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Sinclair Broadcast Group Summer 2026 Intern – Marketing in Santa Monica, California
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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