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.

 

Properties Responsibilities:

·         Assist the Properties team in drafting company briefs for calls/meetings with decision makers.

·         Prospect potential leads across the full Properties client portfolio.

·         Read daily trade news outlets and compile relevant articles for team review.

·         Identify the right decision-makers and contacts at each targeted company.

·         Fulfill various administrative requests from members of the Properties team.

·         May occasionally work outside the properties group to assist other divisions within Excel.

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

 

Properties Learning Objectives:

·         Will gain exposure to the commercial strategy of representing a property and successfully completing the sales process for various marquee sponsorship assets (i.e. NBA jersey patches, stadium naming rights, league partnerships, etc.)

·         Will learn how to analyze sports industry trades to generate leads and highlight emerging trends in the sports sponsorship marketplace.

·         Will gain a basic understanding of how the agency-property relationship operates.

·         Will understand how to position a property in a creative and novel way by developing outreach “hooks” that get the attention of decision-makers.

·         Will learn from thought leaders in the property representation space on how to best position marquee assets through advanced storytelling and other presentation methods.

·         Will gain a strong understanding of the sports sponsorship marketplace by staying up to date with recent deals, spending trends and industry news.

·         Will have full access to the Properties team for career advice and professional guidance.

 

 

 

Thank you for your interest in Excel!

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