Internship: Franchise Ticket Sales (Part-Time/Seasonal)

div class="content-intro"pMonumental Sports amp; Entertainment (MSE) is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates seven major and minor sports teams: 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s 2019 Championship Washington Mystics, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, 2021 amp; 2020 NBA 2K League Champion Wizards District Gaming and Caps Gaming, an esports sub-brand of the Capitals. Additionally, it holds a significant investment in a seventh professional team, Team Liquid, an endemic esports team owned and operated by aXiomatic, in which MSE is an investor./p pIn September 2022, MSE acquired the regional sports network, then-called NBC Sports Washington and newly rebranded as Monumental Sports Network. Monumental Sports Network now holds the exclusive local television media rights to Capitals’, Wizards’, and Mystics’ games. The network is both a linear channel and a digital operation. Prior to acquiring the linear platform, the digital platform was launched by MSE in 2016, as the first-of-its-kind regional sports network for digital, mobile, and streaming platforms. Those linear and digital platforms are now combined and join Caps Radio, Wizards Radio, MSE Outdoor and Monumental Productions for a full suite of six media enterprises./p pIn addition to Capital One Arena – a venue which hosts 3M+ visitors across over 250 events annually, MSE also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex (training facility for the Capitals), MedStar Health Performance Center (training facility for the Wizards, Mystics, and Go-Go) and EagleBank Arena (a 12,000+ live event venue on George Mason University’s campus)./p pIn July 2020, MSE partnered with William Hill (subsequently acquired by Caesars Entertainment) to open the first ever in-arena sportsbook in North America, now called Caesars Sportsbook./p pMSE opened “District E powered by Ticketmaster” in the spring of 2023, a flagship esports and entertainment venue. This 14,000-square-foot live-event theater offers a 365-day-a-year series of immersive experiences in esports, music, culinary excellence, event programming, and community events./p pstrongMSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:/strong/p ol liYou will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans./li liYou will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies, and gives back to the community we serve./li liYou will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans./li liYou will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data./li liYou will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble./li liYou will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk./li liYou will have fun. We are in the business of happiness./li /ol/divp/p h2Position Overview:/h2 pThe Ticket Sales Intern will work closely with the Ticket Sales, Group Sales, and Membership Services teams to implement sales initiatives and achieve ticket sales and revenue goals. Internship experience will focus on the fundamentals of the sales process. This is a paid internship./p pAre you passionate about sports and looking for hands-on sales experience? We'd love to hear from you!/p h2Responsibilities:/h2 ul liParticipate in outbound sales campaigns and community outreach/li liAssist sales team with prospecting efforts in relation to our group sales program/li liLearn best practices surrounding ticketing systems including ARCHTICS and Salesforce CRM/li liWork Washington Mystics games in a variety of roles including gameday activations and hospitality management/li liAssist with administrative tasks for the department/executive team (i.e. presentation creation, special projects, mailings, data entry, research, etc.)/li liBuild relationships to provide repeat business and excellent customer service./li liOther duties as assigned/li /ul h2Minimum Qualifications:/h2 ul liCurrent undergraduate or graduate student./li liAbility to work a minimum of 20 hours per week./li liOutstanding work ethic, strong desire to succeed, eagerness to learn, a passion for the sports industry, and an interest in sales./li liStrong time management and organizational skills./li liCompetitive nature and a positive demeanor./li liProficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook./li liFamiliarity with social media tools./li liStrong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills./li liAbility to provide outstanding customer service to our clients./li liFlexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed./li liReliable transportation and housing./li /ul h2Pay Rate: $17.95 USD/hour/h2 p/pdiv class="content-conclusion"pWe are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law./p/div