Summer 2024 Intern - Football Marketing
Wasserman
- Los Angeles, CA
- Training
- Full-time
- Supports day-to-day schedules of clients, client service team, and agents, which includes appointments, travel logistics, interviews, family affairs, and marketing commitments.
- Supports client “off field” relationships and communicates with their agents, keeping them informed on their clients' needs.
- Prepares invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using Word, Excel spreadsheets, or presentation software. Maintains department databases and generates reports as required.
- Track and log brands/campaigns and requests for our clients
- Monitor social media for our client highlights and new items related to Wasserman's Football athletes
- Help execute social media plans, as well as marketing deliverables for campaigns, interviews, events.
- Handles logistics leading up to and throughout major events, including but not limited to the draft, Super Bowl, pro Bowl, and performance showcases.
- Performs networking, researches and solicits new business; creates a target list of potential companies that may be interested in partnering with clients; makes outbound sales calls; establishes relationships that lead to endorsement deals.
- Creates branding and marketing materials for current clients to send to prospective companies and solicit new business under the supervision of senior agents and talent marketing leadership.
- Assists senior agents and marketing leadership with managing relationships with client endorsement partners; ensures the client's contracts are fulfilled; approves marketing and advertising materials.
- Assists with development of client marketing portfolio, which includes PR efforts, community building, and endorsements under the supervision of senior agents and marketing directors.
- Secures barter deals for miscellaneous items (such as, cars, phones, furniture, etc.) on behalf of clients in conjunction with memorabilia/collectables lead.
- Assist clients with charitable endeavors and assist with coordinating events and collecting donations
- Currently getting a college degree, preferably in marketing, communications, sports management, or related field
- Possess persuasiveness skills to successfully negotiate on behalf of the client's interests
- Requires considerable flexibility in scheduling and the willingness to work nights and weekends
- Ability to prospect and research marketing partnerships on behalf of the clients
- Requires a passion for sports and business
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office. Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite a plus
- Strong understanding of social/digital media
- Well-developed communication skills and ability to interact with people of all demographics
- Requires self-management and project management abilities
- Ability to build strong, lasting relationships internally and externally
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all situations. Ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment and significant initiative.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
- Ability to anticipate problems and manage expectations
- Time commitment expectation of 30-40 hours per week
- Must be able to come into our Los Angeles office
- This internship is for college credit only