Sport Industry Group: Internship Opportunity

An exciting internship opportunity has arisen at Sport Industry Group for an event intern. The candidate will gain experience across the company’s ever expanding portfolio of events, as well as other brands across the Benchmark Sport portfolio including Beyond Sport, Square Mile Sport and thinkBeyond. 

This role is for a duration of two months, until May 2017.

The candidate will support the events team, working on projects including the BT Sport Industry Awards and Sport Industry Breakfast Club.  

Responsibilities

• To provide support to the events team across multiple events
• Administrative management of and day to day communication with celebrity and high-profile attendees across all events
• Assisting with venue research and site visits, maintaining relations with established venues and sourcing new venues and suppliers for events
• Administrative roles, including compiling and managing delegate lists, database management and other tasks
• Office management – take ownership of various office management aspects

Person Specification

The candidate should have/be:

• An enthusiastic, adaptable and outgoing team-player, preferably with experience of event management
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Calm and focused under pressure and able to work to tight deadlines
• Good attention to detail in project management and communication
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently on projects running concurrently
• IT literacy essential (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the ability to produce important event documentation and invoices
• Able to work occasional late nights during event periods

For further information and to apply for the role, please contact careers@benchmarksport.com along with a CV and cover letter.