Raleigh Firebirds Basketball League

Social Media Manager

• Experience with Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok

• Main Responsibilities:

  • Post on various social media’s and engage with fans

  • Work with photographers and videographers to have consistent content

  • Create/follow content posting schedule

  • Create and build a TikTok account for the Raleigh Firebirds

  • Increase brand, follower count, and knowledge of the Firebirds to people in the Triangle

Journalist

• Write articles about the Raleigh Firebirds for the team’s website

  • Interview players

  • Bring fresh stories and perspectives

    • Work with social media manager to broadcast these features

• Write stories for the Firebirds’ newsletter, Firebird Focus

• During the season:

  • Write pre-game blurbs that can be easily shared on social media

  • Write short bios for players to be read at various home games

  • Write post-game report after each and every game

    • Send post-game report to local media list

  • Minimum two articles per week

Video Editor

• Experience with CapCut or some other video software

• Edit videos recorded by videographers

  • Both player highlight tapes and videos of what the Firebirds are up to in the community

• Create exciting, entertaining videos to be posted on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

• Both long form and short term content
  
  

Ticket Sales

• Work with sales team to sell tickets to people in the Triangle area

• Assist in achieving ticket sales targets and revenue goals for the Firebirds

• Assist in identifying and prospecting new leads and potential customers

• Engage with customers via email, phone, and in-person meetings to provide information and ticketing options  

Sponsorship Sales

• Work with sales team to sell corporate sponsorships to companies

• Assist in achieving revenue goals for the Firebirds

• Identify prospect companies and reach out to them

• Assist in creating sponsorship proposals, presentations, and other necessary materials

• Keep track of sponsors, make sure contractual obligations to them are being fulfilled

Assistant to Team Market Owner

• Acts as a personal secretary to the Firebirds’ team market owner

• Sends emails, types documents, makes or answers inquiries to/from fans as needed

• Help manage Team Market Owner’s schedule

Game-Day Operations

• Make sure everything happening on game-day runs smoothly

• Assist in coordinating pre-game, in-game, and post-game activities, including fan engagement initiatives, promotional events, and halftime entertainment

• Support the setup and teardown of game-day equipment, signage, and promotion materials

• Assist with crowd management, ticketing, and fan relations during home games

• Contribute to the development and execution of safety and security protocols for game days

• Collaborate with sponsors and patterns to activate their game-day promotions and ensure contractual obligations are met

• Act as a liaison between the team and various vendors, including concessions, merchandise, and entertainment providers

• Assist in monitoring and evaluating the fan experience to identify areas for improvement

Apply on LinkedIn or by emailing raleighfirebirds@gmail.com, using subject line Internship Opportunities