Business Development - Lifestyle Summer Intern at Authentic… · NYC…

Summary: Authentic Brands Group is a leading sports, media, entertainment, and lifestyle platform that invests in iconic brands. The Summer Business Development - Lifestyle Intern will assist in generating new business by identifying and qualifying leads for licensing partnerships while gaining valuable insights into the brand licensing business. Responsibilities: - Lead generation & ideate new verticals/categories: Extensive outreach on under-penetrated areas - Benchmarking - Create benchmarking document to compare potential opportunities against licensed category - Internal Partner Category List - list to capture existing partner’s growth goals - Lead generation & ideate new verticals/categories: Extensive outreach on under-penetrated areas - Effectively use a CRM: salesforce entries, maintain teams google docs/trackers - Liaise between BD & brand teams, coordinate meetings & requests, manage priorities - Assist team in contract negotiations with issues lists, comps, term sheets, CS&EA's - Issues Lists: how to summarize redlines - Comps: help team make informed decisions with counterproposals - Term Sheets/CSEAs: familiarize self with licensing agreements - Learn successful pitching by listening in on team's meetings - Learn the lifecycle of a deal from outreach to full execution Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled university student - Able to work up to 20 hours per week - Able to work onsite in our NYC office - Willingness to get your hands dirty and make things happen - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Comfortability in a high-paced, collaborative environment - Detail oriented - Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite - Process-driven and constantly looking for ways to streamline and simplify complex tasks Required Skills: Lead generation, CRM proficiency Important Skills: Contract negotiation, Microsoft Office, Google Suite Nice-to-Have Skills: Process-driven