Grand Rapids Gold
William
Experience Information
Employer: Grand Rapids Gold
Job Title: Brand Ambassador/Community Intern
Major: Sport Management
Received Credit: Yes
Paid: No
Abroad: No
Description of the Organization
The Grand Rapids Gold are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are affiliated with the Denver Nuggets. The Gold play their home games at Van Andel Arena.
Description of the Tasks/Projects Completed
Promote and represent the Grand Rapids Gold, to the Grand Rapids community through community events. Provide giveaways, promotional and ticket information to community members. Execute set-up and tear down of events. Collect and input data into Salesforce and make calls to both individual and groups for potential ticket sales. Coordinate calendar for events.
Skills/Knowledge Gained Through The Experience
Learned about ticket sales/ Salesforce, community events, networking, and working as a team.
Favorite Part of the Experience
The people I worked with. The Grand Rapids Gold has a great staff of people.
How the Experience Influenced Future Career Goals
I really enjoy working in professional sports.
Internship Format
In Person