Spring 2027 - Intern, Brand Marketing (Charlotte)

This internship supports the Brand Marketing team with research, brainstorms, client deliverables and confidential client projects. The intern gains exposure to sponsorship activation, hospitality, marketing events and appearances, contract negotiation and pitching while helping to maintain client relationships and day-to-day account support. The programme is hybrid, with approximately three days per week in the Charlotte office and lunch-and-learn opportunities across other divisions.

• Assist the Brand Marketing team with research and brainstorms to create market opportunities, sponsorship activation, hospitality and marketing initiatives for clients.
• Assist with the management, data upload and tracking of client deliverables and with confidential client projects.
• Support day-to-day management of Excel Sports Management (ESM) Brand Marketing clients across sponsorship marketing and activation initiatives.
• Help facilitate daily client interaction across brand, property and agency partners to support the sponsorship function and associated programming.
• Support the development of creative platforms and new consumer engagement activations across current and future client sponsorship opportunities.
• Coordinate client-vendor relationships and necessary activation deliverables on behalf of clients.
• Help plan and support client status calls, including scheduling, preparing agendas and creating or maintaining status documents.
• Conduct research and analysis, provide recommendations to build greater knowledge of the industry, and support teammates across the group to ensure client service and a strong agency experience.
• Gain exposure to event coordination and planning, contract negotiation and execution, pitching new brands or clients, client relationship building, event branding and collateral, planning tracking tools and on-site materials, activation briefs, recaps, event itineraries and staff plans.
• May occasionally be assigned projects outside the Brand Marketing group to gain exposure to other divisions within Excel.

• Availability to work under 30 hours per week, with interns expected to work 24–29.9 hours per week during the session.
• Availability to report to the Charlotte office approximately three days per week.
• Senior standing in college (must have completed junior year of undergraduate study), OR enrolment in graduate school, OR a bachelor's or postgraduate degree.
• Availability for the Spring programme dates of 11 January 2027 to 6 May 2027.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

• Hybrid programme with an in-office experience approximately three days per week.
• Office hours are 9:00 am–6:00 pm ET, Monday–Friday, or as agreed with an advisor; in-office days must be coordinated with advisor schedules.
• Interns are responsible for their own transportation and housing needs.

• $15.00 Per hour. The 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.

• Paid internship opportunity.
• Opportunity to contribute to the organisation's success while applying learnings from the classroom.
• Lunch and learns held throughout the semester to learn about other areas within Excel.
• Access to the Excel team for industry advice and learnings.

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties.