Ticket Sales Executive Internship

Kalamazoo Baseball LLC(Kalamazoo, MI)

Northwoods League

INTERNSHIP TITLE:Ticket Sales Executive Internship

REPORTS TO:Director of Ticket Sales

COMPANY:Kalamazoo Baseball LLC – Northwoods League

Internship approximate start date- January 2015- End date August 2015 Internship includes a monthly stipend along with commission bonuses and team can provide housing for students outside the area.

Kalamazoo Baseball LLC begins their second year as the new expansion franchise in the prestigious Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is a summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across North America. The Northwoods League has more teams, plays more games, and draws more fans than any Summer Collegiate Baseball League in North America. Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before thousands of fans. The Kalamazoo Growlersplay at Homer Stryker Field in Mayors Riverfront Park located in downtown Kalamazoo.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Kalamazoo Baseball is offering an opportunity for current college level students looking to gain real world sales experience to position themselves for a career in the Sports Industry upon graduation.

The Ticket Sales Intern will gain knowledge & exposure in areas such as:

•Sales & Marketing –cold-calling, delivering a sales pitch, closing the sale

•Database Management – lead generation/prospecting, developing a database

•Customer Service – answering questions, providing information, diffusing problems

•Gameday Operations – building customer relationships, over delivering with customers

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Contacting qualified sales leads to generate ticket sales revenue through season ticket, group outings and mini plans

•Prospecting and creating for new clients in season tickets, groups and hospitality events

•Handling customer service and ticketing issues

•Attending/staffing additional outside events (community relations)

•Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

Candidates must have a desire to further his/her level of experience in the professional sports/entertainment industry. Candidates must be self-motivating, reliable and enthusiastic. Candidate is able to receive college credit based on the specific requirements form his/her school.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

•Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

•Manage multiple relationships well

•Detail oriented and organized

•Competitive and committed

•Highly motivated with a desire to be successful

•Effective time management skills

HOW TO APPLY

Please express interest and submit résumé to Director of Ballpark Operations Kelly Cartner at . If you have any questions, please contact Kelly by email or phone at (269) 492-7386