Position: Grassroots Marketing Internship - DMV Area
Position Location: Onsite; Baltimore, MD
Start Date: 2/20/26
End Date: 7/6/26 (tentative)
About: The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is a professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of 8 teams rostered with the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and other top investors in sports and media. The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. For more information, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com and follow on social media: Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@PremierLacrosse), Facebook (@PremierLacrosseLeague) and YouTube (
YouTube.com/PLL).
Company Values:
- Stay Grounded
- Think Critically
- Be Helpful
- Encourage Creativity
- Persevere Through the Noise
- Operate Like an Owner
Position Overview:
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL) are looking for young professionals in the DMV area who are passionate about growing the game of lacrosse within their local communities through the league’s grassroots marketing initiatives.
These individuals will form a geographically based team known as the PLL Shield Team, responsible for building fandom in the DMV market as the tour-based leagues transition toward a home-and-away model. This is a primarily in-market role running from February through mid-July, focused on driving local awareness, fan engagement, and data capture through grassroots activations, all leading up to and supporting the market’s homecoming weekend.
Shield Team members will assist in planning and staffing engaging grassroots activations within their local market to increase awareness and excitement for their city’s PLL + WLL teams. These activations focus on building local fan awareness in homecoming markets by engaging fans face-to-face at events throughout the season.
Past Shield Team activations have included:
- Local amateur and professional sporting events
- NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse games
- High school lacrosse games
- Youth and club lacrosse tournaments, practices, and games
- In-season PLL events, including Regular Season weekends and the Championship Series
- Community events, festivals, and fairs
- Fundraisers and charitable events
Qualified candidates should be genuinely passionate about getting involved in the fast-paced world of sports entertainment, specifically professional lacrosse. Candidates need to be passionate, self-motivated, and organized individuals who want to represent the League positively through consistent interactions with fans.
This is not your typical internship; Shield Team Members have an opportunity to get their feet wet in almost every part of the organization and get a true sense for the behind-the-scenes work that goes into operating a sports league! Don’t miss your opportunity to help trailblaze the future of professional sports.
Qualifications:
- Adaptable mindset with the ability to problem-solve.
- High social IQ and developed interpersonal skills.
- Ability to approach and confidently speak with strangers.
- Passionate about sports entertainment.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
Requirements:
- Reliable transportation to activation sites is required
- Space to accommodate on-hand inventory required for activations
- Physically capable of lifting up to 50 lbs, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Able to be on their feet for long periods
Compensation:
- $17 / Hour
- This role is hourly and eligible for overtime in accordance with applicable law.
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.