Ad Marketing Intern, Summer 2026
The Athletic
internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $20 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- Support proposal development by conducting client, industry, and audience research.
- Contribute to brainstorms and help shape creative ideas that bring sponsorships to life.
- Draft and compile proposal sections including trends, case studies, and background slides.
- Partner with Strategy and Design to ensure decks are clear, cohesive, and on deadline.
- Develop tools and templates to support and refine the proposal process and/or post-sale production process.
- Work on a capstone project like an RFP response or client presentation with support from Strategy.
- Gain exposure to the entire proposal strategy process: from sales brief to ideation and final pitch.
Requirements
- Rising junior, senior, or recent graduate with relevant coursework or experience in marketing, advertising, communications, journalism, or a related field.
- A strong interest in sports, media, and marketing.
- Excellent writing, research, and storytelling skills.
- Curious, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
- Detail-oriented and organized, with strong presentation and communication skills.
- Proficient in Google Slides or PowerPoint (bonus: basic design sense or experience with Canva, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
writingresearchstorytellingproposal developmentpresentation skills
Soft skills
curiouscollaborativedetail-orientedorganizedcommunication