About the role#
This is a paid internship within the Brand Marketing department at Excel Sports Management. You will support the team with day-to-day client management, sponsorship initiatives, and activation projects. The program runs from January 11, 2027, through May 6, 2027.
What you'll do#
- Support the management of client deliverables, including data tracking and upload.
- Assist with research and brainstorming for market opportunities, sponsorship activations, and hospitality initiatives.
- Help coordinate client-vendor relationships and manage activation deliverables.
- Learn to create planning tools like rooming lists, transportation manifests, and food and beverage schedules.
- Develop activation briefs, event itineraries, and staff plans.
- Assist in planning client status calls, including scheduling and agenda preparation.
- Help develop creative platforms and consumer engagement activations.
- Assist with confidential client projects.
- Gain exposure to other agency divisions through occasional projects outside the Brand Marketing group.
What you'll need#
- Senior standing in college, having completed your junior year of undergraduate study, or enrollment in a graduate program, or possession of a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree.
- Ability to work 24 to 29.9 hours per week.
- Availability to report to the Charlotte office approximately 3 days per week.
- Majors in Marketing, Business Administration, or Communications are preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Modality: Hybrid.
- Compensation: $15.00 per hour.
- Note: This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Interns are responsible for their own transportation and housing.
About Excel Sports Management
Excel Sports Management represents talent, brands, and properties. The agency focuses on areas such as basketball, baseball, football, and golf. It also manages corporate partnerships, consulting, and hospitality. Founded in 2002, the firm maintains its headquarters in New York City. It operates additional offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, and London.
How to get in at Excel Sports Management
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