Sports Marketing & Social Media Intern

About This Role

This internship offers hands-on experience in sports marketing, social media, community events, and lead generation within a sports rehab practice. It is ideal for an athlete or fitness enthusiast with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn, who wants to gain real-world experience in building relationships and growing a business.

Responsibilities

• Start genuine conversations with athletes and active people on Instagram
• Respond to people who engage with company content
• Follow up with new followers and leads
• Build relationships instead of immediately trying to sell
• Ask questions and listen to what people say
• Learn how to identify when someone may be a good fit for Strive2Move
• Help move suitable people toward booking a call with the team
• Keep conversations organized to ensure no one is forgotten
• Help at local races, CrossFit and gym events, golf events, workshops, and community fitness events
• Meet athletes, help run the booth, create content, start conversations, and collect leads
• Help build relationships with the local fitness community
• Follow up with leads consistently
• Use provided scripts and conversation frameworks
• Update lead information and track conversations
• Help manage the CRM and marketing spreadsheets
• Learn how to move someone from follower to conversation to potential client
• Track conversations and activities that lead to booked calls
• Check in at the beginning of every shift with daily priorities
• Check out at the end of every shift with completed tasks, open items, and team updates
• Communicate consistently through Slack during working hours
• Ask questions when unsure instead of guessing
• Flag important leads or conversations quickly
• Keep tasks, conversations, and follow-ups organized
• Be responsive to coaching and feedback

Requirements

• Athlete or genuinely loves fitness
• Naturally enjoys talking to people
• Warm, curious, and good at building relationships
• Comfortable starting conversations with people you don’t know
• Coachable and willing to follow a proven process
• Can follow a script without sounding like a robot
• Reliable and does what you say you’re going to do
• Organized and doesn’t let conversations fall through the cracks
• Communicates when stuck instead of disappearing
• Can take feedback and immediately apply it
• Comfortable using Slack and working with a team remotely