Intern, Insights & Strategy

Background

Location: Work-from-home and ability to visit the office: 303 E Wacker Dr., Suite 2200, Chicago, IL

Type: Part-time temporary position (9/2-12/19, 12-20 hours a week)

Practice: Insights & Strategy

Reports to: Sr. Coordinator, Insights & Strategy

Overview

Intersport is an award-winning agency that fills the empty space between marketing campaigns and consumers – helping brands make more meaningful connections. Our industry-leading team includes 200+ team members supporting 50+ clients with services spanning content production, experiential and event marketing, hospitality, partnership consulting, creative, social and digital marketing, and platform development. We also own and operate event properties across the professional and collegiate sports landscape, focused on sports including basketball, football, golf, pickleball, and volleyball.

The Insights & Strategy team supports all areas of expertise across the company and is integral to providing clients with strategic insights through the execution of research projects and statistical analysis. 

The Insights & Strategy team is seeking to hire an Intern (must be a current undergraduate student), schedule and hours worked are flexible. The Intern will learn about sponsorship and partnership selection, valuation, negotiation, and how to leverage financial and marketing data to solve commercial problems that brands and properties face. Sharp time management skills, keen attention to detail, and proficiency with numbers and data are the most important skills to this role.

Responsibilities

General

• Embody and reflect Intersport’s performance-based culture and commit him/herself and team to the highest standards for all agency work
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver executional excellence

Team Support

• Assist fellow team members in an effort to understand the business needs of the client and ideate the appropriate solutions
• Acquire a comprehensive understanding of client marketing objectives and how Intersport’s Insights & Strategy team is uniquely positioned to help achieve those goals
• Work with the team on research and analysis planning 
• Attend client briefing meetings/results presentations 
• Present internal analysis to the team/company to grow your presentation skills Measurement and Analytics Responsibilities
• Assist in providing sponsorship valuation for developing new business proposals, strategies and recommendations to clients, prospects, and internal stakeholders with guidance from the coordinators, managers, and directors
• Develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex data utilizing syndicated research tools and desktop research including but not limited to TV, radio, digital, social media, etc.
• Assist in building client reports and presentations to provide clear insights and recommendations based on valuation and related data
• Support in developing and refining Intersport’s proprietary sponsorship valuation methodology 
• Develop skills in specific areas of measurement and analytics such as sponsorship marketing asset valuation, negotiation and consultation, primary research, desk research, syndicated consumer research databases, and sponsorship effectiveness testing

General Responsibilities

• Prepare client deliverables and find new ways to bring the data that elevates our storytelling to life

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is $16.60 per hour. If a student is able to additionally receive course credit, Intersport will help enable that.

This position does not include benefits, bonuses, commissions, or other incentives.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate, senior preferred, studying statistics, mathematics, economics, data science, marketing (with a statistical emphasis), or a related field; minimum GPA 3.3
• Demonstrated interest in, and ideally exposure to, working with data and extracting meaningful insights 
• Some experience with research and syndicated data preferred 
• An ability to learn quickly, work efficiently, and succeed in a dynamic environment 
• A team-oriented mindset, looking for ways to improve yourself and others around you 
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
• Application of superior prioritization and time-management skills
• Detail and process orientated
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, and particularly Excel)

Intersport is an Equal Opportunity Employer.