Sports Media & Marketing Intern
Suburban Sports Group
1 hour ago
Internship
On-site
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
College Credit
Get Behind the Scenes. Create Real Content. Build Your Future in Sports.
Imagine capturing game-day action, interviewing athletes, creating social media content, and helping bring a sports podcast to life.
Imagine capturing game-day action, interviewing athletes, creating social media content, and helping bring a sports podcast to life.
At Suburban Sports Group, you won't just learn about sports marketing and media. You'll have opportunities to experience it firsthand.
We're looking for 1–2 creative, curious, and motivated college students to join our Marketing & Communications team for a hands-on internship designed to help you develop your skills, explore your interests, and build experience for a future career in sports.
From competitive hockey and athlete development to live events, community programs, and The Athlete Lab Podcast, you'll get an inside look at how sports organizations tell stories, engage audiences, and build their brands.
We're looking for 1–2 creative, curious, and motivated college students to join our Marketing & Communications team for a hands-on internship designed to help you develop your skills, explore your interests, and build experience for a future career in sports.
From competitive hockey and athlete development to live events, community programs, and The Athlete Lab Podcast, you'll get an inside look at how sports organizations tell stories, engage audiences, and build their brands.
Through our ice arenas, hockey and skating programs, and athlete development facilities, you'll have opportunities to capture content featuring developing athletes, coaches, and the sports community, with potential exposure to collegiate and professional athletes through our programs and podcast.
Whether you love being behind the camera, creating content, interviewing athletes, or bringing creative ideas to life, we want to help you find your place in the sports industry.
What You'll Get to Experience
You'll work alongside our marketing team, receiving hands-on training, mentorship, and creative feedback while exploring opportunities such as:
You'll work alongside our marketing team, receiving hands-on training, mentorship, and creative feedback while exploring opportunities such as:
- Social Media & Content Creation: Learn to develop engaging content, produce short-form videos, cover live events, and understand the strategy behind sports social media.
- Sports Photography & Videography: Capture games, practices, athlete training, and behind-the-scenes moments, including Game of the Week coverage and creating timely content for social media.
- Athlete Interviews & Storytelling: Learn interviewing techniques, develop player features, and discover how to tell compelling stories about athletes and their journeys.
- Podcast Production: Get a behind-the-scenes look at The Athlete Lab Podcast, from guest research and episode preparation to recording, editing, and promotional content.
- Sports Marketing & Branding: Explore campaign development, brand storytelling, marketing strategy, and social media analytics across multiple sports brands.
- Creative Projects: Collaborate with our team, pitch your own ideas, and potentially develop a project from concept to completion.
Your experience will be tailored to your interests, skills, and academic objectives, with opportunities to explore different areas of sports media and marketing.
Our goal is to help you leave with more than a line on your resume.
We want this experience to help you discover your strengths, build confidence, and develop skills that will benefit you throughout your career.
Our goal is to help you leave with more than a line on your resume.
We want this experience to help you discover your strengths, build confidence, and develop skills that will benefit you throughout your career.
Through this opportunity, you'll gain:
- Real-World Experience: Apply what you're learning in the classroom to active sports organizations, events, and marketing initiatives.
- Portfolio-Worthy Work: Create photography, video, social media content, and other projects that demonstrate your abilities to future employers.
- Direct Mentorship: Work alongside marketing and communications professionals who will provide guidance, training, and constructive feedback.
- Creative Ownership: Contribute ideas, take initiative, and explore opportunities to bring your own projects to life.
- Professional Development: Strengthen your communication, organizational, creative, and collaborative skills.
- Industry Exposure: Gain insight into sports marketing, digital media, athlete development, podcasting, and potential career paths within the sports industry.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals involved in sports operations, marketing, coaching, athlete development, and media.
Who We're Looking For
We're seeking college students studying sports management, marketing, communications, journalism, broadcasting, photography, digital media, or related fields.
We're seeking college students studying sports management, marketing, communications, journalism, broadcasting, photography, digital media, or related fields.
You might be a great fit if you:
- Love sports and have a passion for creative storytelling.
- Enjoy creating social media content, shooting photos or video, writing, or interviewing people.
- Are curious, motivated, dependable, and eager to learn.
- Like collaborating with others and bringing new ideas to the table.
- Are organized, willing to take initiative, and open to feedback.
- Want to gain meaningful experience while exploring potential career interests.
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, CapCut, photography, or video editing is helpful, but not required.
You don't have to be an expert. We're looking for students with passion, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.
Internship Details
Internship Details
We're now accepting applications for January 2027, with opportunities to begin earlier depending on student availability. Applications will also be considered on a rolling basis for future semesters.
Hours and schedules will be developed around each student's academic commitments, internship requirements, and learning objectives. Some experiences, including games, tournaments, and special events, take place during evenings and weekends.
This is an in-person, unpaid educational internship. We welcome students pursuing academic credit and will work with their colleges or universities to support required learning objectives, documentation, and evaluations.
Interns will receive mentorship, training, and opportunities for feedback throughout the experience.
Ready to Get in the Game?
We'd love to learn more about you!
To apply, please submit the following to hr@suburbanice.com:
We'd love to learn more about you!
To apply, please submit the following to hr@suburbanice.com:
- Your resume.
- A brief introduction explaining your interest in sports marketing or media, what excites you, and what you hope to gain from the internship.
- Optional work samples: Photography, videos, writing, social media content, or other creative projects you've produced.
Don't have a portfolio yet? That's okay! We're just as interested in your ideas, enthusiasm, and potential.
Your next opportunity in sports starts with experience. Come create it with us.