So you are like the rest of us and can no longer live the dream of being a professional athlete. So what! That should not keep you from being involved in the game. As long as you are looking for an internship, you might as well do it in an industry that you love.

If you love sports and want a career in sports sponsorship, an internship is the best way to break into the industry.

• Provide sales support background information pertaining to potential sponsors (e.g. current sports activity, media spending, key executives’ bios, etc.)
• Initiate contact and open the lines of communication with appropriate personnel within each company
• Develop strategic sponsorship proposals to successfully meet the objectives of the client and potential partners
• Research sponsors, events and market trends for the sports industry
• Corporate Consulting
• Research existing and potential clients
• Track competitive activity for existing clients
• Maintain and update client activity database

• Excellent writing skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office software (PowerPoint and Photo Shop a plus)
• Minimum commitment of 30 hours per week

The following are the most recent Sponsorship Internships posted on JobsInSports.com:

Career Tip: In addition to looking for internships, you should apply for entry level positions that may even require some experience. If you offer to take the job for half of the salary or more likely for free for a while, we have found employers willing to accept those terms. You gain experience, they get your help at no cost and you are likely to be hired after you prove yourself. Give it a try as we have seen it work.

JobsInSports.com has been helping applicants find Sponsorship internships in the sports industry before most people even had an email address. We want you to be our next success story and we have the experience to dramatically shorten your sports job search. This is a minute sampling of the way we have played a role for thousands of the sports world's most prominent employers in the hiring of tens of thousands of sports recruits since 1999. Are you ready to play your role?

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