Social Media Internship

Lake Country DockHounds

Social Media Intern Description

Position Title: Full-Time Summer Internship

Season: 2025

The Lake Country DockHounds Baseball Team in Oconomowoc, are a member of the American Association, and seeking a full-time Social Media and Marketing intern for the summer of 2024.

The Lake Country DockHounds will provide an overall learning experience that provides a solid foundation for understanding the business side of professional sports and entertainment. Interns will have the unique opportunity to be a part of the operation of a sports franchise and see firsthand the execution of promotional events in front of a loyal fan base.

By working home games during the 2025 season, interns will have the opportunity to interact with fans and to apply what they have learned in the office to actual game day situations. There will be a heavy emphasis on customer service and providing a safe, fun, affordable and overall enjoyable experience for all fans.

The full-time paid internship program runs from approximately Mid-April to Mid-September each year.

Our motivation and focus is to create lifelong memories: one experience, one fan and one team at a time.

Attendance Policy

The Lake Country DockHounds will strictly enforce an attendance policy for all interns. Full-time paid interns will be expected to work all home games (with some exceptions) and hold the similar office hours and overall time commitment as full-time salaried employees. This also includes events at WBC Park such as concerts and festivals. We love to have fun, but please note, there are 50 home games throughout the season and can sometimes be a challenging schedule.

Compensation

Full-time paid interns will be compensated $3,000 for the summer.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist with the team's social media accounts on game days/during games and all community appearances (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and X).
• Work closely with the Marketing department to execute and promote events.
• Attend weekly marketing meetings to understand the social media/marketing needs.
• Stay current and create social media content with trends.
• Work with corporate sponsors to make sure all social media pieces are accounted for during the season.
• Make sure all corporate sponsorship social media assets are accounted for.
• Assist and create custom content development for social media channels.
• Assist with social media management and help the team in growing following on social media.
• Interpret insights and use them to improve engagement and account reach.
• Work closely with the graphic design team to design materials to be used for social media, email campaigns, and the website.
• Maintain a cohesive look and feel to your work to ensure that the Lake Country DockHounds brand is represented consistently.
• Responsibilities will also include assisting other departments when requested or needed.

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.

Job Questions:

1. Are you able to work around 50 home games in the summer (with some exceptions)?