Commercial/Brand Sales Intern (Part-Time)

Overview

This is a high-impact opportunity for someone looking to break into sales, sports marketing, brand strategy, or NIL - while contributing to real deals happening at the industry’s leading platform.

About Opendorse

Opendorse is the market leader in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) industry, helping brands, agencies, and athletes activate partnerships with unmatched scale and efficiency. Trusted by thousands of athletes and the world’s most innovative brands, Opendorse powers the future of sports marketing in a rapidly growing and evolving space.

Joining Opendorse means stepping into the epicenter of the NIL revolution and gaining experience at the forefront of sports marketing, brand partnerships, and athlete influencer commercialization.

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Commercial Sales Intern to support our Business Development and Sales Enablement efforts. In this role, you’ll work directly with our Commercial Sales team to expand the sales pipeline, build strategic proposals, support outreach, and source talent for brand partnerships across industries such as sports, consumer goods, retail, fitness, and more.

This is a hands-on opportunity to gain real-world experience in B2B sales strategy, proposal execution, and NIL market development.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in the fast-growing NIL and sports marketing industry
• Real exposure to B2B sales development and brand partnership strategy
• Opportunities to contribute directly to live outreach and proposal builds
• Experience creating sales enablement materials in Microsoft 365 and Canva
• Collaboration with industry-leading professionals in athlete marketing

Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

Primary Responsibility: Business Development & Pipeline Growth

• Build targeted lead lists and pull key contacts across priority industries
• Assist with drafting outreach messaging for prospective clients
• Conduct research to support lead qualification and prospecting strategy

Secondary Responsibility: Sales Enablement & Resource Creation

• Create and update proposals, sales decks, and one-pagers using Microsoft PowerPoint and Canva
• Support the development of creative campaign concepts and athlete recommendation slides
• Maintain internal asset libraries and organize case studies and market examples

Market Research & Strategic Insights:

• Track NIL trends, emerging brand categories, and competitor campaigns
• Compile insights to identify partnership opportunities and whitespace in the market

Athlete Identification & Campaign Preparation:

• Assist in identifying athletes aligned with brand needs based on demographic, sport, and engagement data
• Help prepare internal documents and asset packages ahead of brand pitches

Sales Operations Support:

• Assist the team with CRM organization, data entry, and internal reporting tasks using Microsoft 365 tools
• Provide general operational support to improve sales process efficiency

Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates who are:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Business, Sports Management, Communications, or a related field
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Strong written communicators, especially in a professional or marketing-oriented context
• Curious, resourceful, and proactive in generating insights and ideas
• Passionate about sports, NIL, brand partnerships, and content-driven marketing
• Comfortable working in Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Word)

Preferred Skills (Not Required, but a Plus):

• Experience using Canva for presentations or creative asset development
• Familiarity with CRM tools or lead generation processes
• Interest in sales, athlete marketing, or digital brand activation

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State Eligibility

Opendorse is currently only able to hire full-time/part-time employees who reside in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IA, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. If you have questions about eligibility or remote work options, feel free to reach out.