Internship Objective:
The Kalamazoo Growlers are offering an opportunity for current college-level students looking to gain real-world graphic design & social media content creation experience to position themselves for a career in the sports and content creation industry upon graduation.
About the Organizations:
The Kalamazoo Growlers are a 2014 Northwoods League expansion team, 2022 and 2024 Northwoods League Championship team, and have become one of the most premier sports and entertainment companies in the Nation, winning organization of the year in 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024. The Growlers continue the rich history of baseball in Kalamazoo, carrying on the tradition of the Kalamazoo Kodiaks and Kalamazoo Kings. Homer Stryker Field, a 3,000-seat park located in Kalamazoo’s Mayors Riverfront Park is the home field of the Growlers.
The Northwoods League is a summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across North America. The Northwoods League has more teams, plays more games, and draws more fans than any Summer Collegiate Baseball League in North America. Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before thousands of fans.
Start Date: February 2nd
End Date: On or near the end of summer (August 22nd)
Academic Qualifications:
Declared major or minor in Graphic Design, Photography, or Media Production
(Other majors will be considered including, but not limited to: Journalism, Sport Management, Marketing, and Mass Communications)
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Must be local to the greater Kalamazoo Area or be able to find housing independently
- Adobe Suites (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) Experience
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including correct grammatical usage
- Organized, motivated, and able to work independently
- Team-leadership and adaptability
- Ambitious and self-initiated
- Previous content creation experience
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and extended hours
Description of Responsibilities:
The Graphic Design Intern will be responsible for creating graphics for social media, websites, and other digital and print needs. They will also be assisting with content capturing during game days, corporate outings, group outings, promotions, etc. The Kalamazoo Growlers host 36 home games throughout the season as well as special events and festivals. The Graphic Design creation is required to attend all games and special events during the season to perform these duties as well as others given to them by the General Manager or Media Coordinator.
Other Tasks and activities to include, but are not limited to:
- Picking up and removing trash
- Hanging ballpark banners
- Hanging Flags / other stadium decorations
- Working concessions outlet as needed
- Participating in stadium entertainment
- Office & Clubhouse clean up / organization
- Fan interaction & engagement
- Gameday set up
- Delivery receiving
- Power washing or other stadium recovery activities
- Food prep
- Intern Olympic competitions
- Working special events
- Working Battle Creek / Kalamazoo Games
- Player Food delivery/pickup
- Merch modeling, sorting, displaying
- Create/participate in promotional videos
- Community gorilla marketing campaigns
Compensation: Monthly Stipend, Game Day Meals, Uniform, other Fringe Benefits
Housing: Housing is not provided, intern is responsible for coordinating summer arrangements. There are an abundance of housing options in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek during the summer.
Credit: College credit towards a major, minor, or general elective available
Team Location:
- Kalamazoo Growlers: Homer Stryker Field
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
