Intern, Social Media

Join the Oklahoma City Thunder as our Social Media Intern and play a key role in bringing our brand to life through content creation and digital engagement. In this role, you will work closely with multiple teams to support storytelling, strategy, and community building across platforms, all while gaining meaningful, hands-on experience in a professional environment!

The Fall internship program runs from August 24th, 2026, through December 4th, 2026. Interns will have access to professional development workshops, networking opportunities, resume reviews, and other activities designed to enrich their experience. Program perks include paid downtown parking and tickets to a Thunder home game during the season!

In this role you will:

• Monitor current activity across all social platforms with a focus on global audiences and platforms
• Collaborate with members of broadcast production, marketing and social media to review and fulfill social media requests from various internal departments including but not limited to People & Culture, Marketing, Sales, Community Relations and Corporate Communications
• Build a strong familiarity and understanding of Thunder culture and assist with social media strategy for entertainment groups such as the Thunder Girls, Rumble, Thunder Drummers, etc.
• Help identify new opportunities to use the Thunder brand to create effective, measurable outreach programs when it comes to social media and Thunder platforms
• Pitch social media content ideas across all platforms including X, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat
• Help gather video/photo content at Thunder games, community events and other Thunder-related functions
• Assist with social media content creation by writing copy and publishing posts across all Oklahoma City Thunder social media channels.
• Perform various administrative support tasks
• Participate in company-scheduled intern program events
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and eligible to receive course credit for the internship
• Student pursuing a degree in marketing, digital media, or communications preferred
• Experience with DSLR camera preferred
• Experience with Adobe premiere or similar video editing software preferred
• Bi-lingual students are highly preferred, especially with fluency in Spanish
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
• Self-starter who also enjoys team environment collaboration
• Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication as well as strong listening skills
• Dependability, with the ability to commit to the internship for a full semester

Additional details:

This is an in-person internship, reporting to the Manager, Social Media. The work schedule requires 16-29 hours per week and includes office hours, game nights, and events during evenings, weekends, and holidays. The primary work location will be the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required for occasional local travel. The work environment may involve both indoor and outdoor activities in various weather conditions, as well as exposure to loud crowd noise, amplified music, and flashing or strobe lighting during events and games. This internship does not provide housing or transportation. This internship position does not guarantee a full-time position with the Thunder upon completion. 

The Thunder recognizes that teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills make a stronger company. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Thunder organization considers applicants fairly on the basis of qualifications, experience and business needs and provides equal opportunity regardless of race, color, age, sex, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Applicants are considered regardless of past legal system involvement, based upon the needs of the role, nature of and recency of legal history. The Thunder is committed to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees through its RAVE culture – Respect and Value Everyone.