Player Marketing Intern
About the Opportunity
Palace Sports is partnering with Durban United Basketball Club (South Africa) and Bangkok Empire Basketball Club (Thailand) to expand a global basketball development network connecting athletes with collegiate and professional opportunities around the world.
Player Marketing Representatives work directly with assigned athletes to increase their visibility, fundraising support, sponsorship opportunities, and exposure to collegiate and professional basketball programs.
Each representative will manage marketing efforts for two assigned athletes.
Responsibilities
- Develop marketing strategies for assigned athletes
- Create player spotlight concepts, social media ideas, graphics, and promotional content
- Assist athletes with fundraising campaigns and donor outreach
- Contact businesses regarding sponsorship opportunities
- Maintain sponsor and outreach databases
- Organize player biographies, statistics, academic information, and highlight videos
- Distribute approved player profiles to colleges, universities, post-graduate programs, and professional basketball contacts
- Submit weekly activity reports detailing outreach, sponsorship progress, and marketing efforts
Compensation
- Interns can receive a commission on sponsorships secured
- Experience in sports marketing, sponsorship sales, fundraising, and athlete branding
- Portfolio-building opportunities in the sports industry
Minimum Qualifications
We are looking for students who are:
- Passionate about basketball and sports business
- Strong communicators, both written and verbal
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Professional when interacting with athletes, parents, coaches, and business partners
- Interested in careers in sports management, marketing, sales, recruiting, communications, or business development
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with athletes, sports organizations, or basketball programs
- Sales, fundraising, marketing, recruiting, or customer service experience is a plus
- Familiarity with basketball recruiting or player development is beneficial but not required
Benefits
- Flexible schedule designed around your academic commitments
- Fully remote work environment
- Year-long internship with real industry experience
- Opportunity to work with international basketball organizations
- Professional networking with coaches, athletes, and sports executives
- Resume-building experience in global sports operations
- Performance-based commission opportunities with unlimited earning potential