More than 75 of our past interns currently hold positions with professional, collegiate and amateur sports teams and leagues. This includes jobs with Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, NCAA Division I & II schools and dozens more organizations (including the Florida League)!
Team Operations
Each team has between 3-8 team ops interns. Under the direction of the team General Manager, the team ops interns will cover all facets of the non-baseball operations of the team. This includes marketing and promotion of the team before the season; tickets, concessions and fan engagement during the season, and planning and executing your own promotional night at the ballpark.
Openings: 20-25
Minimum Qualifications: Ability to work 40 hours/week, positive attitude, customer service skills, ability to multi-task
Preferred Qualifications: Marketing background, Sales background, social media experience, love for baseball
Team Communications
This position will encompass complete media coverage of your assigned team. As a writer, you will be responsible to write a recap after every game to be posted on the league website. This includes getting quotes from players and coaches before and after the game. As a broadcaster, you will serve as the play-by-play announcer for your team's home games, with the option to join the broadcast on the road as a color commentator. Every Florida League game is broadcast live via online webcast. You will have full reign on how to produce and execute each broadcast, including pre-game show, on-air guests and post-game interviews. You will also be an active contributor to your team's social media accounts.
Openings: 6 (5 will write and broadcast, 1 will write only)
Minimum Qualifications: Exstensive knowledge of the game of baseball, including rules and terminology; strong writing skills; on-air broadcast experience; familiar with mainstream social media platforms
Preferred Qualifications: Published work in newspaper/on website; social media experience under a non-personal account; ; played baseball in high school/college
League Operations
The League Operations intern(s) will assist in the administration and execution of the:
Futures League: Scoring games, maintaining website and social media accounts, liaison between players/parents/coaches and the League office
High School Spring Break Tournaments: On-site supervisor, scoring games, PA/music, social media updates
High School Division: Scheduling, contact for parents, website updates
Florida League: League official at games, marketing/public relations, procure sponsors/groups, inventory management
Operations interns begin in January 2018 and report to the Florida League office each day, Monday-Friday.
Openings: 1-3
Minimum Qualifications: Ability to score a baseball game; familiar with social media platforms; strong communication skills
Preferred Qualifications: Graphic design skills; strong writer; sales experience, deep knowledge of the game of baseball
League Social Media
Social Media interns will focus on the marketing and promotion of each Florida League team, as well as the League itself. There will be a social media intern assigned to each game, who will be responsible for posting quality, engaging content before, during, and after each game. Concentration will be focused on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, with the possibility of expanding into other formats. Social media interns will report to the Florida League office 1-3 times per week, and attend a game each night.
Openings: 3
Minimum Qualifications: Familiar with mainstream social media accounts; knowledge and understanding of baseball; creative thinker
Preferred Qualifications: Experience running a non-personal social media account; graphic design skills