About SponsorUnited

SponsorUnited provides access to previously inaccessible sports & entertainment sponsorships and media, helping properties, brands, and agencies most effectively and efficiently partner. Our platform is trusted by96% of major professional sports teams, global brands, agencies, media companies, colleges, and vendors.

Internship Overview

This program offers ahands-on, boots-on-the-ground learning experience in the sports sponsorship industry. Participants will be embedded directly into live sporting and entertainment events, tasked with capturingsponsorship and brand partnership data in real time.

Unlike traditional internships, this role focuses exclusively onin-person data collection — giving participants the chance to experience how sponsorships appear and activate at the venue level.

Length of Term: 6 months
Format: On-location at assigned venues
Location: Must be located in a listed market (maximum 1 hour away from assigned venues)
Compensation: Unpaid during program
Academic Credit: Available upon school approval

Responsibilities

Complete atraining program on SponsorUnited’s in-venue scouting methods and standards.
Attend live sports, entertainment, and cultural events in your local market.
Collectall visible sponsorship activity at the venue.
Input collected information into the SponsorUnited’s sponsorship database.

Qualifications

Must be a college student
Must live in atarget market or within 1 hour of event venues, with reliable transportation and easy access.
Strongcommunication skills andattention to detail.
Interest in pursuing a career in thesports and entertainment industry.
Organized, reliable, and proactive in completing assignments.
Access toworking technology (smartphone and computer).

Benefits

Directhands-on exposure to sponsorship activations in real-world environments.
Gain a broader understanding of thesports sponsorship ecosystem and how brands, teams, and media interact.
Learn how toidentify, analyze, and report sponsorship assets at venues.
All event tickets and venue access costs will be provided at no expense to participants for approved scouting assignments.
Flexible opportunities to work around your school schedule.
Earnacademic credit (where applicable).
Receive aCertificate of Completion upon finishing the program.
Experience firsthand what it’s like to contribute within afast-growing sports data startup, developing practical skills valued across the industry.

What’s After the Internship?

After successfully completing the program, participants may qualify to joinSponsorUnited’s Alumni Network of Scouts — a group of trained individuals who contribute on a paid, as-needed basis.

As part of this network, you may be assigned to scout local sporting or entertainment events, which involves attending venues, observing and documenting brand partnerships, signage, and activations, and submitting findings through the SponsorUnited Pro Tool.
These short-term paid opportunities allow alumni to stay involved in the sports and entertainment industry, continue building real-world sponsorship analysis experience, and contribute to SponsorUnited’s growing sponsorship database.

Hiring Markets

SponsorUnited is actively hiring scouts in select markets internationally. Specific locations will be listed here as they are determined.

Current Markets:

United States

Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta, GA
Auburn, AL
Austin, TX
Baltimore/Washington, DC/MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Blacksburg, VA
Boise, ID
Boston, MA
Boulder, CO
Buffalo, NY
Champaign, IL
Charlotte, NC
Charlottesville, VA
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Clemson, SC
College Station, TX
Columbia, MO
Columbia, SC
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Des Moines, IA
East Lansing, MI
El Paso, TX
Eugene/Corvallis, OR
Fayetteville, AR
Fresno, CA
Gainesville, FL
Greenville, SC
Honolulu, HI
Houston, TX
Huntington, WV
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa City, IA
Jacksonville, FL
Kingston, RI
Knoxville, TN
Lawrence, KS
Laramie, WY
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Lubbock, TX
Memphis, TN
Miami, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Monroe, LA
Montreal, QC
Nashville, TN
New York City, NY
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Ottawa, ON
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Pullman, WA
Raleigh, NC
Reno, NV
Salt Lake City, UT
Seattle, WA
Stanford, CA
State College, PA
Syracuse, NY
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa, FL
Tempe, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Tuscaloosa, AL
Wichita, KS

International

Alicante, Spain
Algeciras, Spain
Almeria, Spain
Andorra, Andorra
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Cagliari, Italy
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Córdoba, Spain
Dubai / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Düsseldorf, Germany
Florence, Italy
Hannover, Germany
Karlsruhe, Germany
Le Havre, France
Lecce, Italy
Las Palmas, Spain
Lleida, Spain
London, United Kingdom
Lyon, France
Madrid, Spain
Magdeburg, Germany
Manchester, United Kingdom
Mannheim, Germany
Melbourne / Phillip Island, Australia
Mexico City, Mexico
Milan, Italy
Nantes, France
Naples, Italy
Oviedo, Spain
Palma, Spain
Paris, France
Qatar / Bahrain, Middle East
Quimper, France
Saint Raphael, France
Santiago, Chile
São Paulo, Brazil
Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Shanghai, China
Singapore, Singapore
Southampton, United Kingdom
Toulouse, France
Ulm, Germany
Utrecht, Netherlands
Valencia, Spain
Venice, Italy
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
York, United Kingdom

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