5min’s NYC based office is currently looking for Summer and Fall Business Development Interns. Its a great opportunity to get involved in the NYC tech/media startup community.

If you or someone you think we should be talking to is interested–people we like to call “Internet savages”–send a note at evan@5min.com or comment on this post. Feel free to include your resume, URL of your online presence, and/or a sample of your RSS reader list.

Position Description:
You will work in the Business Development department reporting directly to the Director of Content Acquisition and VP of Business Development. As a member of this team, you will primarily be tasked with assisting the development and creation of the 5min Partner network. You will support this over-arching initiative by performing critical Business Development research and marketing functions by identifying and prioritizing a pipeline of Partners to ultimately establish long-term relationships with media companies of various shapes and sizes. 5Min’s current Partners include major media companies to NYC/CA based internet, media startups.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the identification, prioritization, development and growth of a Partner pipeline through due diligence and research.
• Help manage the progress of business development activities and related pipeline.
• Supporting the development, implementation, and management of Direct Marketing Campaigns and Lead Generation initiatives.
• Provide recommendation for on-going marketing and sales initiatives based upon insights drawn from analysis.
• Perform Competitive Research and synthesizing in-depth analysis
• Manage and track content library growth and other key performance metrics. Generate reporting based upon findings.
• Manage and track implementation of distribution deals. Generate reporting based upon findings.
• Support ad-hoc requests from different business units - including editorial, site design, product development, and marketing.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of the Internet media space, related business models, and online/offline publishers and content providers.
• Ambitious, aggressive, hard working, self-starter, who is well organized and able to assume responsibility for specific project deliverables with limited supervision.
• Deliver results in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment that requires ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively independently as well as in a team environment.
• Must enjoy and thrive in a start-up environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.
• BA or BS degree from a top-tier, four-year accredited University.
• Expected Graduation: Sophomore ’11 / Junior Status ‘10
• Preferred Major(s): Finance, Marketing, Business Management, Communications/Media, Economics.
• Minimum GPA: 3.2

Position Reports to: Director of Content Acquisition and VP of Business Development

Term: Present – Mid-August; September - November

Hours: 25 – 40 hrs / week

Expected Graduation: Sophomore ’11 / Junior Status ‘10

Contact if interested:  evan@5min.com