About Us:

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading management and marketing agency representing top-tier talent, brands, and marquee properties. We pride ourselves in inclusivity and providing access and opportunity to deserving and motivated students with a passion to work in sports to join our Virtual Fall 2020 Internship Program. 

 

Important Dates:

Our Fall Program runs from Tuesday, September 8^th, 2020 (virtual orientation) to approximately mid- December (pending finals). All students will be available for a minimum of 25 hours per week, dependent on academic commitments, and will be required to participate in an end of semester project/presentation as well as lunch and learns throughout the semester.

 

Our Interns must:

·         Be eligible to receive academic credit from their respective university;

·         Have a junior or senior standing in college, or be in a graduate school program;

·         Have a GPA of a 3.0 or higher;

·         Submit a copy of your transcript and proof of credit from your university;

·         Submit resume;

 

Interview Process:

·         Selected candidates will be scheduled for a video interview immediately after the July 31^st application cut-off date.

·         The program will begin on September 8^th at 12 pm ET.

 

Intern Hours:

·         Begin at 9am and end at 6pm, not including orientation.

 

Communications Responsibilities & Learning Objectives:

·         Begin at 9am and end at 6pm, not including orientation.

·         Monitor media placements for client coverage.

·         Perform research on clients, media outlets and reporters for potential coverage opportunities.

·         Develop and curate innovative storylines for clients.

·         Help activate grassroots sports marketing programs for Hospital for Special Surgery.

·         Develop relationships with local reporters and pitch clients for feature stories.

·         Assist across the Communications Department to help create pitch opportunities for the agency as well as Brand Marketing clients.

·         Utilize public relations programs like Cision to research and develop media lists.

·         Will participate in an end of program capstone project with other interns to present to the organization.

 

Thank you for your interest in Excel!

Best of luck in this process as well as your future endeavors!