What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Media Spring Internship position at Ripken Baseball?
Overview
As a successful Social Media Intern, you will play a pivotal role in strategizing, crafting, and sharing compelling content across The Ripken Experience™ Aberdeen’s social media channels. You will actively contribute to the strategic brand marketing initiatives of Ripken Baseball. This paid internship will span from late-August until late-November. We will be happy to work with your school to help you secure any required college credits upon your successful completion of the program.
Internship Dates: March 2026 - May 2026
As a Social Media Intern, you will:
- Learn 'The Ripken Way' to play an integral role in operating the best baseball tournaments in the nation
- Create a fun, dynamic atmosphere for guests, developing camaraderie and acting as a positive role model
- Adhere to the Ripken values and brand standards, ensuring a consistent representation of excellence
- Acquire expertise in social media and content creation through hands-on guidance from professionals
- Collaborate with brands and agency representatives to execute strategic sponsored social media campaigns
- Conceptualize and design distinctive content for social media platforms in alignment with brand standards
- Harness the power of social media tools and analytics to amplify audience engagement
- Maintain a high level of professionalism while providing extraordinary customer service
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to learning, displaying initiative, desire, and determination to champion the values associated with the Ripken name and brand
- Work with staff to achieve objectives effectively and efficiently, while providing a once-in-a-lifetime experience for participants
- Be considered to work in other roles or other events at the conclusion of the internship, based on performance
Qualifications:
This is the perfect internship for college students who have an interest in sports, social media management, and marketing.
Requirements:
- Proven professional proficiency in managing Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok platforms
- Prior experience working with content creation tools such as Canva and Adobe Photoshop
- In-depth experience with capturing both video and picture content
- Top-tier communication skills
- Engaging, outgoing personality with abundant energy and proactive initiative
- Strong attention to detail
- Impeccable time-management and organizational skills
- Pursuing or possessing a college degree in communications or a marketing-focused field
- Ability and willingness to physically perform all job responsibilities
- Flexibility to work a variable schedule, primarily on weekends and evenings
- Availability and ability for on-site work in Aberdeen, MD
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience in a social media management role or other communications related position
- Previous experience within the sports sector
- Genuine passion for sports, with a particular emphasis on baseball/softball
- Some level of experience playing baseball/softball
