Fall 2026 Intern, Events

Excel Sports Management; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 19,286 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Hybrid program

In-office experience 3 days a week

Job summary

Excel Sports Management is seeking a Fall Intern to contribute to its Events team in New York. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with in‑office exposure for approximately three days per week and requires interns to manage their own transportation and housing needs.

The program runs Sept 21, 2026 through Dec 10, 2026, with 24–29.9 hours weekly and a 9:00 am–6:00 PM ET schedule when on site. Responsibilities include supporting sales meetings, lead generation, CRM data maintenance,

Qualifications

• Must be a senior in college or enrolled in graduate school.
• Able to commit to the internship schedule (24–29.9 hours per week).
• Willing to work in the New York office as required by the program.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales meeting support including pre-call research, briefs, and post‑meeting notes.
• Assist with lead generation and prospecting for events and business development.
• Support CRM data entry and maintenance for contacts, accounts, opportunities, and activity records.
• Research live events to identify prospective clients, partners, and growth areas.
• Use AI to elevate and support daily tasks within the team.
• Learn how live events support sponsorship activation, brand marketing, and client engagement.
• Assist in planning, coordination, and execution of live events and hospitality initiatives.
• Understand end-to-end event planning and production, including logistics and on-site execution.
• Learn event budgeting, expense tracking, and vendor management basics.
• Collaborate with Partnerships, Creative, Brand Marketing, and Client Services to coordinate relationships.
• Prepare event presentations, travel itineraries, rooming lists, transportation manifests, staffing plans, and post-event recap materials.
• Support meetings scheduling, agendas, and project status documents.

Education

Senior college status / Graduate student

Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree

Job description

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.

Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Our Intern program is apaid opportunity that allows participants to contribute to the organization’s success while at the same time applying learnings from the classroom. This semester we will continue with a hybrid program and will offer each participant the opportunity to gain in-office experience for approximately 3-days a week. Interns are responsible for their individual transportation and housing needs.

All Interns are expected to work 24-29.9 hours a week during the session. While each intern will be working with a specific division, they will have the opportunity to learn about other areas within Excel, through lunch and learns held throughout the semester.

Our Fall Program runs from Monday, September 21st, 2026 through Thursday, December 10th, 2026.

Office Hours:

• 9:00 am‐6:00 PM ET, Monday-Friday OR as agreed upon with advisor. Days in office must be coordinated with Advisor’s schedules.
• Be available to work under 30 hours per week.
• Be available to report to the New York office approximately 3-days a week.
• Have a senior standing in college (must have completed your junior year of undergrad)

OR

• Be enrolled in a graduate school

OR

• Have a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree.

Interview Process:

• Applications will close on August 14th, 2026
• If selected, the expectation is that offers will be extended mid to late August.
• The program will begin on September 21st, 2026.

Events Intern Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will provide sales meeting support including preparing pre-call research, company briefs, and post-meeting recap notes and action items.
• Will assist with lead generation and prospecting efforts to identify new event production and business development opportunities.
• Will support the management and maintenance of CRM data by entering and updating contacts, accounts, opportunities, and activity records.
• Will conduct research on the live events, production, and experiential marketing landscape to identify prospective clients, partners, and areas for future growth.
• Will use AI to intelligently elevate and support work on a daily basis.
• Will gain an understanding of how live events support sponsorship activation, brand marketing, client engagement, and overall business objectives.
• Will assist the Events team with the planning, coordination, and execution of live events, experiential marketing programs, and hospitality initiatives.
• Will gain a thorough understanding of the end-to-end event planning and production process, supporting event logistics, venue coordination, vendor communications, and onsite execution from concept through post-event reconciliation.
• Will learn the fundamentals of event budgeting, expense tracking, vendor management, and financial reconciliation.
• Will collaborate with internal teams including Partnerships, Creative, Brand Marketing, and Client Services while helping coordinate client, talent, venue, and vendor relationships to ensure seamless event execution.
• Will assist in preparing event presentations, proposals, travel itineraries, rooming lists, transportation manifests, staffing plans, and post-event recap materials.
• Will support the planning and facilitation of internal and client meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and maintaining project status documents.
• Will support teammates across the Events group to ensure exceptional client service and best-in-class event execution.
• Will have access to the Excel team for industry advice and learnings.
• May occasionally be assigned projects outside the Events group to gain exposure to other divisions within Excel.

The pay for this position is: $17.00 per hour. Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the California and New York City Salary Transparency Law.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.