What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Madison Mallards Baseball and Night Mares Softball Graphic Design / Photography Internship position at Madison Mallards & Madison Night Mares?
Job Description:
The Madison Mallards and Madison Night Mares are seeking a Graphic Design / Photography intern that will report to the Creative Services Manager. This individual will assist with creating marketing and game day content through video, photo, and design elements. Please provide a portfolio with your application.
Responsibilities Include:
- Actively research/stay on top of internet trends relevant to our team/target audience
- Assist with planning/design/execution of in-game marketing material with the marketing team
- Assist with creating graphics and animations to be used for both in-game entertainment and promotional purposes
- Assist with posting content on social media platforms
- Capture video and photo content during the game or social media for promotional purposes
- Design sales, promotional, marketing, and community relations materials as assigned through video or graphic design
- Edit graphics, video content, and photos for promotional and marketing purposes in Adobe -Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
- Maintain the Mallards’ and Night Mares' visual brand identity
- Support the execution of in-game promotions as needed
- Attend scheduled Sports Business classes, produced for the benefit of the Intern class.
- Assist other departments as needed, including stadium prep-work during pre-season and pre/post-game
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills:
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Lightroom)
- Photo/video shooting and editing experience
- Knowledge of video techniques, including camera positioning, lighting, etc.
- Must be a creative thinker with the ability to think of new, fun ideas to improve the fan experience through video
- A general understanding of baseball is preferred
- Knowledge of posting/editing/maintaining social media platforms
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Ability to take instruction and execute content plans
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Must be well organized and detail oriented
- A personal computer for necessary storage, editing, etc
- A personal camera to shoot photo and video
About the Madison Mallards & Madison Night Mares:
The Mallards are one of the largest and most successful summer collegiate baseball teams in the nation attracting more than 200,000 fans each summer. The Night Mares debuted in 2024 as an inaugural Northwoods League Softball team. In just one year, they became the highest attended summer collegiate softball team and look to continue to grow in year two. The Mallards & Night Mares annually hire more than 20 intern positions for the season, who may also have the opportunity to gain experience at other Madison based teams & events throughout the summer. Many of our full-time staff completed an internship or seasonal position with us prior to their full-time employment. Former interns have gone on to work for the Carolina Panthers, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Green Bay Packers, and various minor league and summer collegiate league teams across the nation.
It is recommended, but not required, for our internships to go towards college credits. All Interns will be required to participate in weekly sports management workshops and external community baseball clinics.
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.