Event Development Intern

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Who We Are

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 688 million fans and 211 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world, while broadcasting to nearly 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 75 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is owned by global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor, and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok: @UFC.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.

Strategy For Winning

UFC’s Internship Program is designed to provide interns the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained through their academic experience in a real-world corporate setting. Over the course of the program, the interns will become fully immersed in the daily operations of their department and will be directly involved with tasks and projects that contribute to UFC’s continued growth.

UFC’s Internship Program is open to any student who is currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program. This is an in-person internship in Las Vegas, NV. UFC does not provide relocation, housing, or transportation assistance.

The Fall 2023 program will begin on August 21, 2023 and will continue through December 8, 2023

• Application deadline is July 28, 2023 for all Fall 2023 internships*

The Role And What You’ll Do

• Assists with organizing and formatting the event schedule
• Research competitive events in the markets we go into
• Assists with preparation for meeting with current and prospective on-sale marketing and area partners
• Assists with preparation of presentation materials for meetings
• Helps activate Street Team initiatives
• Compiles in-depth research of potential event markets
• Brainstorms creative ways to promote ticket sales
• Creates event recaps of tickets sales, executed promotions, marketing tactics, and activations in the market
• Researches all trends happening in sports and live events and the marketing tactics being used
• Supports the Event Development team on various projects as needed

You Have These

• Must be enrolled in a degree program focused on Marketing, Sports Management, Business, or another program relevant to business development and sales; Junior, Senior, or Graduate level is preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Outgoing, friendly personality with excellent customer service skills
• Team player
• Willing to learn and grow

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the ability to distinguish letters, numbers and symbols is necessary.
• Frequently required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Must have the ability to use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs.

We’d Love If You Also Have These:

• Must be enrolled in a degree program focused on Marketing, Sports Management, Business, or another program relevant to business development and sales; Junior, Senior, or Graduate level is preferred

How we work:

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.