Internship, Summer - Part-Time

The New York Red Bulls are looking for motivated college students who will support the Marketing Partnerships Sales team during the Summer 2024 semester (internship to begin in late May - early June. The internship will provide college credit and is a great learning opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career in the sports industry. Interns will gain knowledge and insight into a revenue-generating department within the sports industry and will learn how the Marketing Partnerships Sales team creates custom partnerships that achieve a brand's business goals. Office hours during the week are flexible based on school/class schedule, but availability for Red Bulls home matches is mandatory (which may interfere with holidays and weekends).

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

• • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the sports and entertainment partnership landscape
  • Identify new brands that could be future New York Red Bulls partners
  • Develop brand briefs for key prospects
  • Learn key open categories and sales team priorities

• • Utlitze DigiDeck platfrom to create custom sales decks for prospects
  • Write creative asset and platform descritpions
  • Assist with asset mockups

• • Develop relationships with new clients and propects
  • Work with clients to understand business objectives
  • Manage both internal & external relationships

• • Collaborate with sales team on pitch preparation (meeting room setup, F&B, deliverables, presentation, etc.)
  • Take detailed notes in meetings and pitches
  • Assist with gifting needs
  • Write bios on brand contacts prior to meeting

• • Collaborate with the Marketing Partnerships Activation Intern on gameday preparation
  • Assist with client service needs and events
  • Help with internal merchandise organization and office needs

EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• Currently enrolled in college; must earn college credit
• General understanding of the partnership space, overall business and value of partnerships within our industry
• Must be a team player with the ability to multi-task and work effectively in a high-volume environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal departments and external stakeholders
• Proactive approach to projects and workload 
• Must have a professional and positive attitude 
• Interest in pursuing some combination of marketing, sales, sponsorship, hospitality, etc. as future career
• Appetite to learn more about marketing partnerships and various team & league partnerships

• Temporary