Marketing Activation Intern

Summary

Diamond Kinetics is a leading sports technology company pioneering the future of youth baseball and softball development. The Marketing Activation Intern will collaborate with the Partnership team and Pittsburgh Pirates Community Engagement teams to drive brand awareness and fan engagement through various game-day activities and community events.

Responsibilities

• Execute Field Marketing Plans
• Complete activation setup and clean-up in a timely manner
• Manage and execute on-site campaigns, events and promotional programs
• Engage and facilitate the branded experience with a wide-range of fans at various events
• Interact and educate with fans, distribute marketing materials, and encourage usage of DK products after the initial experience
• Coordinate with event partner management and staff representing the companies professionally
• Coordinate weekly schedules to ensure on-site activation staffing at all home games
• Assist with creating seasonal partnership recaps (ex. compile weekly updates, report on fan traffic and sentiment, take/sort/edit photos that may be used in social media and other promotional channels.)
• Quickly learn best practices and adapt processes to increase efficiency, customer engagement, and overall brand activation
• Provide feedback to marketing and tech teams at DK on product performance - along with any recommendations from the field
• Understand the brand strategy and maintain the brand voice - represent DK is a positive manner
• For content distribution - adhere to best practices/content internally and seek ways to collaborate with partners (i.e., Pirates social and in-park teams) to help achieve more visibility for the DK activations

Skills

• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States
• Must be local to the Pittsburgh area
• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Requires reliable self-transportation
• Very tech-savvy – iOS devices, Google Suite, mobile apps
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time in unpredictable weather
• Excellent communication skills - outgoing personality
• Previous experience in a sports industry (marketing or partnerships preferred)
• Previous event management experience
• Some depth of baseball hitting/swing concepts
• Knowledge of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States
• Must be local to the Pittsburgh area
• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Requires reliable self-transportation
• Very tech-savvy – iOS devices, Google Suite, mobile apps
• Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time in unpredictable weather
• Excellent communication skills - outgoing personality

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience in a sports industry (marketing or partnerships preferred)
• Previous event management experience
• Some depth of baseball hitting/swing concepts
• Knowledge of the Pittsburgh Pirates