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About the Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional football team and a member of the National Football League's AFC South Division. The Jaguars are one of the NFL's youngest franchises, playing their first regular season home game on Sept. 3, 1995, in Jacksonville, Fla., and have since won four division titles. The Jaguars are owned by Shahid Khan, a visionary leader whose businesses include Flex-N-Gate, Fulham Football Club, All Elite Wrestling, Bold Events and Iguana Investments. Since 2012, Mr. Khan's impact on the Northeast Florida community has exceeded $500 million, including charitable giving through the Jaguars Foundation, capital improvements to EverBank Stadium and the creation of Daily's Place, which hosts upwards of 40 concerts a year. The Jaguars and Iguana Investments opened the Miller Electric Center, a state-of-the-art sports performance centerin 2023, which now houses all of football operations for the Jaguars, including players, coaches and other personnel. Over the next several years, the Jaguars and Iguana Investments will complete Phase 1 of the Jacksonville Shipyards, a reimagination of the riverfront which will include a Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, an office building inclusive of the Jaguars front office headquarters, and a modernized marina and support building, as well as begin additional projects to transform the area around the stadium into a year-round, mixed-use sports and entertainment district.
In 2024, the Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville announced plans to move forward with a reimagined Stadium of the Future, securingJaguars football in Jacksonville for generations to come, plus a continuation of annual traditions of the Florida-Georgia Football Classic and TaxSlayer Gator Bowl while also opening opportunities for future Super Bowls, Final Four tournaments, college football playoffs, marquee concerts and more. Using research derived from Jaguars fans, stadium guests and a comprehensive assessment of the facility's structure, the Stadium of the Future will be a world-class venue for a world-class city that showcases a facility that is environmentally friendly, cost effective and presents state-of-the-art innovation. The Stadium of the Future features a protective canopy, wider concourses, new communal spaces, scenic lookout decks, immersive in-bowl technology, new seating types and a public Floridian nature park.
The Jaguars company values are Passion, Respect, Innovation, Dedication and Empowerment (PRIDE). We believe in the importance of diversity, continual learning and transparency. We also understand the role that excitement, originality and fun play in the workplace. All of these ideas come together to build a strong and dynamic workplace culture. Because of this, we are dedicated to, and encouraged by, leading the way in developing a distinct and inclusive team.
Summary
The Jacksonville Jaguars are committed to developing talent and interest in professional sports. An assistantship at the Jaguars will provide you the chance to explore your career interests, acquire marketable job skills while "learning the ropes" of the industry, establish professional contacts, and gain practical "hands on" experience while working at the highest level of professional sports.
Jaguars assistantships offer meaningful educational work experiences designed to meet your academic and career goals. Management and staff will teach and encourage, but it's up to you to bring an enthusiasm to learn. Through this program, you will identify learning goals and work with the Jaguars management to achieve those goals.
More About Jaguars Marketing
In the wild, Jaguars lay claim to their domain to all outsiders by leaving lasting, deep scratches and menacing claw marks in surrounding terrain. It's a warning. This is our house. This is our community. And our domain-EverBank Stadium-is our jungle and should be the place where all opponents know they're in for a battle.
The role of the Marketing team is to ensure that the story of our team and DUUUVAL is told locally, nationally, and globally. We also work to gain new fans and drive revenue for the organization. The Marketing department includes the following verticals: brand and campaign strategy and integrated and performance marketing. This role will focus primarily on supporting the performance marketing vertical which oversees email marketing, SMS, radio and TV affiliate management and traditional paid media strategy and activation.
What You Will Learn from Your Job Responsibilities

• Support email marketing and SMS including but not limited to content development, copywriting, building and sending.
• Paid Media: Support and learn traditional marketing skills in the paid media space including radio and tv affiliate management, billboard placement, digital advertisement and others.
• Sales: Provide support to sales department, including assistance in rolling out group ticket offers, and activating digital support.
• Assist in implementation of marketing and advertising campaigns by preparing marketing and advertising strategies, plans, and objectives; planning and organizing promotional presentations; updating calendars.
• Liaison between designers and other departments to ensure projects stay on time. Provide consistent project updates to broader team.
• Enhance and implement new processes as a part of Marketing Operations
• Support Marketing department on gamedays with promotional activations, influencer program support and other duties as assigned.
• Develop an understanding of audience segmentation in relation to email and SMS list building and learn to build and pull segmented lists for various communications.

Assistantship Qualifications
Required

• Must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree OR have graduated within 18 months of the assistant start date.
• Flexible schedule for business needs and events
• Possess strong organizational skills with attention to details
• Primary interest in Performance Marketing and Project Management fields
• Passion for sports and live entertainment
• Ability to solve problems and create workable solutions
• Ability to pull and process data to make informed decisions
• Must display strong interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills
• Must be able to take initiative, be accountable to learning and tasks and work independently on projects from time to time
• Be comfortable with developing communication strategies quickly to speak to fans

Preferred

• Pursuing a degree in Marketing or related field
• Experience working in the sports and entertainment marketing industry a plus
• Copywriting experience
• Experience in or knowledge of email marketing and SMS platforms
• Possess traditional marketing skills, preferably in the paid media space

Other Details

• Term: October 2026 - October 2027
• Chosen assistants are responsible for personal accommodations, such as local housing and transportation.
• Assistantships at the Jaguars are paid positions.

Applications are being accepted online only. Please do not call to apply for this position. Please provide complete information. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for this position. The Jacksonville Jaguars are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, rules, or legal requirements.
By submitting this application, you understand that you may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. You certify that the information in your application is true, correct and complete. You authorize the Jaguars and its representatives to contact your prior and current employer and other references and all others for purposes of confirmation of the information you have provided. You understand your application is subject to, among other things, your eligibility to work in the United States.
Any personal data (including any sensitive personal data) that you provide to the Jaguars as part of the recruitment process and/or otherwise for potential employment may be held and processed for the purposes of your registration, application and potential selection and in connection with any subsequent employment or placement at the Jaguars or any of its affiliates. That data may be retained and further processed for the purposes of matching your skills and qualifications to future positions, identifying you as a potential candidate for future positions, to inform you of future positions and analytics in respect of who applies for positions with the Jaguars. If you are selected for the opportunity for which you apply, your personal data may be used for the purposes of entering into a relationship with the Jaguars, including sending you correspondence or general information relating to the employment relationship. Your personal data may be disclosed to Jaguars affiliates and to third-party organizations providing services to the Jaguars. Your personal data will be retained in accordance with the Jaguars document retention policies and applicable laws.