The Pittsburgh Thunderbirds, Pittsburgh’s Professional ultimate frisbee team, is seeking a Merchandise Operations Intern for the 2025–26 season. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sports business, combining event operations, ticket sales, and sponsorship sales.
As a Merchandise Operations Intern, you will build processes for smooth and efficient execution of Pittsburgh Thunderbirds home games at Highmark Stadium. This will include the set-up and break-down of our merchandise table, the execution of our sales strategies, mapping out our inventory, and building fan relationships through the buying process.
Responsibilities
- Assist with our merchandise table all six (6) Thunderbirds home games including: set-up, breakdown, and selling.
- Manage the display and organization of team merchandise to ensure a professional and engaging table presence.
- Track inventory before, during, and after each game.
- Process payments using point-of-sale (POS) system accurately and efficiently.
- Maintain strong, ongoing relationships with fans and staff members.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications
- Outgoing, approachable, and comfortable engaging with the public.
- Strong organizational skills and reliability — able to balance multiple projects.
- Comfortable handling money and operating a point-of-sale system.
- Self-motivated and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a professional presence.
- Ability to work on your feet for several hours and work in an outside environment in the summer.
- Ability to work weekends from April – August.
Education and Experience
- Pursuing or recently completed a degree in sports marketing, sales, business, communications, or related field preferred.
- Previous experience in sales, customer service, marketing, or event operations is a plus but not required.
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.
This is an unpaid internship that is eligible for school credit.
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.
