Summer 2024 Ticket Sales and Services Internship

Sporting Kansas City

2mo ago

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Sales & Business Development
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 and increase revenue.
Demonstrate high levels of leadership, confidence, and innovation.
High stamina and ability to handle pressure.
Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with exceptional time management.
Strong networking skills.
Enthusiastic, energetic, and imaginative.
Skills and Experience:
Pursuing an undergraduate degree or graduate degree in Sports Marketing and Management, Business, Communications, or other related field required.
Previous coursework or desire to learn and understand the application of effective selling strategies and techniques.
Awareness of sports industry development.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in the 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:
Required to sit for long periods of time with occasional standing and walking.
Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
Reach with hands and arms.
Required to talk and hear consistently with the Sales Team and potential clients.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays as necessary.

Responsibilities

Assist Sales Team and Client Services Team with prospect list compilation and database entry.
Assist the Sales Team and Client Services Team with research and maintaining the database.
Represent Sporting Kansas City and the Sporting Club organization on game day and at other various out-of-office promotional events.
Prospect new clients by networking through the community and using strategic telemarketing and communications.
Perform various game day duties with the Sales Team and Client Services Team.
Required to work a minimum of two (2) days in the office, in addition to all Sporting Kansas City home games.
Always represent Sporting Kansas City and its related affiliates in a professional manner.
Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Match Day Responsibilities:
Act as representatives of Sporting Kansas City at all home matches, engaging with guests and working to create Magic Moments for all fans.
Assist the Ticket Sales & Service Team in all day-to-day and event day decisions that need to be made in a quick and efficient manner.
Provide excellent customer service to all fans at Children’s Mercy Park.
Attend all Sporting Kansas City home games, as well as non-soccer related events.
Always represent Sporting Kansas City and its related affiliates in a professional manner.
Perform other related tasks as assigned.

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.