2026 Marketing Operations and Management Internship

Royal Oak, MI (On-site)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support Oakland County Football Club internship across operations, marketing, and game-day activities during the 2026 season.

  • Own hands-on match-day operations, community events, and media-relations tasks.
  • Must-have: reliable availability for 6-8 hour match days plus 5-10 hours weekly.
  • Standout: real-world sports industry exposure with networking and future recommendation letters.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Attend designated community events to promote awareness of the Oakland County FC brand in the Oakland County area
  • Assist in matchday operations such as box office, apparel, promotional, and entertainment; including: ticket fulfillment, customer service, setup and breakdown, sales and more
  • Support in game day media relations tasks such as credentialing, check-in, statistics distribution and online coverage
  • Collaborate with the other facets of club operation to obtain an insider view of each arm of the organization to help better understand goals and vision
  • Available to assist at most OCFC home games and community events (full schedule to be shared at orientation)
  • Be open to take on new assignments and deliver a product with minimal supervision

Requirements

  • Must be available to work 6-8 hours on match days in addition to 5-10 hours throughout the rest of the week
  • Ideal candidates will be ready to begin in May and provide support throughout the 2026 season (end of July)
  • Internships are eligible to provide credits for college courses/fulfillment

Benefits

  • Real-world situations that require fast-paced decision making - these examples can be used in future interviews
  • A foot-in-the-door to the sports industry
  • Hands on experience during match days for a professionally operating organization
  • Education from sports industry professionals of all levels with over 10 years of experience.
  • Countless Networking opportunities
  • At the conclusion of a successful internship, letters of recommendation can be written and used for future interviews.
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Oakland County Football Club

Founded in 2015, Oakland County Football Club is a Pre-Professional soccer team dedicated to providing a remarkable on-field product as well as an unforgettable game day experience. OCFC strives to bring high-level soccer and entertainment to Oakland County and surrounding communities. Additionally, we aim to create a game day experience unlike any other that caters to every audience, both youth and adult. OCFC's long-term vision is to create a community backed club sponsored by both local and regional organizations, which will give back to the residents of the community in the form of pride and community involvement."Bleed Purple" is a commitment to our journey of striving for greatness while impacting surrounding communities. Powered by our passion and devotion, we aim to cultivate growth year after year.Royal Oak, MI is our home.

Founded in 2015
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
11 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.3%
Direct
32%
Referral
31.1%
Social
9.3%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (36% of company)