MADE Hoops
Marketing Intern
MADE Hoops - Intern
United States · Remote
Digital Marketing · Marketing · Internship
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Job Title: Marketing Intern
Duration: September - November 2026
Location: Remote with travel opportunities to camp locations
Hours: Part-Time/20 Hours Weekly (M-F)
Compensation: College credit for college students; unpaid for recent graduates
Duration: September - November 2026
Location: Remote with travel opportunities to camp locations
Hours: Part-Time/20 Hours Weekly (M-F)
Compensation: College credit for college students; unpaid for recent graduates
Company Description
MADE Hoops is the premier grassroots basketball events organization in North America. Founded in 2014, our mission has always been Maximizing Athletes' Development and Exposure (MADE). We host 100+ boys and girls basketball events annually, including competitive camps for all ages, middle school and high school tournaments, and the top independent high school circuit in the country. We're proud to have countless McDonald's All-Americans, NCAA athletes, and NBA stars among our alumni. In addition to hosting events, MADE Hoops has a robust commercial division supported by merchandise, brand partnerships, housing, scouting, content and digital marketing business lines.
About the Role
We're looking for a curious, eager-to-learn Marketing Intern to join our team for 15-20 hours per week this fall. No prior marketing experience is required. This is a learning-first opportunity where you'll shadow and assist our Digital Marketing Manager and Creative team, getting hands-on exposure to paid media, email/SMS, and how a growing organization uses AI to work smarter. You'll come away with real experience across both our events business and our ecommerce merchandise business.
Your Job
Support the marketing team with day-to-day tasks that help drive event registrations, merchandise sales, and brand awareness. You'll learn by doing alongside the Digital Marketing Manager, Creative team, and Merch and Events team, helping with campaign tasks, pulling data, and exploring how AI tools can make everyday marketing work faster and easier.
What You'll Do
Paid Campaign & Email/SMS Support
MADE Hoops is the premier grassroots basketball events organization in North America. Founded in 2014, our mission has always been Maximizing Athletes' Development and Exposure (MADE). We host 100+ boys and girls basketball events annually, including competitive camps for all ages, middle school and high school tournaments, and the top independent high school circuit in the country. We're proud to have countless McDonald's All-Americans, NCAA athletes, and NBA stars among our alumni. In addition to hosting events, MADE Hoops has a robust commercial division supported by merchandise, brand partnerships, housing, scouting, content and digital marketing business lines.
About the Role
We're looking for a curious, eager-to-learn Marketing Intern to join our team for 15-20 hours per week this fall. No prior marketing experience is required. This is a learning-first opportunity where you'll shadow and assist our Digital Marketing Manager and Creative team, getting hands-on exposure to paid media, email/SMS, and how a growing organization uses AI to work smarter. You'll come away with real experience across both our events business and our ecommerce merchandise business.
Your Job
Support the marketing team with day-to-day tasks that help drive event registrations, merchandise sales, and brand awareness. You'll learn by doing alongside the Digital Marketing Manager, Creative team, and Merch and Events team, helping with campaign tasks, pulling data, and exploring how AI tools can make everyday marketing work faster and easier.
What You'll Do
Paid Campaign & Email/SMS Support
- Shadow the team and assist with simple tasks on paid campaigns across Meta Ads, Google Ads, and TikTok Ads
- Help with basic email and SMS tasks in Klaviyo, like scheduling sends or checking flows, with step-by-step guidance
- Help check on campaigns day to day and flag anything that looks unusual to your manager
- Assist with small updates to ad copy and creative assets as directed
- Learn the basics of campaign budgets and spend by observing and asking questions
AI-Enabled Marketing Workflows
- Learn to use AI tools to help draft and tweak ad copy, email copy, and subject lines
- Help spot repetitive marketing tasks that might be sped up with AI, with guidance from your manager
- Get hands-on practice using AI for simple things like brainstorming content ideas or summarizing reports
- Explore new AI tools and share anything interesting you find with the team
Growth Marketing Support
- Help keep UTM tracking organized for paid and email campaigns, with a template to follow
- Look into what other brands are doing with their ads and share what you notice
- Assist with simple A/B tests on things like landing pages or email subject lines
- Bring ideas to the table for things worth testing
Analytics & Reporting
- Help pull basic performance numbers from Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite, Klaviyo, and ad platforms
- Help put together simple reports and slides for the team, using AI tools to make this easier
- Learn to read campaign performance against goals and share what you notice
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sports Marketing, Business, Communications, Data Analytics, or related field
- Curiosity about digital marketing, no experience necessary
- Willingness to use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) to learn and get tasks done faster
- Comfortable learning new things and asking questions
- Basic comfort with spreadsheets and willingness to learn analytics tools
- Good attention to detail and organizational habits
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, self-motivated, and comfortable working remotely
- Basic proficiency in Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides)
Preferred:
- Interest in Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite, Klaviyo, or similar marketing platforms
- Curiosity about A/B testing and conversion rate optimization
- Interest in using AI tools to build workflows, automate reporting, or generate content
- Passion for sports, particularly basketball and youth athletics
What You'll Gain
- Real, hands-on exposure to how marketing campaigns actually run, budgets and all
- A front-row seat to how a growing organization uses AI to speed up its marketing
- Mentorship from experienced marketing professionals
- Beginner-friendly portfolio-building work across multiple channels
- Exposure to both B2C ecommerce and events-based marketing
- Flexible remote work arrangement
- Potential for extended internship or full-time opportunity based on performance
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.
