Application Guide

How to Apply for Spring 2026 Intern - Creative Operations (Sales Enablement)

at Workiva

🏢 About Workiva

Workiva specializes in integrated ESG reporting, helping companies transparently communicate their climate impact and compliance efforts. Their platform streamlines complex reporting processes, making them a leader in sustainability-focused technology. Working here offers exposure to cutting-edge environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting tools while contributing to meaningful corporate transparency initiatives.

About This Role

This internship supports the Creative Operations team by developing sales enablement materials and maintaining Highspot content for training accuracy. You'll create instructional content, edit multimedia assets, and collaborate with stakeholders to align materials with learning objectives. The role directly impacts sales team effectiveness by ensuring they have consistent, high-quality training resources.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves reviewing Highspot content for accuracy updates, collaborating with sales stakeholders on training material needs, and using creative tools to develop instructional assets. You might spend the morning auditing learning paths, the afternoon editing video content for a new sales training module, and end the day documenting progress in content tracking systems.

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🎯 Who Workiva Is Looking For

  • Currently pursuing Marketing, Graphic Design, or related degree with hands-on experience in content creation tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, video editing software)
  • Demonstrates strong organizational skills through portfolio examples showing content management in platforms like Highspot or similar LMS systems
  • Exhibits proactive problem-solving by identifying inconsistencies in training materials and proposing systematic improvements
  • Communicates effectively across teams, with examples of collaborating on creative projects from concept through delivery

📝 Tips for Applying to Workiva

1

Highlight specific experience with Highspot or similar sales enablement platforms in your resume - even basic familiarity should be explicitly mentioned

2

Include a portfolio link showcasing instructional design work, video edits, or sales training materials you've created or contributed to

3

Research Workiva's ESG reporting platform and mention how your creative skills could enhance their sales team's ability to explain complex ESG concepts

4

Demonstrate your 'propensity for action' by describing a project where you independently improved a process or content system

5

Tailor your application to show understanding of both creative operations AND sales enablement - this hybrid focus is key for this role

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Specific examples of creating sales training materials or instructional content that achieved measurable results', 'Experience with content audits or cleanup projects in learning management systems', 'Understanding of how creative operations support sales teams in complex product environments like ESG reporting', 'Ability to balance creative design with systematic organization in Highspot or similar platforms']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Workiva's ESG reporting platform capabilities and their recent client case studies
  • → Highspot's specific features for sales enablement and content management
  • → The relationship between creative operations and sales enablement in B2B software companies
  • → Current trends in ESG reporting and compliance requirements that Workiva's sales teams need to understand

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through your experience with Highspot or similar sales enablement platforms - what specific tasks have you performed?
2 Describe a time you had to edit video/audio content for training purposes. What tools did you use and what was the outcome?
3 How would you approach auditing learning paths in Highspot to ensure accuracy and consistency?
4 Workiva focuses on ESG reporting. How would you create sales training materials for complex, compliance-focused products?
5 Tell me about a project where you consulted with stakeholders throughout the creative process. How did you ensure alignment with objectives?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting a generic creative portfolio without sales enablement or instructional design examples
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of how creative work supports business objectives (particularly sales)
  • Not showing specific experience with content management systems or platform organization skills
  • Overemphasizing purely artistic creativity without addressing the systematic, audit-focused aspects of the role

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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