Tournament Associate

About the Role

Intellipro is hiring a Golf Player Recruitment & Partnerships Associate (Aurora, Ontario) to support the growth of our golf tournament business. This is a full-time, on-site role based in Aurora, with local travel for meetings, visits, and golf events.

This position focuses on two areas: player recruitment and sponsorship/strategic partnership development. The ideal candidate does not necessarily need extensive corporate experience, but should be comfortable researching contacts online, reaching out to new people, building relationships, and keeping organized follow-up records.

Key Responsibilities

Player Recruitment

- Identify and recruit golfers to participate in company-organized golf tournaments and programs.

- Research potential players, golf academies, coaches, clubs, schools, and other relevant golf organizations.

- Build and maintain relationships with players, parents, coaches, and golf communities.

- Conduct outreach through email, phone calls, social media, and in-person visits; follow up with prospective players and support the registration process.

- Maintain player prospect lists and recruitment pipelines.

Sponsorship & Partnership Development

- Research potential sponsors, corporate partners, golf organizations, and strategic business partners; identify appropriate decision-makers and contact information.

- Introduce tournament opportunities and build relationships with prospective partners through emails, phone calls, meetings, and in-person visits.

- Support sponsorship discussions, follow-ups, and relationship management.

- Assist in developing long-term partnerships with companies, golf clubs, academies, coaches, and other organizations.

Research, Outreach & Reporting

- Conduct online research to identify potential players, sponsors, partners, and relevant industry contacts; develop and maintain organized contact lists.

- Draft professional outreach emails and follow-up communications; make outbound calls and schedule meetings.

- Create and update Excel spreadsheets for player recruitment, sponsorship outreach, and business development activities; track contacts, responses, meetings, registrations, and partnership opportunities.

- Prepare regular progress updates and reports for management.

Qualifications

- Fluent English with strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Comfortable reaching out to new people through email, phone calls, and in-person visits, with strong interpersonal skills.

- Able to conduct independent online research to find the right contacts.

- Basic to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including maintaining lists, tracking activities, and preparing simple reports.

- Organized, responsible, self-motivated, and able to follow up consistently on multiple contacts.

- Able to work full-time on-site at the Aurora office; willing to travel locally for meetings, visits, and golf events.

- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with golf, golf tournaments, golf clubs, golf academies, or sports events — especially experience organizing golf events.

- Experience in sales, business development, recruiting, customer service, event operations, sponsorship, or community outreach.

- Existing connections within the golf community are a strong asset.

- Mandarin Chinese communication skills are a plus — preferred for one of the two openings, but not a requirement.

Compensation

CAD 50,000–80,000 per year, negotiable based on experience and performance.