Marketing: Digital Marketing - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Craft engaging copy and bring our marketing ideas to life! The Orange County Riptide, a collegiate wood bat summer baseball team playing games at the Great Park in Irvine, California, seeks interns with strong knowledge and understanding of marketing, public relations and increasing awareness of a sports team. We’re looking for a creative, digitally savvy interns who love crafting great copy and bringing marketing ideas to life.

This role will support the Riptide’s digital marketing, email and advertising efforts while helping to grow our brand, strengthen fan engagement, drive ticket sales and meet business objectives. You should be prepared to work in a fast-paced, supportive team environment and will finish the internship having gained broad experience in various aspects of marketing. Please Note: This un-paid internship position does not require you to be in California to perform web-based and email campaign tasks and duties prior to the summer. *Interns are expected to transition into an in-season role and will be expected to be living in the Southern California area June – July 2025.* In-lieu of compensation, college credit is available for this internship.

Check with your school’s Internship Coordinator BEFORE accepting the hiring offer to determine if this position satisfies the criteria for receiving academic credit.

Responsibilities Assist with management of club e-mails, texts and sponsorship activations Work with California Collegiate League for updates of OCRiptide.com landing pages; edit pages for marketing purposes Write copy for emails, web pages, paid social, texts, TV/radio drops and other potential advertising campaigns Aid with the development of advertising concepts including headlines, copy and scripts Track performance of Riptide digital campaigns through tagging and reporting Support delivery of TV/radio promotional assets Contribute to large-scale marketing initiatives such as Opening Day, All-Star Voting, special ceremonies and seasonal campaigns Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements Undergraduate, Graduate or recent graduated student in Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising or related major focus. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong writing skills Able to meet strict deadlines Highly organized Driven and hard-working Ability to take direction and multi-task

Benefits Practical experience with digital marketing campaigns and initiatives Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with successful marketing professionals Opportunity to participate in networking events and company meetings Flexible schedule for students The Orange County Riptide Baseball Club is a 501(c)(3) and all of our internships comply with the US Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act. The OC Riptide ensures that all unpaid interns and students understand the following: The extent to which the intern and the employer clearly understand that there is no expectation of compensation. Any promise of compensation, express or implied, suggests that the intern is an employee—and vice versa.

The extent to which the internship provides training that would be similar to that which would be given in an educational environment, including the clinical and other hands-on training provided by educational institutions. The extent to which the internship is tied to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit. The extent to which the internship accommodates the intern’s academic commitments by corresponding to the academic calendar.

The extent to which the internship’s duration is limited to the period in which the internship provides the intern with beneficial learning. The extent to which the intern’s work complements, rather than displaces, the work of paid employees while providing significant educational benefits to the intern. The extent to which the intern and the employer understand that the internship is conducted without entitlement to a paid job at the conclusion of the internship.