
Business Development Intern at Newform (New York, NY)
Newform· New York, NY·
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ABOUT
NewForm is the creative intelligence company. We help category disruptors like Kalshi, ElevenLabs, Babbel, and others scale paid ads by turning creative into a measurable, repeatable growth system.
We oversee $100M+ per year in paid media spend and create thousands of human ads each month, with each ad making our system smarter.
THE ROLE
As a Business Development Intern, you'll work directly with Newform's leadership and sales team to support outbound sales, partnerships, and revenue expansion. This role is ideal for someone who wants hands-on exposure to how a high-growth agency acquires, qualifies, and closes clients. You'll help research prospects, support outreach efforts, prepare sales materials, and assist in managing the top of the funnel. This is not a "watch from the sidelines" internship—you'll be embedded in real deals with billion-dollar companies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Research and identify potential clients across tech, mobile, and consumer brands
- Build and maintain prospect lists using tools like LinkedIn, Apollo, HubSpot
- Support outbound outreach efforts (email, LinkedIn, and warm intros)
- Help prepare pitch decks, proposals, and sales materials
- Assist in tracking leads, pipeline status, and deal notes in CRM tools
- Sit in on sales calls and client meetings to learn discovery, positioning, and closing
- Support partnerships, referrals, and special growth initiatives as needed
REQUIREMENTS
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, and basic analysis
- Curious about startups, marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship
- Self-starter mindset: proactive, reliable, and eager to learn
- (Preferred) Prior experience in sales, marketing, consulting, or startups
- (Preferred) Familiarity with paid social, digital marketing, or creator-led brands
BENEFITS
- Paid internship
- Role with office in NYC
- Direct exposure to agency leadership and real client deals
- Hands-on experience in business development and growth strategy
- Opportunity for a full-time role upon successful completion
- Fast-paced environment with meaningful responsibility
- Annual team offsites (previous trips include Tulum, Mexico and Hokkaido, Japan)
Why work at Newform
- Culture: Described as a "tech-enabled agency" blending creative and engineering. The company emphasizes that "people make the ads" and "software learns from them" — appealing to those who want hands-on creative work backed by data.
- Work Mode: Hybrid. HQ in New York City (NOMAD studio), with remote roles available. Some positions require on-site presence in NYC.
- Engineering Culture: Small but growing engineering team (3 engineers currently, ~7% of workforce). Engineers work on Framework, WillBot, and the creative ontology — high-impact, data-intensive problems.
- Growth Trajectory: 100% headcount growth YoY; company is still early-stage (founded 2023) but scaling fast — opportunity for early employees to shape the direction.
- Perks: Not explicitly listed, but the company offers a referral bonus ($5k) and operates a cutting-edge studio environment. Note: Glassdoor-style reviews on LinkedIn rate the company 2.1/5.0 (8 reviews) with criticism around work-life balance and compensation — candidates should verify current culture directly.
- Diversity: Operates across 11 countries with employees in the US, Mexico, India, Canada, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, UK, Philippines, Italy, and more.