Summer 2026 Intern – Marketing

Tennis Channel

Posted 1 day ago

Internship

Santa Monica, California

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Smart Summary

The intern will assist the creative team with design and motion projects while helping create promotional assets for social media and digital platforms. They will also participate in brainstorms and support research and production workflows for upcoming sports media projects.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Creative development

Campaign planning

Production workflows

Design

Motion graphics

Social media

Digital platforms

Visual storytelling

Research

Communication

Organizational skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Brainstorming

Brand execution

Job Description

Tennis Channel is offering an unpaid summer internship for students centered on marketing/creative. This role offers a hands-on, educational experience in developing creative content for live sports across multiple platforms. The internship is designed to provide real-world exposure to creative development, campaign planning, and production workflows while earning academic credit.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding of creative development for sports media across broadcast, digital, and social
  • Experience supporting design and motion-based projects
  • Exposure to campaign planning tied to the tennis calendar and major events
  • Insight into collaborative creative processes and brand execution
  • Development of research and visual storytelling skills

Learning Opportunities

  • Assisting the creative team with design and motion projects aligned with team priorities and intern interests
  • Helping create promotional assets for tournaments, social media, and digital platforms
  • Participating in brainstorms, creative reviews, and cross-functional meetings with marketing and social teams
  • Supporting research, reference gathering, and creative inspiration for upcoming projects
  • Gaining exposure to production workflows, tools, and brand systems used by the team

Qualifications

  • Current college student eligible for academic credit
  • Interest in design, marketing, sports media, or creative production
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Familiarity with design or motion tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Currently a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Available to be fully on site in our Santa Monica office
  • Able to commit to a minimum of 15–20 hours per week and 2 days per week

Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About PickleballTV 

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America’s fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game’s top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more. 

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.


About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, ROAR, and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.


About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

This is an unpaid internship position. The internship is intended to comply with applicable California and federal law governing unpaid internships, including educational training requirements. Because this is an unpaid opportunity, no hourly wage or salary is offered. This internship is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits, except where required by applicable law.

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Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com), which is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights at the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open), Australian Open, ATP World Tour events, WTA competitions, Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Hopman Cup. Tennis Channel is carried by all of the top 10 video providers.

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