Job Description
Summer Sales Internship – Grit x Forge Marketing
Paid Internship | Housing Available | Leadership Opportunities | Summer 2026 About The Opportunity Looking for a summer experience that challenges you and accelerates your growth?
Grit x Forge Marketing’s Summer Sales Internship offers college students hands-on experience in sales, leadership, and business development. As a Sales Representative, you’ll work with a team selling residential pest-control services in selected U.S. markets. This is a performance-based sales internship designed to help you develop communication, work ethic, resilience, and leadership skills in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
What You’ll Gain
- Performance-based earning opportunity: Compensation is commission-based with bonuses available. Earnings vary by individual performance.
- Housing arranged by us: Fully furnished summer housing is secured and organized by our team.
- Sales & leadership training: Ongoing mentorship and structured training throughout the summer.
- Professional development: Experience in marketing, lead generation, and closing sales.
- Incentive programs: Eligibility for performance-based bonuses and team competitions.
What You’ll Learn
- Professional communication and interpersonal skills
- Goal setting and performance tracking
- Sales fundamentals and negotiation techniques
- Time management and self-discipline
- Leadership fundamentals for high performers
Who We’re Looking For
This internship is ideal for college students or recent graduates who are:
- Competitive and goal-oriented
- Interested in sales, entrepreneurship, or leadership
- Willing to work outdoors and engage directly with customers
- Coachable and open to feedback
- Willing to relocate for the summer if selected
Where top performers go after this role
Skills This internship is designed to build real-world skills in sales, leadership, and performance under pressure. Many of our former reps have gone on to pursue careers in:
- Medical device sales
- SaaS and tech sales
- Commercial and enterprise sales
- Real estate and real estate investing
- Financial services and wealth management
- Investment banking and private equity
- Corporate finance and consulting
- Entrepreneurship and startup ventures
- Management and leadership roles within our organization
- Graduate programs (MBA, law, finance, etc.)
The skills developed here — communication, resilience, negotiation, work ethic, leadership, and emotional intelligence — translate directly into competitive, high-performance career paths across industries.
While career paths vary by individual, this role is intentionally structured to accelerate professional growth and expand long-term professional opportunities.
(Head to our website to view case studies on past reps) gritxforge.com/stories
Please Note Temporary Relocation will likely be required for placement. While you may apply to a specific market, placement in that location is not guaranteed and will depend on business needs and availability. About Grit x Forge Marketing Grit x Forge Marketing is a door-to-door sales organization operating in multiple U.S. markets. We provide structured sales internships designed to help young professionals develop real-world business experience.
Internship Details
- Duration: 3–4 months (May–August 2026)
- Compensation: 100% commission-based + performance bonuses
- Locations: Indianapolis, Northern Indiana, Tacoma, West Texas, Detroit, Cleveland, Portland, Eugene, Atlanta, Baton Rouge/Lafayette, New Jersey, Denver, Columbus, Kansas City, Grand Rapids, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Louisville, Orlando, Cincinnati, Nashville, Tampa, and Seattle.
- Housing: Fully furnished housing arranged by Forge
- Training: Virtual onboarding + in-person summer training
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