Intern, Social Media/Marketing

The Company

Spark Golf is a technology company that has created the largest on-course, social golf community. Driven by the proprietary Spark mobile app, the company organizes leagues that are fun, social and modified with relaxed rules to contain just the right Spark of friendly competition. 
 

We’re showing the world that life is better with golf, and golf is better when it lightens up. Our mission is to invite everyone, regardless of skill, to play a more social and relaxed version of golf in their local communities. And we believe we're succeeding in growing golf where many before have failed. Launched in April 2018, the company has grown to be hosted at over 2,000 courses and played by more than 200,000 golfers. 

The Position: Intern, Social Media/Marketing

Our Social Media Intern will work closely with golf course partners, players, and Spark Golf team members. Weekly meetings will equip you with the skills for how to pitch social media campaigns, gather and create content, develop a posting schedule, and interact with a multitude of people in a professional manner. The intern will learn how to outline a social media calendar and create their own for Spark based on their findings. They will also assist in developing a marketing strategy to increase player engagement and collect and analyze data to evaluate the impact of various communication strategies. In addition, the intern should be prepared to do research on social trends, algorithms, and best practices for post engagement. This is a part time, remote position with flexible hours during the week.

Job Requirements

·  Ability to represent Spark Golf in a professional manner

·  Be a current college undergrad student

·  Live in one of Spark Golf’s popular markets

·  Available to work at least four (4) hours per week

. Join the Spark Company meeting every Monday

. Interest in sports and recreation is required 

Desired Characteristics and Qualifications

· Excellent communication and organizational skills

· An exceptional attention to detail

· A self-starter who can work independently as well as with a team

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing start-up environment

· Experience in or knowledge of social media

· Experience in or knowledge of Canva, Loomly, video shooting and editing

· Knowledge or willingness to learn about golf is preferred

· Living in Central Florida is preferred, but not required

Compensation

·   Hourly wage paid twice per month

Testimonials from past interns:

“I loved literally everything about my internship!!! Something that I loved most about this year was the creative freedom that I had on socials, as well as the opportunity to do a lot with customer service. As much as I love creating content for social media, I felt like at times this summer I was in a creative funk so being able to also work with players was very nice!” - Maggie, Southern Methodist University

“The creative freedom and trust was definitely my favorite part of my internship. I also greatly enjoyed being able to pick and choose my hours. It was a really fun time out on the courses as well, and the whole Spark team is super kind and always willing to offer advice and help!” - Ryan, University of Texas at Austin

“I definitely was able to strengthen my marketing and graphic design skills throughout the weeks. I will be remembering the small tips and tricks that everyone was helping me out with and will be using them in the future wherever I find them necessary. I have also learned a lot about how to keep myself focused while working fully remote and would manage my projects around my various other activities and jobs through the summer.” - Michael, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Thank you so much for such a fun and entertaining internship! I really enjoyed learning the ins and outs of social media marketing during my weeks with y'all!" - Amelia, Georgia College & State University