SponsorUniversity Regional Scout

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About SponsorUnited
SponsorUnited provides access to previously inaccessible sports & entertainment sponsorships and media helping properties brands and agencies most effectively and efficiently partner. Our platform is trusted by 96% of major professional sports teams global brands agencies media companies colleges and vendors .

Internship Overview
This program offers a hands-on boots-on-the-ground learning experience in the sports sponsorship industry. Participants will be embedded directly into live sporting and entertainment events tasked with capturing sponsorship and brand partnership data in real time .

Unlike traditional internships this role focuses exclusively on in-person data collection giving participants the chance to experience how sponsorships appear and activate at the venue level.

• Length of Term: 6 months
• Format: On-location at assigned venues
• Location: Must be located in a listed market ( maximum 1 hour away from assigned venues )
• Compensation: Unpaid during program
• Academic Credit: Available upon school approval

Responsibilities

• Complete a training program on SponsorUniteds in-venue scouting methods and standards.
• Attend live sports entertainment and cultural events in your local market.
• Collect all visible sponsorship activity at the venue.
• Input collected information into the SponsorUniteds sponsorship database.

Qualifications

• Must be a college student
• Must live in a target market or within 1 hour of event venues with reliable transportation and easy access.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail .
• Interest in pursuing a career in the sports and entertainment industry .
• Organized reliable and proactive in completing assignments.
• Access to working technology (smartphone and computer).

Benefits

• Direct hands-on exposure to sponsorship activations in real-world environments.
• Gain a broader understanding of the sports sponsorship ecosystem and how brands teams and media interact.
• Learn how to identify analyze and report sponsorship assets at venues.
• All event tickets and venue access costs will be provided at no expense to participants for approved scouting assignments.
• Flexible opportunities to work around your school schedule.
• Earn academic credit (where applicable).
• Receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the program.
• Experience firsthand what its like to contribute within a fast-growing sports data startup developing practical skills valued across the industry.

Whats After the Internship
After successfully completing the program participants may qualify to join SponsorUniteds Alumni Network of Scouts a group of trained individuals who contribute on a paid as-needed basis.

• As part of this network you may be assigned to scout local sporting or entertainment events which involves attending venues observing and documenting brand partnerships signage and activations and submitting findings through the SponsorUnited Pro Tool.
• These short-term paid opportunities allow alumni to stay involved in the sports and entertainment industry continue building real-world sponsorship analysis experience and contribute to SponsorUniteds growing sponsorship database.