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The **Sales Enablement Instructional Designer Intern** role is an integral one within Worldwide Sales Enablement. The Instructional Designer Intern will contribute to our team’s continued growth and scalability as well as the evolution of our training programs.

Cross Team Collaboration: The Instructional Designer Intern collaborates with the Enablement Program leads as well as teams around the globe to build visually impactful and interactive learning modules to address the needs of the sales organization.

Scope of Responsibility: This role plans for upcoming content creation, assists with development of training videos or webinars, identifies older content that needs to be removed or updated, and measures adoption of learning content to improve seller effectiveness and accelerate new sales hire ramp to productivity. Specifically, this role will develop learning modules and weekly newsletter communications around Proofpoint’s products, systems/tools and processes, sales/presentation/communications skills, value selling, and more using a combination of e-mail communications, e-learning content, and video trainings. Proficiency in instructional design, communications, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and other or similar content creation and analytical tools is a requirement.

Your day-to-day

+ Work with “subject matter experts” defining training course objectives, scope, sequence, and audiences to identify an appropriate training method such as video shorts, webinars, and email communications.

+ Independently gather information from subject matter experts to develop, organize, and write training scripts, interviews, and associated documentation.

+ Use your knowledge and experience to construct simple, polished, and engaging content such as video shorts and other content mediums for our sellers and managers. This may include voiceovers, applying video animations or editing existing videos to improve the understanding and ensure that content is on brand.

+ Share updates for Proofpoint’s products, systems, tools, and processes via weekly newsletter.

+ Evaluate current content and develop an innovative approach for initial review of existing content and ongoing management strategy of all digital assets.

+ Review meta data and tagging of existing library to develop better search engine optimization and content discovery.

+ Support operations in learning management systems, including uploading new content and tracking utilization of course materials.

What you bring to the team

+ Foundational knowledge of Instructional Design or Lesson Planning

+ Superior written and verbal communication skills, with a keen eye for detail

+ Ability to create content for multiple mediums and audiences

+ Proven time management skills to effectively coordinate multiple projects

+ Experience working cross functionally to complete projects

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with technical aptitude and keen attention to detail

+ Fluency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Video Editing Software

+ Previous experience working in technology industry

Why Proofpoint

As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and treating them well is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with each location contributing to Proofpoint’s amazing culture!

The Instructional Designer Intern collaborates with the Enablement Program leads as well as teams around the globe to build visually impactful and interactive learning modules to address the needs of the sales organization.

_If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!_

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

+ Build and enhance our proven security platform

+ Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

+ Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

+ Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.