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Summer 2024 Internship: Youth Soccer, Competitions

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Sporting Kansas City

3mo ago

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Kansas City

Requirements

  • Personal Attributes:
  • Strong organizational, communications and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to organize work effectively, conceptualize and prioritize objectives and exercise independent judgment based on an understanding of organizational policies and activities.
  • Self-motivating personality, eager to succeed.
  • Demonstrate high levels of leadership, confidence, and innovation.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, and talent for accuracy and precision.
  • Strong passion for the game of soccer.
  • Skills and Experience:
  • Pursuing an undergraduate degree or graduate degree in Sports Marketing/Management, Business, Communications, or other related field required.
  • Previous coursework or desire to learn and understand the operations of effective youth development organizations.
  • Interest and experience in competitive sports and soccer preferred, including coaching and/or playing experience.
  • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Calendar.
  • Physical Abilities:
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
  • Reach with hands and arms.
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time in relation to events.
  • Required to talk and hear consistently with the Youth Soccer Department and potential clients.
  • Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
  • Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Help organize, promote, and facilitate soccer leagues, tournaments, camps, coaching education, and other community-driven events.
  • Assist with communication/marketing of Youth Soccer camps, leagues, tournaments, and other events.
  • Assist in scheduling, organizing, and managing various Youth Soccer programming including, but not limited to, Sporting Rec League, Sporting Adult Soccer League, SKC tournaments, etc.
  • Hold coaching and/or administrative roles at Sporting Kansas City’s youth-driven events, including, but not limited to, camps and clinics.
  • Assist in the fulfillment of the Sporting Recreation Leagues, Youth Soccer tournaments, and Academy Affiliate partnership programs.
  • Support any projects, initiatives and other administrative duties related to Sporting Kansas City’s Youth Soccer department.
  • Always represent Sporting Kansas City and its related affiliates in a professional manner.
  • Perform other related tasks as assigned.
  • Match Day Responsibilities:
  • Act as a representative of Sporting Kansas City at all home matches, engaging with guests and working to create Magic Moments for all fans.
  • Assist with activation and fulfillment on game days.

Sporting Kansas City

@SportingKC

Entertainment & Media
Industry
501-1000
Employees
1996
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Sporting Kansas City is proud to be the only professional sports organization in Kansas City with local ownership. The team's parent organization, Sporting Club, consists of the following five entrepreneurs in the Kansas City business community: The Patterson Family, Cliff Illig, Robb Heineman, Greg Maday and Pat Curran. Sporting Kansas City is a charter member of Major League Soccer and plays at state-of-the-art Sporting Park, which opened in June 2011 as one of the best stadiums of its size in the world.