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Florida Everblades Hockey Club & Hertz Arena
Estero, Florida
Position Title: Content Creator Intern
Department: Marketing
Location: Hertz Arena – Estero, Florida
Reports To: Marketing Manager, Marketing Specialist
Estero, Florida
Position Title: Content Creator Intern
Department: Marketing
Location: Hertz Arena – Estero, Florida
Reports To: Marketing Manager, Marketing Specialist
Program Duration: August 2026 – May 2027 (Full Season Commitment Required)
Compensation: Unpaid (College Credit Only)
Compensation: Unpaid (College Credit Only)
Program Overview
The Florida Everblades and Hertz Arena are seeking highly driven, creative, and dependable individuals for a high-performance Content Creator Internship Program. This role is designed for students who want real-world experience creating content inside a fast-paced professional sports and live entertainment environment.
Interns will operate as part of the day-to-day content and marketing team—capturing live moments, producing real-time content, supporting digital campaigns, and helping shape the public-facing voice of two major entertainment brands.
This role is ideal for individuals pursuing careers in:
- Sports Media
- Digital Marketing
- Content Creation
- Social Media Management
- Videography & Photography
- Entertainment Marketing
What Makes This Program Different
- You will create content that is actually published and used
- You will work in live-event environments with real deadlines and expectations
- You will gain direct experience across professional sports, concerts, and major arena events
- You will build a portfolio of real-world sports and entertainment content
- You will work with professional-level tools, platforms, and workflows
Core Responsibilities
Content Creation & Storytelling
- Develop high-quality written, visual, graphic, and video content for:
- Social media platforms
- Website content
- Email marketing campaigns
- In-arena displays and promotions
- Event marketing campaigns
- Capture and edit behind-the-scenes, fan engagement, promotional, and game-day content
- Assist with content ideation, planning, and execution across both Hertz Arena and Florida Everblades platforms
Photography, Videography & Highlight Production
- Attend Everblades games, concerts, and arena events to capture live content
- Shoot photography and video content for marketing and promotional use
- Assist in creating post-event recap content and highlight packages
- Support short-form vertical content production for reels, TikTok, and other social formats
Graphic Design & Creative Support
- Collaborate with the marketing and creative teams to develop graphics and visual assets
- Assist in designing:
- Social graphics
- Promotional assets
- Event advertisements
- Digital signage content
- Utilize tools such as:
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Canva
Commitment Requirements (Strict & Non-Negotiable)
This is a selective and demanding internship program intended for serious candidates.
This is a selective and demanding internship program intended for serious candidates.
- Full Season Commitment: August 2026 – May 2027 (no partial internships)
- Event Requirement: Must work a minimum of 50% of all events each month
- Weekly Requirement: Minimum of one full business day per week in-office from 10 am - 5 pm
- Availability: Nights, weekends, and holidays required based on event schedule
- Time-Off Policy: Minimum two (2) weeks’ advance notice required for any absence
- Event Expectation: Must be available for both Everblades games and Hertz Arena events
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a degree in:
- Marketing
- Digital Media
- Sports Management
- Or related field
- Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills
- Photography experience and access to a camera are required
- Strong understanding of social media platforms and content trends
- Basic graphic design skills are required
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro preferred
- Experience with video editing and short-form content creation is a plus
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, live-event environments
- Strong work ethic, professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail
What You’ll Gain
- Real-world experience in professional sports and entertainment content creation
- Direct exposure to live-event production and real-time digital marketing
- Experience creating:
- Live social coverage
- Highlight packages
- Promotional campaigns
- Fan engagement content
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard marketing and content platforms
- A professional portfolio of published work
- Networking opportunities within the sports and entertainment industry
- Potential future employment opportunities based on performance
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.