Internship Placement Coordinator Intern | Tokyo & Seoul
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026.
Location: Tokyo or Seoul
Duration: Full-time 6-month Internship beginning in December 2026.
Application Deadline: 13th November
Start Date: December
The Opportunity
Want to build commercial experience by doing it? As an Internship Placement Coordinator Intern, you'll find new companies, open conversations, progress opportunities, convert host partners and help place international students with the right employers. You'll work side by side with experienced Internship Placement Managers through the busiest months of the year, with real ownership and measurable impact.
Based in Tokyo or Seoul, you will support our programmes in Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Taipei alongside our Internship Placement Managers, reporting to the Regional Placement Lead for Asia.
Most of your time goes on growth: researching markets, building lead lists, cold calling, running discovery calls and following up with promising companies. You'll also support the placement cycle, from preparing students for interviews to confirming Internship Agreements. Your manager coaches you and approves key decisions, while you are expected to take ownership of your work and deliver tangible results.
About Absolute Internship
In just over a decade, Absolute Internship has grown into a leading name in international education, placing students with world-class companies across 16 cities, from London and Madrid to Tokyo and Singapore. We've been recognised by The New York Times, BBC and Bloomberg. We're a small, entrepreneurial team: we build our own systems, solve problems quickly and care deeply about the student experience.
What Success Looks Like
Your impact should be visible in both the commercial pipeline and the student experience. By May, you will have:
Built a healthy pipeline of new companies through research, cold outreach and discovery calls.
Progressed qualified opportunities and converted new employer relationships into host companies.
Helped students secure strong placement opportunities by preparing them well and moving matches forward.
Kept agreements, deadlines and HubSpot accurate so your work helped placements move faster.
What You'll Do
Research target markets and growing sectors, build lead lists and enrich contacts in Apollo and HubSpot.
Make cold calls, run discovery calls and own follow-up with promising companies.
Run outreach campaigns and keep momentum with new and existing host companies.
Qualify and screen potential host companies against our standards and convert opportunities where appropriate.
Shortlist companies for students, send approved introductions and schedule interviews.
Run mock interviews and brief students so they walk in prepared.
Draft Internship Agreements, track placement and visa deadlines, and flag risks early.
Keep HubSpot accurate and support pre-departure webinars and Q&A sessions where needed.
What We're Looking For
A master's student completing a required internship semester, or a recent graduate, in business or a related field.
Business development or sales experience from an internship, part-time job or venture you started yourself.
A track record of going after results: targets hit, partners won, events filled or projects you drove.
Comfortable picking up the phone, writing sharp emails and opening conversations with people you don't know.
Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot, or tools such as Apollo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator, is a bonus.
Available full-time for the six months from December 2026 to May 2027.
Based in Tokyo or Seoul, with the right to work in Japan or South Korea.
Fluent English. Japanese is strongly preferred. Korean is a plus for Seoul and Mandarin a plus for Taipei.
Personal Attributes
Go-Getter - You take initiative, move quickly and look for ways to make things happen.
Ownership - You take responsibility for your work, follow through and move opportunities forward.
Commercial Mindset - You are motivated by measurable results and understand how your actions contribute to growth.
What You'll Get
Hands-on training in business development, cold calling, discovery calls, HubSpot and Apollo, plus close mentorship from your Internship Placement Manager and Regional Placement Lead. You'll finish with a clear track record of leads created, companies converted and placements supported, a reference at the end of your contract, and a path into Internship Placement Manager roles for strong performers.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Absolute Internship is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, celebrated and respected. Different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives strengthen our team and help us serve our global community.