Marketing Intern - Sports Facilities Management

MARKETING INTERN

Sports Facilities Management, LLC

LOCATION: Clearwater, FL

DEPARTMENT: MARKETING

REPORTS TO: VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

STATUS: PART TIME (NON-EXEMPT) FLEXIBLE HOURS AVAILABLE 10-30 HRS/WK.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.

SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace year over year and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.

You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The role of the Marketing Intern is to assist in the promotion of the Sports Facilities (SF) Companies, and affiliated sports facilities and events. The execution of responsibilities will be accomplished by working closely with marketing project managers & event directors as well as assisting in other marketing tasks through effective marketing and advertising efforts under the guidance of the Vice President. The Marketing Intern will assist in the implementation of marketing campaigns with a heavy emphasis in digital marketing.

The SF Companies are a group of industry-leading firms that specialize in the planning, development, and operations, and activation of sports facilities including youth and amateur sports events through our Hype Nation volleyball, Halo LAX, and Amp Soccer and Futsal events brands. We are in search of a marketing intern with a strong desire to learn, get real-world exposure to B2B and B2C marketing tactics, and join a work-hard, play-hard team of marketers, designers, and strategists.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Creating social media campaign plans in partnership with the SFM Marketing team
• Assisting with overall marketing activation for the SF Companies, SFM Network facilities, and SFM Events brands
• Gather and consolidate primary SFM data related to programs, products, services, financial performance, and other activity
• Content development (blog writing) and research
• Assisting with press release writing and media relations activities
• Updating social media business accounts including regular posting and management of content calendar
• Participating and assisting the planning and implementation of events, tournaments, and rentals
• Participating in/assisting with the organization of the Marketing Department including strategic planning, ideation, and note-taking
• Project management
• All other duties as assigned

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:

• Strong desire to learn marketing in B2B and B2C spaces
• Understanding of basic marketing practices in digital media, campaign development, and reporting/tracking
• Interest in sports, advertising, events, or consultant fields
• Experience in using HubSpot to create and manage email marketing campaigns, forms and landing pages
• Experience in using social media for business
• Action-oriented personality with a 'get it done' attitude and proficiency for efficiency

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to develop content and write with brand voice in mind
• Experience in managing business and ad accounts on a variety of social media platforms including, but not limited to, Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and LinkedIn
• Working towards a bachelor's degree in business administration (BBA), marketing, advertising, or sports management; or 1-2 years of marketing or advertising job experience
• Technologically savvy with skills in using multiple platforms or software for a variety of tasks such as cloud file management or project management
• Advanced knowledge in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and negotiating skills
• Must be a team player and deadline-driven
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills