[ATHLETES FIRST] Intern, Football Operations

The Football Operations Internship at ATHLETES FIRST will provide you with a great deal of hands-on experience and insight into the world of sports through the agency lens. It is a great opportunity for a passionate, creative, and focused graduate or exceptional undergraduate student who is interested in a career in sports or entertainment management. Over the course of the internship, the candidate would work closely with an NFLPA certified contract agent as well as a client relations associate, assisting in a variety of both challenging and interesting projects surrounding our professional and collegiate athletes.

*Fall internship will begin September 2nd until December 19th*

This position is based in Laguna Hills, California

RESPONSIBILITIES

NFL and Rookie Clients

  • Assist in contract analysis

  • Create coaching and executive bios

  • In-depth team and position analysis

  • Create and maintain college stat report

  • Monitor and report NFL injuries and relevant NFL news

  • Create NFL Stat Report on clients and vet recruits

  • Assist in monitoring film/images for any NFL Fine Appeals

Recruiting

  • Prepare recruiting materials

  • Identify potential new marketing opportunities for clients

  • General office duties and administrative services as assigned

  • Individual recruiting research as assigned including in-depth background bios of potential recruits

  • Research and generate new information for agents in player, coaching or personnel staff recruitment

  • Research, coordinate, and assist with event logistics on a needed basis (Super Bowl, NFL Combine, NFL Draft, youth football camps, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

  • Critical thinker and problem solver

  • Polished written and oral communication skills

  • Extremely organized and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

  • Strong ability to work as part of a team, as some coworkers will be in satellite offices

  • Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

  • Must have a car as some tasks will require intern to travel

You must be able to receive College Credit to be eligible for internship. This will be a for-credit internship

Jaia Thomas