Spring 2026 Internship: Photography – Carolina Ascent FC and Charlotte Independence

Empower Sports and Entertainment and Queen City Sports and Entertainment is on the lookout for versatile and pushed interns to help with the images for the group’s skilled soccer groups: Carolina Ascent FC (Women’s Soccer) and the Charlotte Independence (Men’s Soccer). This place requires some images expertise. The preferrred candidate could have a ardour for studying sports activities images.

The group is on the lookout for an intern who’s self-motivated, takes initiative, has a robust work ethic, is adaptable to an ever-evolving enterprise, has good customer support abilities, communicates successfully, is organized, understands time administration and job prioritization, energetic, enthusiastic and wanting to study and develop. 

Compensation: This internship shouldn’t be paid. The group will help with assembly necessities for college internship lessons. Must be eligible for course credit score to take part.

Photography internship attainable assignments

• Capturing images at coaching periods as soon as per week. This consists of motion pictures and aesthetic content material for media launch and social media.
• Assisting to finish Gainbridge Super League and USL League One photograph necessities on match days along with different fan content material and recreation motion. Photography assignments will fulfill quite a lot of wants together with ticket packages, commercial, sponsorship, and social media wants.
• Providing photograph protection at watch events and neighborhood occasions.
• Assisting with seize of media day images as assigned by the supervisor.
• Assisting Creative Content Producer in capturing function tales together with behind the scenes, folks, and product pictures.
• Assisting Creative Content Producer in collaborating with sponsors on partnership and product images.
• Brainstorming weekly content material concepts for Carolina Ascent FC and Charlotte Independence social media channels.
• Continuously serving to construct a library of content material for the 2025 season.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Interns will find out about:

• Real time recreation day work flows
• Adobe Lightroom fundamentals
• Digital asset administration by way of PhotoShelter
• Professional league requirements and necessities
• Uses of photograph belongings throughout all departments

Work Hours Required:

• Approximately 20 hours per week. Specific dates and occasions will likely be organized along with your supervisor. 
• Game day hours will begin as required to execute the occasion successfully and differ relying on recreation begin occasions. 

Supervisor: Laura Stroud, Creative Content Producer

We are an equal alternative employer and all certified candidates will obtain consideration for employment with out regard to race, coloration, faith, nationwide origin, intercourse, sexual orientation, age, incapacity, gender identification, marital or veteran standing, or another protected class.