MLV - Intern, Community Relations: $16.37 per hour
Position Summary: The Community Relations Intern supports the planning and execution of community outreach, game presentation, and fan engagement initiatives throughout the season for Minnesota Major League Volleyball. This role is vital to creating memorable experiences for fans, strengthening relationships within the community, and enhancing the team's brand both inside and outside the arena. By collaborating across departments and assisting with events and promotions, the intern helps deliver a first-class fan experience while supporting the organization's overall business and community objectives.
Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
- Support community engagement initiatives and represent the team at events throughout the season.
- Assist with community outreach programs, youth clinics, school visits, and fan engagement initiatives that strengthen the team's presence in the community.
- Support the planning and execution of community appearances, promotional events, and special team activations.
- Assist with fulfilling and tracking charitable donation requests and community partnerships.
- Represent the organization in a professional and positive manner when interacting with fans, community partners, sponsors, and vendors.
- Help coordinate volunteer opportunities and community service initiatives involving team staff.
- Assist with event setup, execution, and breakdown for community appearances and promotional events.
- Assist with game presentation and fan engagement to create an exceptional match-day experience.
- Support game presentation staff with in-arena entertainment, promotional elements, and fan engagement activities during home matches.
- Assist with writing and updating game scripts, including promotional reads, sponsorship elements, entertainment cues, and fan engagement messaging.
- Help coordinate game-day participants, special recognitions, and attending groups.
- Assist with the execution of theme nights, promotions, giveaways, and sponsor activations.
- Support the implementation of new fan engagement ideas and in-game entertainment features.
- Participate in game operations meetings and assist with other game-day responsibilities as assigned.
- Support brand activations that enhance the team’s visibility.
- Assist with social media content to support marketing initiatives that increase fan engagement.
- Help research fan engagement trends, entertainment ideas, and mascot best practices to enhance the game-day experience.
- Work collaboratively with the marketing, communications, partnerships, and volleyball operations departments to support organizational goals.
- Respond to appearance requests and internal communications in a timely and professional manner.
- Provide additional support for marketing events, promotional activities, and special projects as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements:
Formal Education & Certification:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Previous experience in a community relations role or a programming role preferred.
- Event planning experience preferred.
- Computer and programming skills including Microsoft Office and Adobe Suites.
Personal Attributes:
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Innovative self-starter with the ability to be highly creative with good follow-up skills.
- Ability to multi-task, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and work under tight deadlines a must.
Work Conditions:
- Valid driver's license required.
- Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed for games and events.
- Physical requirements include sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, lifting, grasping, etc.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Benefits offered including Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement.
ADA/EEO Statement:
Our company is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to participate in the application process or perform the essential functions of the job, please contact the People Team to request an accommodation. We will engage in an interactive process to assess your needs and provide appropriate accommodations to enable you to perform the essential functions of the position unless it would cause an undue hardship.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and promote a work environment that respects and supports individuals without bias.