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Ticket Sales Intern (Summer)

Celery City FC
6 hours ago
Internship
On-site
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
$599.99 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 ticket sales and box office experience to position themselves for a career in the sports industry upon graduation. You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy a fast pace, like a scoreboard on your own numbers, and can keep a line moving with a smile.
Start Date: Beginning of May
End Date: On or near mid-August
Academic Qualifications: Declared major or minor in Sport Management, Business, Marketing, Communications, Hospitality
Description of Responsibilities: As the Summer Ticket Sales Intern, you’ll work directly alongside the Ticket Sales Manager during the season. You’ll sell group and single-match tickets, follow up with fans who came once and turn them into repeat buyers, and work the box office and gates on match nights. You’ll help with will call, group check-in and fan questions, and you’ll see how a ticket operation runs in-season from the inside.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
  • Availability to work all matches and events
  • Outgoing and personable
  • Comfortable handling cash and a ticketing system
  • Calm under pressure at a busy gate
  • Previous sales or box office 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 time you turned a frustrated customer into a happy one.
  • What would make a first-time fan buy a ticket for the next match before they leave?

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.