Position Title: Lead Social Media Intern
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Love sports and want to launch your marketing career?
The City of Peoria is hiring Venue Ambassadors to serve as Social Media Intern Leads at the Peoria Sports Complex for the 2025 Spring Training season. This hands-on role gives students and recent grads real experience in sports marketing and management—working with two MLB teams, the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.
You’ll help create social media content, support daily account management, capture gameday photos, and assist with stadium and event operations. You may also gain exposure to sales, ticketing, and production. While you’ll primarily support the Marketing & Sales team, Spring Training is a team effort—so you’ll jump in wherever needed.
Regular duties will include:
- Support staff in monitoring the quality assurance of essential stadium functions, including concessions, facility maintenance, and guest services to promote an event-ready and fan-friendly ballpark.
- Assist with game day operations functions, including but not limited to entry gate setups and breakdowns, game day magazine deliveries, table and chair placements, pre- and post-stadium cleanliness checks, and participation in operational meetings.
- Assist in the implementation of marketing and season ticket sales campaigns to maximize event awareness and exposure.
- Assist and implement ticket sales-driven promotions on sites such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as develop key marketing campaigns using viral marketing techniques.
- Create and oversee content for multiple social media marketing channels while driving social media engagement through fan interaction experiences, including register-to-win, fan polls, etc.
- Assist in the development of social media content calendars for the Spring Training season.
- Manage pregame, in-game, and postgame social media posts across channels.
- Discover ways to amplify social content via media partners, influencers, etc.
- Carry out all assigned duties and responsibilities, including additional tasks as needed to help achieve the overall goal of a successful season and department.
- Expectations:
- Ability to work a minimum of 3 games/15 hours per week (including one game M-Thursday).
- Ability to commit to a schedule and if they can’t make it, they will find their own substitution.
- Ability to be able to run in-game promotions with limited to no supervisions.
The ideal candidate for this position will have:
- Strong knowledge working with Adobe Creative Cloud, with an emphasis on Lightroom, Photoshop and Adobe Premiere (preferred).
- Proficiency with social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs and mobile applications.
- Excelling time management and organizational skills with ability to successfully prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and quickly adapt to change while maintaining high levels of productivity and effectiveness under pressure.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule based on marketing initiatives and project timelines. Will include evenings and/or weekends based upon the event schedule.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- A positive attitude and great customer service skills.
Why Peoria?
Recently voted the #1 place, to live, work and play, Peoria is a community you can be proud to work for.
About Peoria
The City of Peoria, AZ is a thriving city in the Northwest Valley that provides excellent municipal services to our community. Recently named by AZ Big Media as the Best Place to Live, Work, and Play, we are committed to maintaining the level of service to our residents to sustain and enhance the lives and culture of Peoria.
If you are passionate about providing excellent service through anticipating our community's needs, creating partnerships, promoting sustainability, and embracing diversity, then #PeoriaisthePlace for you!
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Application Process:
Applications will be accepted for current vacancies until the posted closing date, or until a sufficient number of applications have been received. Applicants will be notified of any next steps by email and/or phone.
During the selection process, any applicant requiring accommodation for a disability should advise the human resources department at [email protected] or 623-773-7100.
An Equal Employment Opportunity Agency ~ Oportunidad de Empleo con Derechos Iguales.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Education:
- Graduation or current enrollment in a Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree from an accredited college/university in Marketing, Sports Management, Public Relations, Communications, or related field is preferred.
Experience:
- Previous experience in a customer service setting is preferred. Previous experience as a Marketing Intern at Peoria Sports Complex or in a sporting or entertainment facility is required. Previous experience operating professional sports, government, and/or corporate social media accounts.
