Business Development Intern - Partnerships & Sales Operations

Sports Careers; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Smith Entertainment Group’s Utah-based internship supports the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth partnership sales and operations teams. This role offers exposure to meaningful projects and the chance to develop business acumen while communicating with stakeholders across multiple teams and handling large datasets.

You will assist with daily operations, aid project organization, and help identify, track, and advance high-value leads and events, delivering reporting to drive stronger relationships and

Qualifications

• Hard-working, self-motivated and relationship-focused.
• Creative and assertive communication skills.
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to work non-traditional schedule including events.
• Willing to provide own vehicle for transportation on event days.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background screening.
• Canva proficiency is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations of Business Development Sales and Operations teams.
• Aid project organization, ideation, and deck creation for marketing and pitches.
• Identify and advance high-value leads and events; report progress to Business Development.
• Support marketing tasks such as driving interest in sales events and campaigns.
• Develop lead lists for corporate partners, season ticket members, and premium seating buyers.
• Assist in networking events, event planning and coordination, including golf tournaments.
• Support the department in all other tasks with a proactive attitude.
• Take ownership of assignments and deliver with detail and positivity.
• Contribute fresh energy and ideas; maintain a team-player mindset.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Bachelor degree student

Schedule flexibility

Vehicle for events

Background screening

Canva is a plus

Education

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree

Tools

Canva

Job description

Job Summary

The position will play an important role in supporting the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth partnership sales and operations departments within Smith Entertainment Group. This internship provides the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that contribute to the organization’s success while developing personal and business acumen. The right candidate will communicate well with stakeholders across multiple teams, be a strong problem-solver, a quick learner, and will have experience working with large datasets.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with the daily operations of Business Development Sales and Operations teams.
• Aid project organization, creative ideation, and deck creation and other creative projects.
• Partner with Account Executives and Directors to identify, track, and advance high-value leads and events, delivering clear reporting to the Business Development team to drive stronger relationships and measurable departmental success.
• Assist in marketing-related tasks such as driving interest in sales events, sales campaigns, etc.
• Develop new and innovative lead gen strategies and assist in researching and building local, regional, and national lead lists for corporate partners, season ticket members, group buyers, and premium seating buyers.
• Assist in networking events, event planning, event coordination, and golf tournaments.
• Support the Business Development department in all other tasks and needs and exemplifies a willingness to complete tasks.
• Take ownership of assignments and complete them with positivity and attention to detail.
• Jump in wherever needed to help the team succeed.
• Bring fresh energy and ideas to the team and exemplify a team-player mindset.
• Exemplify the SEG mission and values: transparent, all in, community obsessed, one team, and scrappy.
• Protect the legal, financial, and moral well-being of the company.
• Accept other duties, as assigned.

Competencies

• Builds Relationships – Thrives in developing new relationships with businesses and individuals in traditional, creative and innovative ways.
• Team Mentality – Cares about the success of teammates as much as their own and demonstrates it through their actions.
• Disruptor - Willing to think big, take risks and even fail in order to learn and achieve long-term.
• Demonstrates Self Awareness – Uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Professionalism – Maintains professional composure while working with internal teams and external potential clients.

Qualifications

• A hard-working, self-motivated person that strives to build and maintain relationships.
• Creative and assertive communication skills.
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to work a non-traditional schedule as sports and entertainment events may require, including extended days and hours, holidays, and weekends.
• Willing to provide own vehicle for transportation on event days.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background screening.
• Creative competencies in Canva is a plus.

Physical Demands

• This person must be able to communicate and express themselves both written and verbally.
• This person must be able to observe, inspect, estimate and assess.
• This person must be able to sit, stand, bend, walk, and climb stairs for long periods of time.
• This person must be able to lift 20 lbs.

The Smith Entertainment Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or intervie