Ticket Sales Intern (Spring)

Internship Objective: Celery City FC is offering an opportunity for current college students looking to gain real-world ticket sales experience to position themselves for a career in the sports industry upon graduation. You’ll thrive in this role if you like talking to people, love a goal on a whiteboard, and can hear “no” ten times and still make the eleventh call with a smile.

Start Date: On or near the start of the spring semester (January)
End Date: On or near mid-August
Academic Qualifications: Declared major or minor in Sport Management, Business, Marketing, Communications

Description of Responsibilities: As the Spring Ticket Sales Intern, you’ll work directly alongside the Ticket Sales Manager to build the club’s first season ticket base. You’ll prospect and call local businesses, groups, youth clubs and schools, set appointments, and support fundraiser and group nights from first call to match night. You’ll learn the full ticket menu, keep our ticketing system clean, and help run the box office and gates once the season starts. By May you’ll know every product, every seat and every regular by name.

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.

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 spring/summer arrangements. There are plenty of 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.

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.