Marketing and Athletes Representative Intern

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES

During your internship, your tentative tasks will be developed in these areas:

1. Marketing:

• Content development and management: Creation of content for social networks, blogs, and other digital media focused on scholarship campaigns, events and representation.
• Advertising campaigns:Support in the planning and executing digital and offline advertising campaigns to promote scholarships, sporting events and representation programs.
• Market analysis:Conduct market research to identify opportunities for international scholarship promotion and expansion.
• Social media management:Manage social networks, generate engagement and promote company activities such as events and scholarship programs.

2. Sporting events:

• Event organization: Collaborate in the planning and logistics of sporting events, from registration management to coordination of participants and collaborators.
• Support in the execution: Help during the realization of events, ensuring the adherence to the schedule and facilitating the good development of sports activities.
• Event promotion:Participate in the promotion of events through digital campaigns and in the creation of graphic and communicative materials.

3. Representation of athletes:

• Talent research: Assist in the search and analysis of potential sports talents to represent, with a focus on promoting university scholarships.
• Administrative assistance: Support in the management of documents and contracts related to the representation of athletes and their links with universities or sports institutions.
• Public relations: Assist in communication with media, sponsors and other key entities for the promotion of represented talents.

4. Brand expansion abroad:

• International market research:Collaborate on feasibility studies for the company’s expansion into new international markets, investigating regulations, educational and sports institutions, and business opportunities.
• Support in international relations:Assist in coordination with partners, universities and sports organizations abroad.

5. University and high school scholarships:

• Management of scholarship processes:Support in the administration and follow-up of applications to university and high school scholarships, ensuring that documents and requirements are met.
• Counseling: Assist in advising students and families on the application process for scholarships and academic or sports requirements for their award.
• Creating informational materials:Developing brochures, guides and online resources to help students better understand scholarship programs and how to apply.

6. Communication and international relations:

• Contact with educational institutions:Engage in communication with universities and schools abroad to promote scholarship programs and facilitate student applications.
• Development of agreements:Support in the management and follow-up of collaboration agreements with academic and sports institutions abroad.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
We are a Spanish company, specialized in soccer services, all over the world. Our service areas include the representation of athletes and a Training Academy. Our clients are professional, semi-professional and amateur teams, federations, clubs, colleges, academies, universities, sports directors, coaches, goalkeeping coaches, tactical analysts, scouters, educators, student players and soccer training players. We offer different services to achieve the maximum requirement and development for total success. In Barcelona we offer sports and educational training for young people, adults and other sports professionals in collaboration with different entities involved in the process of comprehensive training of our students.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:
On-site Supervision and Support
Our internships include 24/7 on-site staff to support students working and living abroad. All students will also report to a supervisor at their internship site. Supervisors provide and oversee daily tasks, introduce the intern to team members, and mentor the intern in organizational agility, skill acquisition, and career readiness. Interns complete a midpoint and final evaluation, and supervisors complete a final evaluation of their interns. All work responsibilities and projects are approved in advance. 

Academic Credit
Students on an internship have the opportunity to enroll in their home university for credit, or enroll in a course through API to transfer back to their university for credit. Email support-internships@apiexperience.com for more information and a syllabus.

Housing and Excursions
Housing and excursions are included in your internship and will be selectable during the application process. 

Visa Sponsorship
This position does not offer visa sponsorship for non-US citizens 

Visa Sponsorship (London, Edinburgh, Sydney only)
Selected candidates will be responsible for obtaining a temporary work visa with support from API, please note that this has an additional expense on the candidate. For more information visit our visa page.