Playfly Creates Summer Design Intern

DESIGN INTERN

New York, NY

Hybrid

THE RUNDOWN

Playfly Sports is looking for a Design Intern to join our Playfly Creates team in New York, NY. Within our 10-week paid Playfly Summer Internship Program, you’ll be immersed into the business side of sports and join our team of talented professionals. Through hands-on experience, projects, and mentoring, you’ll learn the fundamental skills and knowledge it takes to have a career in sports while developing yourself professionally and personally.

WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH

•  Assist with general office duties and design production (brainstorming, sourcing imagery, clipping backgrounds, writing, storyboarding, etc.)
•  Participate in brainstorming sessions and other creative meetings
•  Create original campaign concepts and designs for marketing pitches
•  Design B2B projects in print and digital media
•  Attend all internship events and participate in projects and assignments
•  All other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

•  A commitment to contributing to a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels like they belong
•  Passion for Sports, pop culture, and all things entertainment
•  Photoshop, Illustrator, and PowerPoint experience required
•  InDesign preferred, AfterEffects experience a plus but not required
•  Highly organized with a focus on details and producing quality work
•  Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter and team player with excellent interpersonal skills 

INTERNSHIP DETAILS & APPLICATION GUIDELINES

•  Entering final year of school in Graphic Design or a related field
•  Availability to work June 9th, 2025- August 15th, 2025, 32 hours/wk, Monday- Thursday
• Interns will be paid at an hour rate of $16.50  
  
•  **Design candidates must include a design portfolio that demonstrates your conceptual skills, design style, and a firm understanding of type and design principles.**
•  Applications without a portfolio will not be considered

WHAT WE DO

Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. The company introduces high school and college students to career development opportunities in esports through Playfly Esports, operators of North America’s largest college esports league. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com

WHAT WE STAND FOR

At Playfly, we know that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, but more importantly, we believe it’s just the right thing to do. Through conversations, company initiatives, community events and partnerships, policy changes, data analysis, workshops, and support groups, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are here for the long haul and to do the meaningful work that creates true institutional change within our workplace, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.

EEOC & DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Playfly Sports affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Playfly Sports is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. 

ACCOMMODATIONS 

Playfly Sports is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, and as part of this commitment, Playfly Sports will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact recruiting@playfly.com.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time.

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