Merchandise Intern
About The Position
The Chesapeake Baysox Merchandise Intern is a part-time internship designed exclusively for current university students who will receive college credit for participation. This internship provides hands-on, real-world experience within a professional sports organization. The Merchandise Intern will gain valuable insight into retail operations, fan engagement, and sports-based merchandise sales while learning how a Minor League Baseball team store operates on both game days and non-game days. This position offers the opportunity to develop skills in communication, customer service, inventory management, and marketing collaboration. The ideal candidate is reliable, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
Requirements
- College sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students receiving academic credit in Sport Management, Business Management, Sales, Marketing, or a related field
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures
- Availability to work event nights, weekends, and holidays as required
- Proficiency with point-of-sale systems and/or ability to quickly learn
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lift 10-40 pounds (lbs.)
Responsibilities
- Assist with inventory management, pricing, and stocking merchandise
- Assist with fulfilling online merchandise orders
- Support the marketing team with lifestyle photoshoots as needed
- Assist with social media content and promotional efforts
- Work the majority of Chesapeake Baysox home games and events as directed by the Merchandise Manager
- Gain experience in team store layout and visual merchandising to promote sales
- Learn merchandise purchasing strategies based on market trends, collection gaps, and inventory needs.
- Ability to lift 10-40 pounds (lbs.)
- Creating or participating in promotional and social media content
- Track basic online sales performance and identify opportunities to improve product mix and presentation
- Support promotional campaigns tied to player announcements, theme nights, and special events
- Assist with the preparation of the merchandise store for game day
- Help operate the merchandise store during games as needed
- Restock merchandise throughout the game
- Assist with closing procedures after games.
Benefits
- Hands-on experience in sports merchandise operations
- Leadership and customer service experience
- Resume-building experience with a Double A MiLB team
- A fun, high-energy game-day environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
