produce detailed and well-organized documentation (have a knack for effectively summarizing concepts, thoughts, and research)
• Must be able to commit to a full-time role for a period of 6 months

Benefits & Perks

• Our dress code is casual and we play music throughout the office (we DJ by committee)
• Our Culture Club celebrates new hires, birthdays, Sidebench anniversaries, and holidays
• We have a monthly happy hour, one big company event per quarter, and an annual party to celebrate our anniversary
• We are walking distance from downtown Culver City and offer free office parking
• We have a modern, open air office space that encourages collaboration while also providing private space free from distraction
• Our kitchen is stocked with free coffee, tea, beer, wine, fresh fruit and plenty of snacks

Compensation
Apprentices are paid $12 an hour with the expectation that after successfully completing the Apprenticeship, they will be offered a competitive full-time salary.