Ticket Sales & Service Internship

Position Overview

As a Ticket Sales & Service Intern, you will play a crucial role in identifying, securing, and nurturing opportunities for group, season, and single game ticket sales to increase attendance at DC Breeze home games. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sports marketing and revenue generation. This position will be a hybrid model with an average of 20 hrs/week. Candidates will receive compensation in the form of commissions paid for closed deals.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and identify potential corporate season ticket and group outing prospects, in addition to prospecting friends and family groups, and upselling single game ticket buyers to season tickets or repeat buyers.
• Maintain a detailed record of leads and communications with prospects.
• Collaborate with marketing team to generate new leads.
• Contribute to the achievement of ticket sales revenue and attendance targets.
• Help cultivate strong and lasting relationships with new fans.
  
  

Qualifications

• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Familiarity with sports marketing and ticket sales landscapes.
• Minimum preliminary understanding of the business side of sports marketing.
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation, and a desire to learn and excel.
  
  

Additional Information

• Candidates will receive compensation in the form of commissions paid for closed deals.
• The internship duration begins ASAP and runs through December or May (end of fall or spring semester - candidate preference).
• The position may involve occasional weekend or evening work to cover events.
  
  

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.