Sales Enablement Intern

Location: California

About Us:

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently.

Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:

Bold in how we dream and innovate

Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities

Accountable for results and best in class outcomes

Visionary in future focused problem-solving

Exceptional in execution and impact

Job Description 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.

This role supports the design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of sales enablement learning content and programs. Responsibilities include assisting with the creation of engaging training materials such as e-learning modules, video-based learning, webinars, and communications that support seller onboarding, product knowledge, systems and process education, sales and presentation skills, and value selling initiatives. The role will collaborate with subject matter experts to update and optimize existing content, manage learning assets, and analyze learner engagement and adoption metrics to improve training effectiveness and accelerate ramp to productivity for new sales hires.

This position also leverages AI-enabled and digital content creation tools to enhance content development, streamline workflows, and support scalable learning experiences. Proficiency in instructional design principles, written communications, ChatGPT, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and other content creation, video editing, and analytical tools is required.

Your day-to-dayWork 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.

Use AI-assisted tools to draft and refine communications for sales leaders, including updates, summaries, and enablement announcements.

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.

Use AI-enabled content creation tools to enhance learning content, improve…