COMPANY:                          Spire Sports + Entertainment:  Greenville Swamp Rabbits 

Spire Sports & Entertainment is a diversified sports and entertainment organization that pushes the boundaries of traditional marketing to foster business growth in the rapidly changing modern era. Having acquired the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL in March of 2020, the organization has seen tremendous growth in all areas of business development, highlighted by overall league-recognition as the ECHL’s ‘Rising Star Award’ winner and finalist in back-to-back seasons. 

 

As an organization we continue to strive daily to work and live by our core principles of what it means to be a R.A.B.B.I.T:

R – Relentless

A – Accountable

B – Believe

B – Bring Urgency

I – Impactful

T – Team-first Mentality

 

 JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Greenville Swamp Rabbits seek a Marketing Intern. This team member works directly with the Marketing and Game Operations department, supervised by the Director of Branding and Fan Experience. During the internship, the intern will be afforded the opportunity to develop and apply skills in various areas including but not limited to event planning and management, social media, marketing, as well as introductions to marketing research, data management and business analytics. This person will be part of a team-focused environment.

·       Market research on popular trends on social platforms including Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, Etc.

·       Market research on hockey trends in media, feature stories, trends, and staples

·       Market research on the upstate’s population and the Swamp Rabbits target market (demographic breakdown)

·       Market research on popular ticket packages, fan experiences, pre-game parties, live music or acts that attract the Swamp Rabbit Fan Base

·       Presenting research and trends to the Director of Branding

·       Create action plans on how to effectively use and execute research in conjunction with the Swamp Rabbits Brand

·       Ability to use Photoshop and Illustrator

·       Assists in team and community events and outreach

·       Sort event and game night photos 

·       Assist in script writing as assigned

·       Additional duties as assigned

·        Educational Requirements:  Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program. MUST be able to receive course credit 

·        Graphic Design Experience suggested with knowledge of the Adobe Suite; particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.

·        Excellent communication and customer service skills. 

·        Demonstrated ability to work in fast paced multidisciplinary team environment

·        A positive attitude and willingness to learn 

·        Academic credit internship 

·        Corporate social media management skills

·        Knowledge of working in the front office of a professional sports team

·        Experience in development of driving marketing strategy

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.