ESPN Cleveland Fall 2026 Internship

Cleveland, OH (On-site)

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Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own hands-on exposure to sports media marketing by learning marketing execution, partner intake, and content creation on air and online, while supporting events and fan engagement.

  • Growth/Marketing Execution: Learn and apply marketing tasks, partner acquisition steps, and content production tactics.
  • Events & Community: Assist planning, setup, execution, teardown, and live interaction with partners and fans.
  • Ambassadorship: Uphold core values and carry assigned tasks through to completion.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Take initiative to learn all aspects of the business, ideally becoming competent in marketing execution, the GKB partner acquisition process and GKB’s content creation strategies and best practices (on-air and online)
  • Assist with event planning, set-up and execution and event breakdown
  • Engage and interact with local partners and fans during events
  • Other assigned tasks
  • Be a GKB ambassador by adhering to the GKB core values: Be Honest, Work Hard, Over Deliver, Listen, Teamwork and Follow Through.

Requirements

  • College student pursuing a degree
  • Availability to commit approximately 15–20 hours/week from September to December 2026
  • Interest in marketing, event marketing, and content creation

Preferred

  • Interest in hands-on experience in marketing execution, partner acquisition process and content creation strategies (on-air and online)
  • Experience in event planning or sports marketing (preferred)
  • Organizationally driven, self-starter mindset

Benefits

  • Part-time paid internship
  • Opportunity to learn about sport marketing and media
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Good Karma Brands

In 1997, Good Karma Brands started as a broadcasting company, utilizing the power of local marketing to build brands, connect with fans and serve the local communities in which we operate. As GKB grew and transitioned into a media and marketing company, its partnership with ESPN expanded to represent the ESPN Radio Network and Podcasts, the full portfolio of ESPN Digital Products, ESPN Events and eight local ESPN affiliated radio stations. Today, with over 550 teammates across the country and a Home Office based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, GKB has been consistently recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by multiple organizations, including Front Office Sports and Sports Business Journal. Good Karma is fueled by the desire to do things differently, align with premium brands and offer customized solutions for their advertising partners and fans.

Founded in 1997
USA
384 employees (228 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
44.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
26.2%
Direct
60.1%
Referral
10.1%
Social
2.4%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~384

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
191 (50% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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