2025 Summer Internship - Business Analytics

Internship Overview

Looking for a game-changing opportunity to pull away from the competition and boost your career after college? We’re always interested in attracting future talent to our team. Lids offers a comprehensive internship program across multiple professional disciplines in the fast-paced world of sports, retail and fashion.

Students will work at the Lids Corporate Office in Indianapolis, IN under the guidance of mentors while engaging in real career-related activities. Interns will have the opportunity to present their business projects to the Lids Leadership team and other key members of the organization. The program is designed to complement and expand the students' classroom education and offers an opportunity to gain marketable career experience.

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, our retail stores offer officially licensed headwear and apparel from collegiate and professional sports teams, plus top brands like Nike, New Era, Adidas, and Mitchell & Ness.

We currently operate 1,300+ locations, including specialty concept stores for the NBA, NHL, Paris Saint-Germain, and numerous MLB teams. In recent years, Lids has built partnerships with iconic global brands including Marvel, Playboy, and the Harlem Globetrotters, and gained ambassadors like Justin Jefferson, Quavo, and Josephine Skriver – creating a community for both sports fans and fashion lovers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Utilize Excel and other tools to create new automated reports to achieve merchandising goals
• Learn the basics of the SQL language and how to pull data from an existing database
• Develop ad-hoc reporting to analyze performance, support recommendations, and communicate cross functionally
• Forecast future sales metrics utilizing principles of both art and science
• Monitor the sports world on a daily basis to help understand how wins and losses impact our business
• Participate in real, meaningful work assignments that positively impact the company
• Complete a summer project and present your findings and solution to our executive leadership team

Who You Are

• True team player
• Strong communicator (verbal & written)
• Innovative thinker
• Proven ability to provide exceptional work and customer service
• Proven leader and engaged student on campus
• Passion for retail, sports and business
• Advanced sills and a keen interest in Microsoft Excel
• Beginner level skills in SQL coding and/or Power BI 
• Results-oriented, willingness to follow through, make informed decisions, complete tasks and problem solve
• Uses rigorous logic and thoughtful thinking to effectively identify, address and resolve challenges
• Demonstrated abilities in learning new skills, change/variety in work and creativity; exhibit attention to detail with high degree of accuracy
• Basic knowledge of SQL or VBA
   

Internship Requirements

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