Barstool Sports is seeking a Partnership Marketing Intern to join our team for the summer. This internship provides hands-on experience in partnership marketing, supporting the execution of sponsor activations and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure seamless integrations across content and events. This internship runs from May 27 to August 29 and is based out of our Chicago office.
What You'll Do
- Provide day-to-day support to the partnership marketing team with sponsor activations across various projects and events.
- Assist with administrative and organizational tasks to ensure smooth execution of partner programs.
- Travel to on-site events as needed to assist with setup, breakdown, and activation management, ensuring all components run smoothly.
- Coordinate with internal teams (marketing, design, production, content development, sales) to support the activation and programming needs of key brand partners.
- Brainstorm and provide ideas for potential new activations and improvements to existing ones for partners.
- Gain exposure to all aspects of partnership marketing, including event management, brand integration, and creative ideation.
- Work in a fast-paced environment with a "no job is too small" attitude, staying organized and paying close attention to detail.
- Must be a rising senior or recent college graduate interested in a career in partnership marketing.
What You Have
- Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- A passion for brand partnerships, sponsorships, and marketing.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with internal teams and external partners effectively.
- A desire to learn and grow within the partnership marketing field.
- Ability to travel to on-site events and assist with activation components.
- A positive, proactive attitude and strong attention to detail.
Pay Rate: $16/hr
*This position is not benefit-eligible*
Barstool Sports is a company that will drive the way media is created and consumed for years to come. Working at Barstool Sports means being part of a team that is solutions-oriented, celebrates creativity, and supports one another.
Joining means having access to competitive and valuable benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
- A 4% 401(k) employer match
- Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
- Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
- Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
- Financial wellness benefits through Origin
- A monthly stipend for UberEats
What We Value
- Rep the brand as best you can
- We have lots of different brains, be open to them
- Never change who you are, that's who we hired
- Find the solution, don't be the problem
- Don't be afraid to try something new
- Common Sense. Use it.
- Be there for your audience
- Always think about how you can help
Barstool Sports is for everyone. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Barstool Sports does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes. Barstool Sports will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement.
What We Do
Barstool Sports is one of the most influential lifestyle brands in America. With a rich history, Barstool Sports has one of the most highly coveted, fiercely loyal, and incredibly engaged audiences, which has put Barstool at the top of the charts.
Barstool Sports is the preeminent digital sports media brand that has established an extremely influential and deeply authentic voice. Barstool Sports creates innovative content with massive distribution on multiple platforms including web, apps, podcasts, radio, video, social, events, pay-per-view, subscription, and TV to an incredibly engaged audience.
Barstool steals the spotlight in cultural moments. Their presence at major sporting events drives more awareness, engagement, and viewership in younger demographics than any other media brand. Barstool Sports and its founder, Dave Portnoy, consistently ranks as the #1 most influential social media account at major sporting events like the Kentucky Derby, Super Bowl, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Golf, Stanley Cup Finals, NASCAR's Daytona 500, and more.
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