Business Intelligence Intern

About the role

Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) is seeking a Business Intelligence Intern to support the Revenue division through data-driven insights that inform ticketing, partnerships, and marketing strategy. This role offers hands-on experience at the intersection of analytics and business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing projects for Business Intelligence, Partnerships, Ticketing, Marketing, Mobile App and other areas of the business.
• Provide insights using data on consumer behavior, attitudes, demographics and more.
• Review and maintain current Tableau dashboards and optimize SQL queries.
• Affiliate with organizing, cleaning and managing data in CRM.
• Participate in the full internship program, including workshops, speaker series, job shadowing and working on an intern project.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate or current student pursuing a degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Interested in working in the sports industry, specifically within Business Intelligence.
• Male collegiate basketball players must have exhausted their NCAA eligibility before participating in the HSE internship program.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with proven ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Possess strong analytical, creative problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with market research is preferred.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau preferred) is preferred.
• Experience with SQL or other database languages is preferred.
• Experience with data science and statistical software (R, Python) is a plus.
• Experience with HTML is a plus.
• Availability to work Hornets home games, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this position, candidates should demonstrate the following:

• Detail-oriented, self-starter with proven ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Possess strong analytical, creative problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with market research is preferred.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau preferred) is preferred.
• Experience with SQL or other database languages is preferred.
• Experience with data science and statistical software (R, Python) is a plus.
• Experience with HTML is a plus.

Skills

• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with market research is preferred.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau preferred) is preferred.
• Experience with SQL or other database languages is preferred.
• Experience with data science and statistical software (R, Python) is a plus.
• Experience with HTML is a plus.

Benefits

• This is a paid, in-person internship.
• Interns will be paid $15.00 per hour.
• The 2026-2027 season program runs from September 7, 2026, through April 23, 2027.

Pay

• This is a paid, in-person internship.
• Interns will be paid $15.00 per hour.

Schedule

• The 2026-2027 season program runs from September 7, 2026, through April 23, 2027.