Spring 2025 Associate, Brand Marketing

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 Associate program is a paid 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. Associates are responsible for their individual transportation and housing needs. 

 

Associate Expectations:

All Associates are expected to work 24-29.9 hours a week during the session. While each Associate 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. 

 

Important Dates:  

Our Spring Program runs from Monday, January 13, 2025 through May 2025.

 

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. 

 

Our Associates must: 

• 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 November 15^th, 2025
• If selected, the expectation is that offers will be extended end of November.
• The program will begin on January 13th, 2025.

 

Brand Marketing Associate Expectations: 

• Will assist the Brand Marketing team with research and brainstorms to create market opportunities for clients.
• Assists in the management and data upload/tracking of client deliverables.
• Assists the Brand Marketing team with confidential client projects.
• Will gain a thorough understanding of the coordination and planning process of marketing events and/or appearances for clients.
• Will learn the process of negotiation and execution of marketing contracts and/or appearances.
• Will learn the process of pitching new brands/clients.
• Will learn how to build and maintain positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased ESM opportunities.
• Assists Hospitality team with research and brainstorms to create sponsorship activation, hospitality, and marketing initiatives.
• Will gain a thorough understanding of the coordination and planning process of marketing events and/or appearances for clients.
• Will learn how to develop ideas for engaging event branding, collateral, and on-site materials.
• Will learn how to create planning tracking tools and on-site materials: rooming lists, confirmation documents, food and beverage schedule, transportation manifest, etc.
• Will Conduct research, analysis and provide recommendations in an effort to gain greater knowledge of our industry.
• Will help Support the day-to-day management of Excel Sports Management (ESM) Brand Marketing clients across all sponsorship marketing and activation initiatives.
• Will learn how to build and maintain positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased ESM opportunities.
• Will help facilitate and support the daily client interaction across brand, property and agency partners to support the sponsorship function and associated programming.
• Will support in the development of creative platforms and new consumer engagement activations across current and future client sponsorship opportunities.
• Will help to coordinate client-vendor relationships and necessary activation deliverables on behalf of clients.
• Will learn how to create activation briefs, recaps, event itineraries and staff plans.
• Will help in the planning and will support client status calls which include scheduling, preparing agendas, and creating/maintaining status documents
• Support teammates across the group to ensure flawless client-service and a second-to-none agency experience
• Will have access to the Excel team for industry advice and learnings.
• May occasionally be assigned projects outside the Brand Marketing group to gain exposure to other divisions within Excel. 

 

The pay for this position is: $16.50 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.