Technical Sales Intern - Full-time / Part-time

Position Summary: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Join Daktronics and be part of a team that creates cutting-edge digital LED display technology and audio systems. Experience the thrill of working on projects that bring excitement to sports events, attract customers worldwide, and guide people in their daily lives./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"At Daktronics, you’ll engage in meaningful work and have the chance to grow both personally and professionally. Our internships and student positions offer hands-on experience, mentorship, and the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of our products and industry practices./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Do you enjoy solving customer problems? Technical sales internship brings together engineering, marketing, and sales experiences. You will interact with our talented product engineering and sales teams. You’ll have a mentor who will challenge you to find solutions, take initiative and develop a strong understanding of Daktronics products, practices, and procedures. We are committed to providing the resources and mentorship necessary to thrive in your position, ensuring you feel supported and are successful./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pStEvwhSnkE" width="250" height="140" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"/iframe/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat will the work look like for me?/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Your exact responsibilities will vary depending upon assignment, but you can expect opportunities like these during your internship./span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Learn sales strategies including inside sales, business-to-business (B2B), service sales, and advertising sales:/spanullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Job shadow our professional sales team./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Demonstrate products, visit customers, may attend trade shows./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Give customer presentations./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Conduct research./span/li/ul/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Contribute to Daktronics Intern Group:/spanullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Monthly luncheons./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Attend Toastmasters./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Recruiting events./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Give internship capstone presentation and attend colleagues’ presentations./span/li/ul/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Experience manufacturing through production rotation./span/lili style="margin-bottom: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Build and maintain professional relationships./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"To get a glimpse of what our current interns are working on, check out our span style="color: #0000ff;"a href="https://www.daktronics.com/blog/authors/daktronics-intern" target="_blank" style="color: #0000ff;" rel="noopener"Sales Intern Blog Site/a/span (https://www.daktronics.com/blog/authors/daktronics-intern)—it's a great way to see the experience through their eyes!/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhen will I work?/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Internship runs from 12 January 2026 to 06 August 2026. span style="color: black;"*If your university quarter/semester doesn't end until after these dates, we may consider an alternate schedule.em /em/span/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhere is this opportunity located?/strong /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Position based in Brookings, South Dakota working out of a Daktronics office. /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat are the pay and perks?/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"The typical hiring range for this position is $17.50 to $22.00 per hour based on the location of Brookings, South Dakota. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including relevant education, experience, location, and applicable local legislation.  /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"We also offer financial Relocation Assistance for positions that require placement in a specific location. /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="color: black;"This position is eligible for a subset of our company benefits including employee discount program, employee assistance program, community donation program, unpaid time off, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, leaves, disability and accommodations. Information about Daktronics benefits can be found on our website /spana href="https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/employment/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Career Opportunities (daktronics.com)/aspan style="color: black;" (/spanhttps://www.daktronics.com/en-us/employment/careersspan style="color: black;"). This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by Daktronics at any time./span/span/p Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongTo be considered for Sales Intern, we require the following:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"You’re an outgoing, self-motivated, flexible, well-organized person who is both empathetic and personable. You understand customers, so know the work schedule may include evenings and weekends. You can meet our academic, travel, and other requirements. /span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Preferred applicants will be currently enrolled in accredited bachelor’s program in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Computer Software related degree. Helpful minors include technical sales, entrepreneurial studies/management, marketing, economics, or certificate/coursework in personal selling or technical sales. Will consider December 2025 graduates. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Completion of sophomore year in good academic standing./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Must be able to take a semester off from school to complete the internship, if applicable. Taking a semester off means no class obligations either online or in person during the duration of the internship./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Must be able to commit to at least 40 hours per week. Overtime will be required, as needed, to support special events and travel. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: black;"Unofficial transcripts or web transcripts must be submitted with application./span/strong/span /li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: black;"Travel Requirements: /span/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongspan style="color: black;"Willing to travel up to 30% of the time (50 days). Generally, 5-15 trips ranging from 2-13 days including weekends with the average being 2 days away.  /span/strong/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Ability to travel by air and ground. Valid driver’s license. Must be able to meet and maintain Daktronics Qualified Driver status. Motor vehicle records will be checked. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requirements for operating Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV): /spanullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Be at least 21 years of age./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Obtain state company certification to operate a CMV with a gross vehicle weight rating from 10,001 to 26,001 pounds. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Employees will be required to participate in a driver exam road test/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Pass a medical exam, which includes drug test./span/li/ul/lili style="margin-bottom: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Physically able to connect trailer to vehicle. /span/lili style="margin-bottom: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Be able to operate large trucks with or without trailers safely in various weather and traffic conditions./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongOther Requirements: /strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"You can quickly learn technical product features and functions and can communicate to non-technical customers and users. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Can capture and evaluate non-technical customer feedback and organize to communicate to technical product managers and developers. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"You have a strong interest in sports and can relate to stakeholders of sporting applications./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"May work from multiple locations, including Daktronics offices and/or home-based office./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Excellent verbal and written communication skills./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Fluent in English, written and verbal. Knowledge of Spanish or French helpful./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"This position is open to candidates eligible to work in the U.S./span/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongReady to make an impact? Apply now and start your journey with Daktronics. /strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DVgWPnwTb5k?si=aAIPG56KwM9_cbPg" width="250" height="140" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"/iframe/span/pp style="margin-left: 0in;" /pp style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. span style="color: black;"Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law./span/span/p