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Welcome to the Front Office Academy Internship Program

We are Atlético Ottawa. 2022 CPL League Champions. 2023 CPL Business Club of the Year.  We are a brother club to one of the largest and most successful clubs in the world, Atlético de Madrid and one of the top football teams in Liga MX, Atletico de San Luis.  We welcome students and adults of all ages looking to break into the sports industry. We offer hands-on learning in a variety of departments:

  • Sales and Ticketing
  • Partnerships
  • Retail Operations
  • Marketing 
  • Social Media
  • Content Creation  
  • Team Operations 
  • Communications
  • Community Development 
  • Match Day Operations 

Timing:

Our internship program runs at various times throughout our season and off season. We aim to provide learning opportunities when you need it and when it can be applied to your schooling and schedule. 

How to Apply: 

Fill out the application form.  You will be asked to submit a resume within the application form.  We acknowledge the time and effort that is required to apply and thank all applicants for their interest. 

What to Expect

After your application is approved you will be assigned to a department relevant to you based on your skills, career path and our current needs. Expect an Intern Onboarding session where you’ll meet each person on staff and dive right into duties supporting the department you have been assigned to. 

The program runs for as many week as your school requires. Although your focus will be within one department, you will be exposed to many sides of the business. For example: 

  • Sales and Ticketing
    • How to connect with potential purchasers 
    • How to make a sales call 
    • Relationship building 101
    • Understanding the product offering 
  • Partnerships
    • Prospect discovery and reach out
    • Building presentations and pitch decks  
    • Attend pitches and build relationships
  • Retail Operations
    • Managing and fulfilling orders
    • Launching a product
    • Learning how to use our Shopify store 
  • Marketing 
    • Learn about maintaining and updating our website
    • Learn about publishing and engaging on our social media channels  
    • Building a content plan, email plan, marketing plan 
    • Understanding data and how to apply to our needs 
    • Help bring an Atlético Ottawa match day to life
  • Team Operations 
    • Attending a First Team Training session 
    • Understand Equipment Manager roles and responsibilities
    • Problem solve training and travel issues
  • Communications
    • Creating a comms plan for media 
    • Finding media opportunities
    • Writing press releases and pitches 
    • Manage a press conference
  • Community 
    • Plan, manage, attend a community event
    • Source and develop new community partner 
    • Improve on-site presence of brand 

 

What’s In It For You

Other than creating a meaningful and powerful impact in the Ottawa Sports industry, an internship for Atletico Ottawa will provide you with continuous growth and learning opportunities in a fast-paced environment working in pro sports. 

Located at TD Place in Lansdowne Park, Atletico Ottawa provides not only the opportunity to grow your professional skills within sport but will allow you to network with the other organisations within the area.

Our Philosophy 

Never Stop Believing – Courage and Heart

Ottawa is the city that unifies our country. And now Atlético Ottawa is here in the capital with an aim of inspiring and mobilising the local soccer community. As a member of the “red and white family,” Atlético Ottawa inherits over 100 years of club philosophy with enormous emphasis on hard-work, courage and a “never-give-up” attitude.

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