Marketing Lead Intern

The Lake Country DockHounds, proud members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, are seeking a Marketing Lead Intern for the 2027 season at DockHounds Ballpark in Oconomowoc, WI.

This internship provides hands-on experience in sports marketing, social media, content creation, promotions, event marketing, and fan engagement. As a Marketing Lead, you’ll take an active role in planning and executing marketing initiatives throughout the season while helping coordinate other marketing interns and ensuring the DockHounds brand is consistently represented across all platforms.

Duties & Responsibilities

Assist the Marketing department in developing and executing the DockHounds’ overall marketing strategy throughout the season.
Help plan and promote home games, special events, promotions, concerts, festivals, and community appearances.
Help coordinate and oversee game-day responsibilities for social media and marketing interns.
Assist with managing the team’s social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.
Develop and coordinate social media campaigns, promotional content, and game-day marketing initiatives.
Capture and organize photo and video content for use across digital marketing channels.
Assist with email marketing campaigns, website updates, promotional materials, and other digital marketing initiatives.
Work with the Graphic Design team to develop creative assets for social media, email campaigns, signage, and promotional materials.
Ensure all corporate sponsorship and promotional assets are properly accounted for, scheduled, and delivered.
Attend weekly marketing meetings and help organize upcoming marketing projects, deadlines, and game-day needs.
Assist with the development and execution of promotional nights, giveaways, fan engagement activities, and other in-ballpark experiences.
Monitor social media and marketing analytics to evaluate campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Help maintain a consistent DockHounds brand voice and visual identity across all marketing channels.
Communicate with other departments to ensure marketing initiatives are properly coordinated and executed.
Assist with community appearances and professionally represent the DockHounds organization.
Provide leadership and support to other marketing interns throughout the season.
Assist other departments with game-day and event operations as needed.

Internship Details

Schedule: Mid-April–Mid-September 2027, including office hours, 50 home games, special events, and community appearances.
Compensation: Up to $3,000 for the summer.
Location: DockHounds Ballpark, Oconomowoc, WI.
Focus: Gain hands-on experience in sports marketing, digital marketing, social media, event promotion, fan engagement, and team leadership within a professional sports organization.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a motivated, organized, creative, and dependable self-starter who is interested in building a career in sports marketing. Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and deadlines, communicating with different departments, and taking initiative on game days.

Experience with social media platforms, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, email marketing, website management, photography, or video production is a plus. Would also need to have two or more years of managing a social media Account for a team or school.

Our mission is simple: to create lifelong memories—one experience, one fan, and one team at a time.

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.

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