Habitat Wake is seeking individuals to participate in our Summer of Service internship program. As a Habitat Wake intern, you will select a concentration track and commit to working alongside staff and volunteers to gain new skills. Your positive attitude and volunteer spirit will help support Habitat Wake’s mission to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Concentration tracks: 

New home construction 

Office-based projects 

Volunteer Benefits: 

• Hands-on experience in one of Habitat Wake’s core program areas 

• Opportunities to build your leadership, project management and time management skills 

• Exposure to the operations and administration of a non-profit organization 

• Opportunities for networking with diverse members of the community 

• A certificate of program completion to add to your portfolio and resume 

• Opportunities to be involved in future Habitat Wake special events 

Note: This is an unpaid volunteer opportunity.
Habitat Wake’s Summer of Service is a great opportunity for anyone looking to enhance their resume and build experience in the non-profit field. Click HERE to connect to their website.
Contact:
Valerie Padilla
valerie.padilla@habitatwake.org
919.744.2423

High School Intern Program

School Intern Program offers students in good academic standing the opportunity to work one semester or consecutive semesters as interns in the various fields at the Department of Transportation. Students learn about the work performed at NCDOT and gain valuable exposure.

Interested in additional

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