ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Front Row Marketing Services recently hired Leslie Snellman as its new intern.

Snellman will work out of the St. Petersburg office, which consists of Senior Vice President John McDonald and Project Coordinator Robert Snyder, from May to July.

The summer internship will complete Snellman’s undergraduate degree in Sport and Fitness Management with a concentration in Health Promotion and Sport Management at Troy University in Troy, Ala.

Front Row Marketing offers this internship to help the future of their industry and provide the knowledge, experience and skills needed in the sport marketing and advertising industry to their interns.

Snellman moved to St. Petersburg after completing her final exams at Troy.

“I pursued this particular internship at Front Row Marketing Services because I am interested in the many aspects and opportunities in the sport marketing and entertainment world,” she said. “Front Row, along with their parent companies Global Spectrum and Comcast Spectacor, have a reputation for having the best marketing creativity and resources. I consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to work with the St. Petersburg team of Front Row Marketing Services.

“I have already been provided with many different objectives to better prepare myself for future career opportunities in the sport and entertainment industry,” she added.

In 2001, Snellman’s family moved to Daphne, where she graduated from Daphne High School in 2003.

She is the daughter of Gavin and Michelle Dixon and Dale Snellman and has four younger siblings, Clifton, Jacquie, Nikki and Seth.

ABOUT FRONT ROW MARKETING SERVICES

Front Row Marketing Services, a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, is based in Philadelphia with offices in Tampa, Fla., San Jose, Calif., Ridgefield, Conn., Fort Collins, Colo., Des Moines, Iowa and Detroit, Mich. 

Front Row generates incremental revenue for public assembly venues and stadiums, sports teams and municipalities through the marketing and sales of naming rights, advertising/sponsorships, exclusive product and vendor rights agreements, premium seating and hospitality features.

The company currently develops incremental revenue for over 29 accounts.

Comcast-Spectacor is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Phantoms, the two arenas in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia.

In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 60 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, according to a spokesperson; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service, in-house advertising agency.

In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating programs on NBC.

(Submitted by Front Row Marketing Services)