About . Kimberly N. Holland . Christina D. Sauls . Internship

Icon Management, Inc. is a sports representation agency that represents fifteen professional track and field athletes. Some current clients are:

  • LaShawn Merritt – 2008 Olympic 400-meter Gold Medalist
  • Shawn Crawford – 2008 Olympic 200-meter Silver Medalist
  • Angelo Taylor – 2008 Olympic 400-meter hurdles Gold Medalist

Icon Management, Inc. seeks an intern to assist the Assistant Sports Agent in day-to-day activities. This internship would give the intern valuable, real-world experience, as well as providing the company with additional manpower.

The intern must be skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel and minimum skills on Access. Excellent spelling skills and attention to detail are a must.

The intern would work at least 20 hours per week, during the current quarter/semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination at the discretion of the intern and the supervisor.

The intern must be organized and detail-oriented, possess strong computer skills, able to work alone, and hold a degree or be majoring in a law-related, public relations, or sports management field with a GPA of a least 3.0.

This will be an unpaid internship beginning May 1, 2011. At the end of the internship, the intern will be evaluated for a possible full-time paid position or another term with the company as an intern, if available. In addition at the end of the internship, the intern will receive a letter of recommendation and a great deal of invaluable experience.

Also at the end of the internship, the intern will fill out a written evaluation of the program, and the intern supervisor will fill out a written evaluation of the intern’s abilities and progress. The supervisor can be used as a reference for future job searches.

The main duties of the intern will be (in order of importance):

  • Travel planning (domestic and international)
  • Accounts Payables/Receivables
  • Meeting planning
  • Assist with day-to-day office duties(filing, faxing, database maintenance, etc.)
  • Assist with the writing of press releases, captions, etc.
  • Assist with developing marketing plans
  • Other duties as assigned

To be considered, please email you resume, along with a letter of interest and one(1) letter of recommendation from a current professor or current employer, if available:

Christina Sauls – cdsauls1977@yahoo.com