Internship Program Overview:

The San Francisco 49ers offer full-time, paid internships for individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in professional sports while exploring careers within the National Football League. Our program is designed to allows participants to contribute directly to the organization’s success while applying the knowledge learned in the classroom.

Interns are embedded within a specific department while also having opportunities to explore the broader organization through group networking events, training sessions, and one-on-one meetings with leaders across the club. Each intern is supported by a mentor and team and contributes to a project that builds skills and professional confidence.

At the 49ers, we value collaboration, adaptability, integrity, and strong communication. We’re committed to creating a supportive environment where interns can learn, share ideas, and grow. Our goal is to deliver a positive, impactful experience that inspires “fans for life” and prepares interns for future success in sports and beyond.

 General Internship details and expectations:

• Our interns are paid $19.00 per hour and are expected to work 30-40 hours or more per week during the internship period. 
• Interns are expected to commit to the full term of the internship and be mostly onsite (no remote internships are available), which runs from mid-July through the end of February. 
• Interns are expected to work flexible hours that include nights, holidays, and weekends. 
• Interns to provide their own housing and transportation

Important dates: 

• Monday, January 5, 2026 - Applications close 
• Monday, July 6, 2026 - First day of the internship program
• Friday, February 26, 2027 - Last day of the internship program

Who We Are Looking For:

The San Francisco 49ers are looking for a driven, team-oriented creative with a passion for storytelling and elevating one of the NFL’s most iconic franchises. As a Creative Video Production Intern, you will support our in house video production team in crafting best-in-class videos across all platforms.

Working under the direction of the 49ers Studios team, you’ll collaborate with producers, editors, social team, and other marketing staff. You should be adaptable, eager to learn, and committed to developing your craft inside a fast-paced creative environment.

The ideal candidate lives and breathes sports - especially football. You’re energized by the intersection of sports culture, filmmaking, design, and innovative digital storytelling. You’re excited to help capture the emotion, intensity, and personality of the 49ers and translate it into content that resonates with the Faithful.

What You Will Experience:

As a Creative Video Production Intern for the San Francisco 49ers, you’ll play a hands-on role in producing high-impact content that supports both the football and business objectives across the organization.

You’ll contribute to real projects that ladder up to our broader content strategy - including practice coverage, player features, social edits, gameday storytelling, community events, and other branded content. Guided by our producers and editors, you’ll help bring creative concepts to life from pre-production through delivery, gaining experience at every stage of the workflow.

You’ll support our video production team with tasks such as camera operation, lighting, audio, motion graphics integration, media management, and assisting on shoots. You’ll also contribute to rough cuts, creative research, trend exploration, and content development that strengthens our brand voice across platforms.

Throughout your internship, you’ll be expected to stay current with trends in sports media, digital video formats, cinematography, TikTok/Reels storytelling, emerging technology, and NFL culture - and bring ideas that push our work forward.

You’ll be joining a championship-standard environment that values innovation, collaboration, preparation, and excellence - on and off the field. An interest in football and the NFL is strongly preferred.

Role Breakdown:

60% - Creative Video Production

Contribute to the planning, filming, and editing of high-quality video content for the 49ers, with a strong emphasis on short-form social storytelling. Support the creation of content around gamedays, practices, workouts, community events, media availability, partnered assets, and football operations.

25% - Collaboration & Strategic Alignment

Work closely with content, social, integrated marketing, design, and studio teams to align production with broader creative goals. Bring forward new ideas that highlight the 49ers brand voice, culture, and players across all platforms.

15% - Innovation, Research & Insights

Research emerging trends in sports media, cinematic techniques, editing formats, and digital innovation to ensure content remains cutting-edge. Assist with evaluating content performance and applying insights to future creative decisions.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Assists in producing short-form video for social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube Shorts)
• Supports longer-form features for YouTube and 49ers digital channels (e.g., Mic’d Up, From the Trenches, Forty Niner Way)
• Assists in capturing content for press conferences, media availability, studio shoots, and team events
• Contributes to filming, audio recording, lighting, gripping, editing, color correction, and sound design
• Supports producers and editors across multiple projects each week
• Helps manage studio spaces, organize equipment, and maintain production environments
• Logs, organizes, and archives footage
• Contributes ideas and assists  creative ideation and pre-production planning
• Performs additional duties as assigned in support of the 49ers Studios and marketing teams

Key Projects:

• Film, edit, or support a recurring series during the season (e.g., Mic’d Up, From the Trenches, Forty Niner Way)
• Produce weekly social-first edits (e.g., The Mixtape, platform-specific vertical videos)
• Assist in practice coverage, player features, hype edits, and trend-based storytelling

Abilities & Skills:

• Passion for creative video production and awareness of trends in sports media and digital storytelling
• Dependability, accountability, punctuality, and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Strong problem-solving ability with adaptability in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
• Team-first collaborator with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to build positive working relationships across teams and interact professionally with players, staff, partners, and fans
• Passion for the NFL and football culture
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays, and non-traditional hours as required

Education and Experience:

• Relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extensive knowledge of production equipment is needed
• Strong understanding of post-production, field/studio/location-production, non linear editing knowledge a must
• Working knowledge of professional camera systems (Sony Alpha/FX, Canon, Arri, Fuji)
• Working knowledge of basic lighting and audio equipment
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop), DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro

Applicants must provide a reel or portfolio of relevant work as part of their application.

Final-round candidates will be asked to complete a practical editing exercise as part of the interview process. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

The employee will spend about 50% of their job in a typical office environment and the other 50% on-location for video shoots.

The employee is frequently required to sit, use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is often required to stand, walk, run, and lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position requires the ability to work extended hours and/or weekends.

Travel:

25% of local travel time expected for this position.

This role does not typically travel with the team to road games/events but may include travel pending availability.