Summer Paid Intern - Corporate Communications

This is a Full Time Paid Internship

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the guidance of the Corporate Communications Team, the ‘Summer Temporary Assistant, Corporate Communications’ will learn how to generate local, national, internal, and industry-wide awareness for the business and off-the-court initiatives of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Arena.

** This is a temporary position from June 8th – August 28th 2026, that will require working in-person roughly 40 hours per week.

** Seeking candidates residing local to Cleveland, OH.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Collaborate with Cavaliers and Rocket Arena business teams across the organization to create internal Team communications, awards submissions and earned-media opportunities for informational messaging, special projects, and event-driven initiatives. Implement strategic PR outreach to generate market-wide awareness, ignite a call to action, shape brand identity, and achieve goals and objectives to targeted audiences.
• Build presentation decks and documents that highlight communications plans and strategy in a visually compelling and efficient way.
• Draft and support written media communications, including internal team member communications, award submissions, press releases, media advisories and media pitches.
• Regularly search for and compile articles on Rock Entertainment Group, the Cavaliers and archive the stories to chronicle the team’s media coverage.
• Assist with internal communications to team (staff) members.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Currently attending (or recent graduate of) a 4 year Bachelors Degree program, preferably with an emphasis in communications, public relations, sports management, business administration, or a related field.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. Computer literacy and basketball knowledge is required; experience in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.) is preferred.
• Must always maintain professionalism and understand discretion as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers public relations staff.
• Must be organized, attentive to detail and independently motivated. Must be flexible, able to accept direction and constructive criticism, as necessary, and to absorb and work on multiple projects.

** This job application will close on Wednesday, April 1st - please get your applications submitted ASAP!