Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

The Crown Properties Collection (CPC) internship program provides end-to-end exposure to Sponsorships across a portfolio of leading brands in the sports & entertainment industry including the Knicks, the Rangers and Sphere. Interns will be responsible for supporting the daily activities of the CPC Strategy, Solutions and Client Services teams. Primary responsibilities include (but are not limited to) brand prospecting, category & asset valuation and the development of sales pitch materials.

The CPC internship program will run in conjunction with the Oak View Group internship program, providing opportunities to network with other interns and leading industry executives across a variety of sports & entertainment business verticals.

This role pays an hourly wage of $20.00

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching. Also, OVG provides part-time, seasonal, and internship employees with one hour of accrued paid leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year.

This position will remain open until September 12, 2024

Crown Properties Collection:

Crown Properties Collection is a global partnership company in the Oak View Group portfolio revolutionizing the sports and entertainment industry.

Crown Properties Collection’s (CPC) purpose is to provide unprecedented global representation for world-renowned sports and entertainment brands and venues, led by its founding partners and clients, MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment.  CPC is proud to oversee the global partnership and sponsorship representation of all brands and properties across the MSG family of companies, including Sphere, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre, The Chicago Theatre, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, MSG Networks, the Radio City Rockettes and the Christmas Spectacular.   Crown Properties Collection was created in September 2023 by Oak View Group and Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment with the intent of becoming a positive disruption in our industry and immediately became the larger partnership of its kind in the live industry.

Oak View Group (OVG) is the world’s leading arena development, management, and hospitality company founded in 2015 by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff to disrupt business as usual. As the largest developer of sports and entertainment facilities in the world, OVG prioritizes the way we do business focusing on making long-term investments in our people and our planet. We focus on building a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive workplace. Each day our team members around the world and throughout our local communities work together to provide the greatest experience to our fans and partners.

We celebrate and support a strong, transparent, authentic and inclusive culture focused around four core values:  

We treat each other fairly and with respect.

We act with integrity.

We have an entrepreneurial spirit.

We give back to our global community.

As an Intern, you will have the opportunity to observe and learn that following:

• Conduct market and data analysis to identify potential leads and find strategic alignment between prospective brands and clients for partnership opportunities
• Perform & support category and asset valuation across the CPC client portfolio
• Assist with client-facing, executive-level reporting
• Prepare pitch and other marketing materials as needed
• Support day-to-day sales operations, including scheduling, maintaining deal repository and pipeline & Salesforce cleanliness

• Current Junior or Senior at an accredited university, preferred
• Proficient in PowerPoint & Excel
• Proven ability to think strategically
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously
• Self-motivated with a keen desire to learn and contribute within a dynamic team environment
• Previous industry experience not required

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.