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Sponsor Activation Intern

Celery City FC
6 hours ago
Internship
On-site
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
$600 USD monthly
Paid or Stipend, College Credit
Internship Objective: Celery City FC is offering an opportunity for current college students looking to gain real-world sponsorship activation and marketing experience to position themselves for a career in the sports industry upon graduation. You’ll thrive in this role if you are exceptionally organized, love checking things off a list, and want to see how partnerships come to life on match night.
Start Date: Beginning of May
End Date: On or near mid-August
Academic Qualifications: Declared major or minor in Sport Management, Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications
Description of Responsibilities: As the Sponsor Activation Intern, you’ll work directly alongside the President to deliver everything our partners were promised. You’ll set up sponsor signage, tents, giveaways and in-stadium moments, check that every contracted benefit is delivered, and gather photos and proof of performance for partner recaps. You’ll meet our partners on match nights and help make their moments feel like part of the show.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
  • Availability to work all matches and events
  • Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented
  • Professional and comfortable meeting business owners
  • Comfortable taking photos and video on a phone
  • Previous marketing or event experience is a plus but not required
About the Organization: Celery City FC is Kalamazoo’s newest summer tradition: an experience and entertainment venue built around soccer, with a men’s team in USL League Two and a women’s team in the USL W League. Matches are played at Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field at Mayors’ Riverfront Park, starting May 2027. The club is built by the team behind the Kalamazoo Growlers, Northwoods League Organization of the Year in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024. Come for the entertainment. Stay for the soccer.
About the Leagues: USL League Two and the USL W League are the United Soccer League’s pre-professional summer leagues. Top college players spend their summers competing for clubs across the country while keeping their college eligibility, and many go on to professional careers.
Other tasks and activities to include, but are not limited to:
  • Picking up and removing trash
  • Hanging flags, banners and stadium signage
  • Matchday setup and teardown, including lifting 30 to 50 lbs
  • Working concessions and merch as needed
  • Participating in in-stadium entertainment
  • Fan interaction and engagement
  • Delivery receiving
  • Office organization
  • Stadium recovery after matches
  • Working special events
  • Player meal delivery and pickup
  • Merch modeling, sorting and displaying
  • Creating and appearing in promotional videos
  • Community street team marketing
  • Intern Olympics
No Compensation: The Intern and the Company clearly understand that there is no expectation of compensation. The Intern understands that they are not entitled to wages for their time spent in the internship. The Intern agrees that they will be compensated in knowledge, education and experience as consideration for the duties and responsibilities they will undertake during the internship.
Housing & Living Expenses: Housing is not provided. The intern is responsible for coordinating summer arrangements. There are plenty of summer housing options in Kalamazoo. The Company will provide a $600 monthly stipend to help cover living expenses such as food, gas and housing.
Credit: College credit toward a major, minor or general elective is required.
Questions:
  • Why do you want to help build Celery City FC in its first season?
  • What is something you possess that you believe would engage thousands of people on a match night?
  • Tell us about a project where you had to track a lot of small details.
  • What’s one sponsor moment you’ve seen at a game that you’ll never forget, and why did it work?

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.