Sports Management Intern

About the role

Soccer Stars is the leading youth soccer program serving children ages 12 months to 13 years across Long Island and Eastern Queens. For nearly 25 years, we've helped thousands of children build confidence, develop athletic skills, and discover a lifelong love of sports through engaging classes, camps, and clinics. Beyond delivering exceptional programming, we're building one of the fastest-growing youth sports organizations in the region through strategic partnerships, innovative marketing, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Research prospective schools, sports clubs, camps, community organizations, and business partners to support outreach initiatives that help expand Soccer Stars throughout Long Island and Eastern Queens.
• Aid in identifying new growth opportunities and strategic partnerships.
• Prepare presentations, proposals, and outreach materials.
• Observe classes and complete quality control evaluations to help maintain exceptional coaching standards across all programs.
• Identify coaching equipment needs, assist with inventory management, and help ensure coaches have the resources they need to succeed.
• Support coach onboarding, training sessions, and special projects related to coaching operations and program quality.
• Analyze class feedback and operational processes to identify opportunities to improve the coach and customer experience.
• Aid in marketing campaigns promoting classes, camps, clinics, and special events.
• Create engaging content for social media and digital marketing.
• Support community outreach and grassroots marketing initiatives.
• Analyze campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the management of relationships with existing schools, clubs, and community partners.
• Aid in partnership communications and follow-up.
• Cover partnership activations and promotional opportunities.
• Conduct competitive analysis within the youth sports industry.
• Research market trends and identify opportunities for business growth.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Support strategic initiatives led by the President.
• Aid in day-to-day business operations and special projects.
• Attend company events, classes, and community activations when appropriate.
• Support administrative projects that help improve organizational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate.
• Strong interest in sports, business, marketing, entrepreneurship, or operations.
• Self-starter with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating with a team.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Proficient in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
• Reliable transportation for occasional local site visits.
• Access to a personal laptop.
• Reliable, professional, and eager to learn.