About the position
The Marketing & Development Intern at North Carolina FC Youth (NCFC Youth) is expected to assist in the planning and execution of daily, weekly, and semester-long marketing and development projects. Areas of focus may include content marketing support, tracking marketing campaigns and/or social media, sponsor relationship management, sponsor sales support, donor management, partnership marketing, administrative support, public & media relations, partner/sponsor fulfillment, and/or other mutually agreed upon passion and strength areas.
Responsibilities
- Assist in managing sponsor/partner contracts and fulfillment with nearly 50 different community supporters.
- Communicate with sponsors as needed on behalf of Chief Marketing & Development Officer and serve as a point of contact for on-site activation or fulfillment of sponsor contract obligations.
- Track fulfillment and plan strategies against sponsor/partner contracts and ensure NCFC Youth utilizes partner contracts to their fullest value.
- Identify and contribute to group meetings on creative ways to engage partners with club, programs, etc.
- Create and execute various storytelling opportunities with partners, showcasing their support of NCFC Youth and growing the game of soccer – stories for newsletter, website, social media, videos, etc.
- Serve as a contributing writer to club newsletter each week.
- Attend community events as an ambassador/representative of NCFC Youth.
- Collaborate with marketing & development team to support larger events including fundraising events (golf tournaments, small-sided soccer events, 'gala'), community event needs, and more.
- Take on support role in fundraising events, depending on the season and strengths – responsibilities could include auction item solicitation and procurement, coordination with vendors, golf tournament logistical support, display design and graphic support, photography, content gathering, and more.
- Support NCFC Youth’s marketing and advertising tracking through organic social posts and metrics, paid campaigns, google analytics, playmetrics reporting, and more.
- Collaborate with other departments as needed to support program goals and marketing support.
- Support NCFC Youth’s crossover promotions/campaigns with the North Carolina Football Club.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Use of other creative platforms (Adobe, Canva, etc.).
- Basic web-editing knowledge.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience working in soccer, coaching soccer, and/or playing soccer.
Benefits
- Paid internship position.
- Opportunity to gain experience in marketing and development within a non-profit organization.
- Networking opportunities within the soccer community.
