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Sales and Marketing Intern

Location:

AK - Anchorage

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USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world. Something special is happening here with our more than 9,000 associates across the U.S. and abroad - and we invite you to learn more.

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The USI ONE Advantage® allows USI to deliver unique solutions to our clients. This value proposition provides unmatched growth and opportunity for our associates and, at its core, represents a significant investment in our people.

Unique Employee Programs and Deep Community Engagement

We turn care into action with our award-winning wellness program, college scholarships for associates' children, and financial help in times of need. Our annual community service initiative engages associates in hands-on regional service projects helping hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Industry-Leading Associate Rewards and Recognition

In addition to competitive pay, incentives, and benefits, USI recognizes associates through our Summit Awards program, rewarding excellence in those who build our brand each day.

Committed to a Diverse and Inclusive Work Environment
USI values diversity and is dedicated to ensuring a fair, diverse, and inclusive work environment for all. Our diversity and inclusion program, "I'm With U," advances these initiatives to champion our team members and the communities we serve.

Nationally Recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace

USI has been recognized as one of:

* The Top Insurance Employers by Insurance Business America four years in a row (2018-2022).

* Business Insurance's 2021 list of Best Places to Work in Insurance for the second year in a row.
* Forbes Best Large Employers in America (2018-2019).
* Ranked as one of Forbes Best Large Employers in America (2018-2019).

General Description: 

The purpose of the sales and consulting internship is to prepare rising college seniors for entry into insurance brokerage sales in the areas of Private Risk, Select small commercial, Employee Benefits, and middle – market Property and Casualty.  Interns will receive exposure to the business through challenging assignments, projects, case studies and role playing. Through this comprehensive experience, successful interns will emerge with qualifications for the Associate Producer Development Program after graduating from college.


Responsibilities:

  • Job shadow with employees from different areas of the business.
  • Attend client meetings and take notes.
  • Perform prospect research and pipeline development.
  • Make cold calls at the direction of their mentor.
  • Attend carrier trainings
  • Participate in online, virtual, and in – person training to enhance their knowledge of insurance fundamentals
  • Complete prospect engagement assignments
  • Create presentations for producers, and practice leaders
  • Give presentations
  • Complete role – play exercises
  • Learn, develop, and apply sales principles learned in USI’s Fast Start training
  • Manage daily required activity to meet goals
  • Make recommendations to program management on creative ways for improving the internships programs effectiveness, and participant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Be a rising college senior
  • Eager to learn and take on challenges which are unfamiliar
  • Possess exceptional time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
  • Self-starter with a superior work ethic and a defined sense of urgency
  • Deliver creative solutions to problems
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  • Experience planning, creating, and delivering dynamic presentations
  • Demonstrate composure and resiliency during times of stress and challenge
  • Influence and persuade individuals and/or groups with an opposing viewpoint.  
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills (i.e. MS Office; creating metrics in excel; inputting data in recruitment software.
  • Insurance or Financial Services recruitment experience is preferred
  • Must be able to effectively manage multiple time bound projects and priorities

USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.

Job ID:

26395

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