Fall Intern - Marketing and Promotions

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Summary:
This is a full time 3-month position responsible for performing duties related to promotional activities and sales support. This position plays a key role in the team's marketing process and includes interaction with fans, the community, and game day volunteers.

Accountabilities:
• Provide daily report to Assistant General Manager on assigned operations
• Writing intriguing and accurate press releases and stories for the team
• Working with league and team officials, administrators, and staff to fulfill social media and press release requests
• Contacting relevant colleagues, athletes, and business persons for quotes and commentary for all press releases
• Reaching out to news publications to publicize press releases and gain traction
• Working with team for creative requests when needed
• Lead in promotions prior to as well as throughout the game
• Create and apply ideas that add to the game's atmosphere
• Serve as the on-field personality for promotional games
• Initiate excitement in the community with promotional marketing resulting in increased attendance
• Participate in making sure the game day process runs smoothly
• Cater to group sales organizations when they arrive to the ballpark
• Perform other related duties that may arise relating to the Edenton Steamers during the positions' duration

Key Interfaces:
Must relate well with people in an outgoing manner. Including fans, community members, and game day volunteers. Must be able to excite the event atmosphere and achieve goals assigned.

Skills and Competencies:
A person with a friendly outlook who is not afraid to get involved in anything that is needed. Problem solving skills are a must. Outgoing, promotional minded person with ability to interact with fans. Creativity is necessary in the designing of promotions and improving ballpark atmosphere.

Education:
Looking for someone in the pursuit of a degree in a sports, marketing or business-related field. This includes but is not limited to an active undergraduate/ graduate level student, to a graduate in need of some important workplace experience.

Experience:
Sports management experience is a plus. Somebody with public relations experience will do well. A person with the necessary attitude along with work ethic will be successful in this position.