SponsorUniversity Regional Scout

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 by 96% of major professional sports teams, global brands, agencies, media companies, colleges, and vendors . Internship Overview This program offers a hands-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 capturing sponsorship and brand partnership data in real time . Unlike traditional internships, this role focuses exclusively on in-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 a training program on SponsorUnited’s in-venue scouting methods and standards. Attend live sports, entertainment, and cultural events in your local market. Collect all visible sponsorship activity at the venue. Input collected information into the SponsorUnited’s sponsorship database. Qualifications Must be a college student Must live in a target market or within 1 hour of event venues, with reliable transportation and easy access. Strong communication skills and attention to detail . Interest in pursuing a career in the sports and entertainment industry . Organized, reliable, and proactive in completing assignments. Access to working technology (smartphone and computer). Benefits Direct hands-on exposure to sponsorship activations in real-world environments. Gain a broader understanding of the sports sponsorship ecosystem and how brands, teams, and media interact. Learn how to identify, 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. Earn academic credit (where applicable). Receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the program. Experience firsthand what it’s like to contribute within a fast-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 join SponsorUnited’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