JOIN OUR TEAM: SALES DEVELOPMENT INTERN
Keep the Dream Alive. It’s a simple statement that means so much to thousands of LUG Athletes playing in our recreational sports leagues across North America. LUG started as a way for young adults to keep playing the sport they loved in recreational and competitive settings long after minor sports programming ended. From our original roots as a small 6 team hockey league, we have grown into one of the largest adult sports leagues with over 20,000 players across 50+ cities.
With a focus on creating a strong, competitive, inclusive community, and delivering exceptional experiences both on and off the field of play, LUG is the ticket that students, adults, and alumni need for all of their sport and social needs.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Our Head Office team is looking for a Sales Development Representative Intern who can help us to identify new potential League Commissioners in cities across Canada and the US. We are looking for motivated, energetic and confident individuals to drive awareness to recruit LUG campus leaders to help bring LUG to new and existing cities. This person will also be responsible for owning and managing a sponsorship outreach pipeline to secure new sponsorships for each LUG city.
We want people who are passionate about sports, and are looking for a Summer role in the Sports industry. We are looking for current students or recent grads who are searching for Summer employment that will help them to gain vital experience and get their foot in the door to the Sports world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
In this role, you will be the driving force to expand our Canadian and American Commissioner team and sponsor partners, by using a variety of marketing tools including Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, data scraping, networking and email to help source new LUG campus staff and relationships in local markets. You’ll help build roots in new markets, promote LUG content, pitch sponsors/partners, and engage customers across North America. Your objective is use a variety of marketing tactics (social media, influencer, promotional, contesting, etc) to build brand awareness and find and hire individuals to become our next Campus Commissioners and Managers. The main skills you as the Sales Development Representative Intern will need is a willingness to use a mix of cold outreach, phone calls and consistency to hit the ground running. You’ll gain experiences in developing social media content, owning a sales outreach process, building sponsorship decks and learning what it takes to hit sales and sponsorship goals. You’ll build skills in negotiations, learn how to close a deal, and understand what it takes to build a program from the ground up.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT:
Source and contact passive candidates online (e.g. via LinkedIn, Instagram)
Screen resumes, job applications, and inbound applications.
Create a talent pipeline and interview candidates and provide shortlists of qualified potential hires
Update clients on hiring status (e.g. number of screened candidates)
Research and develop a sponsorship pipeline across various LUG cities
Conduct an organized and systematic sponsorship outreach approach to secure partnerships and benefits for LUG players
REQUIREMENTS:
- Currently enrolled or recently graduated from a 4 year degree program in Canada or the United States.
- Past sales, online marketing, cold calling, and sponsorship experience is preferred but not required.
- Is passionate about building premium consumer and sports brands.
- Is dynamic, energetic, and results-driven with a sense of urgency.
- Strategic thinking, this person must demonstrate the ability to take a wide view. Must be able to create, execute and manage a sound outreach plan.
- Strong communication skills: this person can present information (both written and oral) clearly and concisely. This person needs to be able to communicate clearly at all levels within an organization.
- Has strong attention to detail and commitment to superb execution.
- Works well in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where initiative, leadership, influence, and flexibility are drivers for success.
PERKS & BENEFITS:
- $17-$25 / hour based on experience for a full 37.5 hour week.
- Bonuses based on performance.
- Free product from LUG and our sponsors.
- Free season fees for LUG Sports while working.
- Member of the LUG Management Alumni Network.
- Fast track to Full Time opportunities with the LUG corporate office.
- This position is a summer internship running from May - August.
HIRING TIMELINES
- Now accepting applications
- Please note: Only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews
