Student Sports Sales & Marketing Internship

Description

Student Sports is seeking a driven and resourceful sales intern with a passion for sports and brand innovation. In this role, you will support our sales and marketing strategy by identifying growth opportunities, generating leads, and helping build a robust revenue pipeline for our football and baseball verticals that include our Elite 11 and Area Code Baseball brands. This position is ideal for individuals interested in a career in sports business, brand partnerships and networking. We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of dedication, impact, and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We want you to learn new things in this role, and we encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we're looking for.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with the sales and marketing teams to identify and research new sales leads within the sports ecosystem (brands, agencies, schools, and media partners).
• Strong focuses on generating/qualification of new leads developing a strong pipeline using tools like CRM systems (Winmo/LinkedIn/Salesforce).
• Support the creation and delivery of custom sales materials and proposals tailored to client needs.
• Help track outreach activity and sales performance metrics to drive consistent lead follow-up and pipeline health.
• Participate in sales calls, internal strategy meetings, and post-campaign wrap-ups to understand the full sales cycle.
• Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and sponsorship innovations to inform outbound strategies.
• Contribute ideas for branded-driven sales campaigns and revenue-generating sales packages that engage new/existing partners driving ROI.
  
  

Requirements

• College graduate or current college student with a competitive mindset and interest for a career in sports business, brand partnerships, or sales/marketing.
• Effective teamwork traits to collaborate, conduct strong research and a clear understanding of the business to communicate with team members and potential clients.
• Organizational skills along with strong attention to detail in order to manage leads, deliver effective sales presentations, and provide precise breakdowns to drive revenue.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and within a fast-paced team.
• Comfort using Excel/Google Suite; CRM tools or database systems a plus.
• Enthusiasm to learn and a willingness to take initiative with interest in learning new ideas and strategies.
• Prior experience in sales, marketing, or brand partnership management (classroom or extracurricular) is a bonus, but not required.
• Los Angeles-based with weekend availability
• Looking for someone who can work multiple days a week out of our Torrance, CA based office -- Remote work is a potential.