Internship Opportunities
Sales and Marketing Coordinator (Spring)
Overview:
- Responsible for assisting the Sales Director with all aspects of sponsor relations including contract fulfillment and coordinating the Tournament Program and Pairings Guide.
- Responsible for assisting the Marketing Director with tournament marketing, promotions and public relations activities.
- Responsible for pro-am events
General Responsibilities:
- Coordinate all sponsor contracts and invoices; fulfill all sponsor contracts in conjunction with tournament staff
- Format the Tournament Program and Pairings Guides; collect all sponsor ads and coordinate with printing company
- Coordinate three sponsor Pro-Am events; working with the database to collect and form teams, output reports and event materials
- Manage and execute event promotion initiatives and activities
- Assist in development of ticket sales marketing plan; distribute necessary materials; track sales; administer incentives.
- Processing of ticket orders including working with the database, payment processing, order fulfillment and ticket inventory.
- Will also be responsible for miscellaneous operational duties in connection with tournament committees for event preparation.
- Provide tournament staff with a comprehensive summary of internship after the event.
Timeframe:
Jan – Jun 2010. Minimum of 20 hours per week Monday – Friday leading up to the event. Event time hours (mid May – June) are 40+ and is mandatory. Some weekends on an “as-needed” basis. This is a paid position and will be discussed upon hiring.
Qualifications:
Junior or Senior-level college student majoring in Sports Management, Marketing or related field. Must have basic knowledge of PC software systems, including Word, and Excel, Access knowledge is a plus. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop preferred but not required. Requires good-organizational, problem solving, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Professionalism a must. Experience gained in management, marketing, advertising, operations/logistics, purchasing and trade negotiations.
*Contact Megan Garrett at 515-279-4653 for more information.
