Business Development Intern

In-person, Pune

WittyPen is a strategic content marketing company. Since 2015, we've worked with 500+ companies, built a vetted network of 1,800+ writers, and shipped 85,000+ pieces of content. Today we run two disciplines as one system, Search Growth and Brand Authority, because you can't really do one without the other anymore: AI engines pull citations from where brands are actually discussed well, and brand work only turns into pipeline once it's found and cited.

We're a small, high-ownership team. We'd rather ship steady, good work at a sustainable pace than perform busyness, and we're not chasing move fast and break things or fail fast, fail forward as personality traits.

New client business at WittyPen comes from two places: outbound we go find, and RFPs we get invited into. We want an intern who can learn both ends of that pipeline, sourcing and qualifying leads on one side, helping shape and submit a proposal that actually wins on the other, working closely with the founders. Three to six months, with a full-time offer as the outcome if it's a fit.

What you'll do

Research and build lists of companies and decision-makers that fit WittyPen's or Zerply's ideal customer profile.
Run outbound outreach across email and LinkedIn, and track what's actually working, not just what went out.
Help prepare RFP responses end to end: understand the brief, pull in the right proof points and case studies, and get a proposal out the door on time.
Keep a clean, current pipeline so nothing that matters falls through.
Use AI tools to speed up prospecting, drafting outreach, and first-pass proposal writing, while catching it when the output is generic or wrong.
Own a full lead-gen channel or a live RFP response by month three, not just assist on one.

What we're looking for

Strong written communication. RFPs and outreach are won or lost on how clearly you write.
Genuinely organized: you follow up on time, and nothing sits untouched in a pipeline.
Comfortable with cold outreach and the rejection that comes with it.
Genuine, daily comfort with AI tools, not just familiarity.
Fresher to 1 year of experience.

Nice to have

Any prior exposure to sales, growth, or business development, even informal or self-driven.
Familiarity with a CRM or outreach tool.

Compensation

₹10,000–20,000/month during the internship, based on capability. Strong performers convert to a full-time offer at ₹4–6 LPA, typically between month three and six.

Location: Pune (in-person).

Name *

Email *

Resume *

Current status (student, fresher, or working professional) *

Expected stipend (₹/month) *

LinkedIn profile

Write to us with one company you think WittyPen or Zerply should be pitching right now, and how you'd approach reaching them. *

Beyond the resume: what's something you've worked on that you're genuinely proud of, and what matters to you in how you want to work? *

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What you'll do

Research and build lists of companies and decision-makers that fit WittyPen's or Zerply's ideal customer profile.

Run outbound outreach across email and LinkedIn, and track what's actually working, not just what went out.

Help prepare RFP responses end to end: understand the brief, pull in the right proof points and case studies, and get a proposal out the door on time.

Keep a clean, current pipeline so nothing that matters falls through.

Use AI tools to speed up prospecting, drafting outreach, and first-pass proposal writing, while catching it when the output is generic or wrong.

Own a full lead-gen channel or a live RFP response by month three, not just assist on one.

What we're looking for

Strong written communication. RFPs and outreach are won or lost on how clearly you write.

Genuinely organized: you follow up on time, and nothing sits untouched in a pipeline.

Comfortable with cold outreach and the rejection that comes with it.

Genuine, daily comfort with AI tools, not just familiarity.

Fresher to 1 year of experience.