Intern -Premium/Partnership

Oak View Group: Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet . Position Summary: The Sales and Marketing departments are looking for an assertive, creative, outgoing, hard-working, dependable, independent thinker who has the desire to work in sales and marketing initiatives. The individual will learn about group sales and marketing for a wide range of events. The internship will provide sales, customer service, ticket operations, social media, online/internet aspects of marketing, grassroots tactics and fulfillment experience in sports and entertainment operations.

his role will pay an hourly rate between $16.00

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

This position will remain open until Oct 31, 2024

About the Venue: UBS Arena?at Belmont Park?is?made for music and built for hockey. New York's newest premier entertainment and sports venue and home of the New York Islanders is developed in partnership with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders, and Jeff Wilpon. The?state?of?the?art?arena opened in November 2021 and has welcomed numerous top artists including Harry Styles, Sebastian Maniscalco, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, TWICE, Eagles, John Mayer, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. The venue delivers an unmatched live entertainment experience for guests including clear sightlines and premier acoustics.

UBS Arena is at the forefront of sustainability, being awarded LEED Green Building Certification in January 2023. The venue also achieved carbon neutrality for operations in Fall 2022 which made it the first arena to do so on the eastern United States seaboard. For more information on the venues sustainability efforts, please visit UBSArena.com/sustainability .

Located on the historic grounds of Belmont Park,?UBS Arena is located just 30 minutes by LIRR from Grand Central or Penn Station and is easily accessible from across the region via mass transit or car. To plan your trip, please visit UBSArena.com/plan-your-trip .

For additional information, please visit UBSArena.com or @UBSArena on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Strengthen By our Differences

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

EEO:

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Responsibilities:

Marketing research that will require making phone calls, emailing, searching the internet, and conducting meetings with various individuals within the market

Participate in developing and implementing event marketing plans and promotions

Participate in developing and implementing sales and service initiatives for FSU Basketball, graduations, family shows and concerts

Assisting with grassroots marketing, including creation and distribution of flyers, hanging posters, tabling and creating relationships with various retailers to promote events

Brainstorming ideas for revenue generating events

Assist in managing the Arenas various social media sites Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok

Provide unsurpassed customer service to prospects and current clients over the phone, in the office and at games or other events

Conducting demographic and psychographic research for various events and projects

Attend meetings with potential partners and learn to execute marketing with third-party partnerships

Interact with staff when working on various projects

E-mail management, website management and venue reporting

Perform variety of event day responsibilities within the Marketing Department

Assist with updating guest lists and event sheets

Help with planning and organizing of various sales and service initiatives and programs

Perform variety of event day responsibilities

Additional tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student

Recommended for Sport Management, Marketing, Communications, Management, or Hospitality Majors

Must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA

Financial compensation is available, but housing and transportation are the responsibility of the student

Availability to work 25 hours a week, including evenings and weekends

Active involvement in on campus civic and/or leadership activities highly desired

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher

Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Reader a plus

Must have working knowledge of social media platforms, including Tik Tok

Knowledge of how to effectively use the internet for research

Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in the English language

Well organized with ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference: At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people , improves our service , and raises our excellence . Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.