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Intern - ITA Grassroots/Promotions Specialist, Racquet Sports

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Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Nov 24, 2023

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Marketing
  • Chicago

Requirements

  • We would like our intern to be working towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Sports Marketing preferred but not required for this role.
  • Currently a Junior or Senior enrolled in a college or 4-year university (university or college must be an ITA member)
  • Tennis Team Member or Team Manager and for at least two semesters
  • Experience promoting his/her varsity tennis team on their college campus and in the community (i.e. helping to market home matches as part of the ITA attendance race)

Responsibilities

  • Gathering data from NCAA and junior tournaments and constructing Excel and PowerPoint reports to organize product market share of Wilson compared with top competitors. Used this data to evaluate the growth of the company compared to previous years
  • Creating relationships with players, families and consumers when working as a racquet sales expert at professional tennis tournaments such as the Cincinnati Open and the U.S. Open
  • Evaluating and selecting junior players for select team and platinum sponsorships based on recruiting scales and scouting
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Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Empowering every human to live like an athlete.

Manufacturing & Electronics
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1914
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance sports equipment, apparel and accessories. Since 1914, Wilson has been on the mission to help athletes everywhere reach their true potential. For more than 100 years, Wilson has studied the powerful and symbiotic relationship an athlete has with his/her equipment. With that relationship in mind, the Company invents, designs and engineers game-changing products using state-of-the-art sports technologies and expertise, and the insights and ambassadorship of its 10,000 member strong Wilson Advisory Staff. This Staff is comprised of top youth, college, amateur, and professional athletes, teams, coaches, programs and leagues from around the world. The Company’s unwavering commitment to innovation pushes its sports into new territories, including digitally connected, socially sharable, and highly customizable products. This dedication and focus is woven throughout the Wilson global culture, which thrives on collaboration, experimentation, passion, teamwork, persistence, ingenuity and positivity. Today, millions of Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Golf athletes choose to use Wilson products as they prepare for and compete in matches, games, tournaments and championships. Wilson is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with offices and staff in more than 100 countries. The global Wilson team is 1,600 strong and growing.