Temporary Corporate Partnerships & Activation Assistant

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service health wellness social justice residential living food services sports recreation career services and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25000 undergraduate graduate and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

Cornell University is an NCAA Division I institution and a member of the Ivy League. The university fields teams in 37 intercollegiate sports and provides a comprehensive physical education program. The university is committed to excellence in academics and athletics gender equity and diversity in its programs and a well-balanced broad-based intercollegiate athletics program. Athletics and Physical Education offers a diverse program of physical and outdoor education recreational services intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic competition plus Wellness programs for faculty and staff fitness centers and fitness classes for the entire Cornell community.

The Temporary Corporate Partnerships & Activation Assistant supports Cornell Athletics Corporate Partnerships team in developing and activating relationships with current and prospective partners. The position will focus on community-based business development including identifying and engaging prospective local businesses supporting outreach and relationship-building efforts coordinating meetings and assisting with the execution of partnership activations. The position will also provide administrative and scheduling support to help maximize the time of senior staff and advance partnership opportunities.

This is a temporary casual position expected to work fewer than 19 hours per week through December 31 2026. The schedule will vary based on operational needs with an anticipated pay rate of approximately $25$27 per hour.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in customer service sales marketing business development event operations or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with businesses community members and internal partners.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities follow up on opportunities and maintain accurate records.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with a team.
• Ability to represent Cornell Athletics professionally in community and business settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an interest in developing relationships with businesses and community organizations.
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office or Google Workspace applications.
• Experience modeling values that support inclusion belonging and wellbeing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in sales corporate partnerships sponsorships marketing fundraising or business development.
• Experience working with local businesses or community organizations.
• Experience supporting events sponsorship activations or customer engagement initiatives.
• Experience using CRM ticketing email marketing or other customer relationship management systems.
• Familiarity with collegiate or professional athletics and the corporate partnership landscape.
• Experience conducting in-person outreach or representing an organization at community events.

University Job Title:

Temporary PE & Athletics Professional

Job Family:

Temporary Athletics & Physical Education

Level:

No Grade - Annual

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

Refer to Posting Language

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Contact Name:

Caleb Yu

Contact Email:

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