Working Student - Partner Acquisition & Club Relations (Tech/Sports Startup)

About Prematch\n\nAs the leading platform for non-professional football in Europe, we bring professional experiences - from news and data to gamification - directly to a community of over 190 million footballers and fans.\n\nWe are Prematch, founded in 2021 in Cologne - a dynamic startup with a smart and ambitious team. Our marketing and business teams are based in Cologne, Berlin, and London, while our tech and product teams work remotely across Europe.\n\nWe're backed by strong partners such as adidas, Krombacher, NIVEA MEN, and Techniker Krankenkasse - with a couple of exciting collaborations still in the pipeline. Successful investors like Ralf Reichert (CEO of ESL) and Verena Pausder are supporting us on our journey.\n\n## About the Role\n\n### Location\n- You see yourself working in our awesome office in the Belgian Quarter (Cologne) and don't want to work fully remote!\n\n### Duration\n- You have 6--12 months available and can support us full-time\n\n### Role Type\n- You enjoy working in a growing team & startup environment\n\n## Main Information\n\n- Start: Immediate (flexible)\n- Workload: 20h\n- Area of responsibility: Teamwear\n- Fast, easy & transparent application process\n\n## Your Mission\n\n- Acquisition of new partner-clubs (via telephone & digital)\n- First contact with decision makers in sports clubs (executive boards, department heads, management)\n- Developing an understanding for the needs of clubs and addressing them accordingly\n- Care for and documentation of contacts (CRM)\n- Working closely with your team and your team lead\n- Direct insights into the structure of a growing startup\n\n## What You Need\n\n- Languages: Fluent in both German & English\n- Really good communication abilities, empathy and a confident appearance\n- Ability to listen, build trust and communicate in a structured manner\n- Own experience in Teamsports (at least as a player)\n- Initiative, sense of responsibility and interest in working in a startup\n\n## Advantage but Not a Must\n\n- Nice to have: Experience as a coach or work in a club (e.g. organisational work, board member)\n\n## Why Us?\n\n- Be part of it from the start -- Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.\n- Paid internship --- gain experience and get fair compensation.\n- Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London --- true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!\n- Remote work --- You spend 2--3 days a week in the office and can work the rest remotely (home office at the start and end of the week is quite popular).\n- Remote, even from afar --- Whether it's a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family --- we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.\n- Team spirit --- whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.\n- Modern IT equipment --- We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.\n- 27 vacation days per year --- For your rest and to recharge. Plus, special arrangements if you're a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.\n- Team events at our locations --- Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.\n- Offsites with the whole team --- Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.\n\n## Ready to Apply?\n\nThen let's not waste any time! All we need is your current CV. You can easily submit further information about yourself in our short application form. Lisa will then get in touch with you!\n\nWe can't wait to find out more about you!\n\nWe are all very relaxed - so feel free to start with "Du" (informal "you") right away!