Intern Partner Management & Sales (80-100% - m/f/d)

About the job

Do you want to know how a professional football club runs its business – and not just watch, but actively participate? In this internship, you will support the Director Revenue & Sales in the day-to-day operations around sponsorship and partnerships: You will research potential partners and build lead lists, create presentations and offer documents in PowerPoint, maintain our CRM, and be right in the middle of home games at the Letzigrund. You will work in a small team with short communication lines, take on your own tasks from day one, and get to know the entire sales process up close, from research to contract conclusion. Duration: 4-6 months (extension possible), start immediately or by arrangement:

Intern Partner Management & Sales (80-100% - m/f/d)

immediate start or by arrangement

Your main tasks are:

• Supporting the Director Revenue & Sales in the operational day-to-day business around sponsorship and partnerships
• Creating and further developing sales and partnership presentations in PowerPoint (sales decks, offers, mock-ups)
• Researching and building target customer lists (SMEs, corporates and local companies in the Greater Zurich area)
• Identifying the right contact persons (management, marketing, CSR) including contact data research
• Assisting with initial contact: preparing cold outreach mailings, follow-ups and appointment scheduling
• Preparing market, competitor and industry research as a basis for decision-making for the sales team
• Disciplined maintenance of the sponsor pipeline and data quality in the CRM system (HubSpot) including simple evaluations and reporting
• Supporting the care of existing partners: performance records, sponsorship reports and photo documentation
• Assisting in planning and conducting partner events, hospitality events and matchday experiences, including partner support on site at home games and club events
• Close collaboration with the marketing and communications team on partner activations and content

Your profile:

• Ongoing studies in business administration, marketing, communications or sports management – at least 4 completed semesters
• Very good PowerPoint skills: you build a clean, convincing presentation from keywords
• First sense for lead generation and enjoyment in researching and structuring target customers
• Confident handling of Excel and Word; experience with CRM tools (ideally HubSpot) is an advantage
• Careful, structured working style – also with lists, data and details
• Strong communication skills and a likeable, confident manner towards company representatives
• High self-motivation, hands-on mentality and willingness to tackle topics independently
• Fluent (Swiss) German skills in spoken and written form; good English skills are an advantage
• Willingness to work weekends at home games as well as occasional external appointments in the Greater Zurich area
• Interest in the sports business – being a fan is not a requirement, curiosity is
• Advantages:

1. First practical experience from internships, part-time jobs or club activities in sales, marketing or events
2. Basic knowledge of design tools (Canva, Adobe) or handling image and video material
3. Experience in the sports, event or media environment

What to expect from us:

• An internship with real responsibility instead of a spectator role – your work goes directly to partners and decision-makers
• Market-standard internship compensation
• Close collaboration with the Director Revenue & Sales with regular feedback and insight into real sales conversations
• Direct line to management with short decision-making paths
• Home games at the Letzigrund as part of your daily work
• A unique opportunity to experience the inner workings of a professional football club up close and work in one of the most exciting industries in the world
• A meaningful work reference and a network that extends beyond the internship

Oliver Beck Revenue & Sales Director Schifflände 5 8001 Zurich Tel.: 044 447 46 87

If you would like to become part of our team, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents!

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