Social Media Intern (Mud Hens)
Role Summary
The Social Media Intern(s) provides students or recent graduates the opportunity to work with the Marketing Department and gain hands-on experience in a working press box. This role's main function is contributing to our in-game social media efforts and writing game stories.
Hours for this role vary, but this intern would be expected to work on gamedays in Toledo, OH. This schedule consists of nights, weekends, and some holidays throughout the baseball season (March 27th-September 20th).
Essential Responsibilities
- Contribute to the team's social media efforts before, during, and after all games, including Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
- Write game stories for all home and road games and post to team's official website.
- Support Digital Marketing Manager and Social Media Specialist with team and in-game experiences during home games.
- Attend and cover select community events on social channels.
- Brainstorm new ideas and create engaging content tailored for each platform.
- Monitor social trends and contribute ideas to grow fan engagement and expand reach.
- Assist with fan engagement by helping respond to comments, messages, and mentions.
- Assist with other front office marketing efforts and projects as needed.
Qualifications and Skills
- Current enrollment or recent graduate with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Broadcast Production, or related field.
- Willing to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to execute a number of tasks at the same time and working well under pressure.
- Strong knowledge of baseball.
- Organized and attentive to detail.
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct.
- Impeccable communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Experience editing short form video content (Tik Tok, Reels).
- Comfortable engaging with fans, approaching them, and filming authentic content for our social media platforms.
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.
