Photography Intern

Position Summary:

The Columbus Crew are seeking a motivated and creative Photography Intern to join the Marketing & Brand Strategy Department. This position will play an important role supporting the content team working closely to support all the Club's video and production needs while gaining first-hand experience capturing all the excitement of our club and its events. This highly collaborative position reports to the Team Photographer with oversight from the Director, Video Content & Production and works closely across both soccer and business operations.

This part-time, seasonal internship is an onsite role in Columbus, Ohio from February 2026 through the completion of the season; all candidates must be able to work the duration of this time frame. Selected interns are responsible for personal accommodations such as local housing and transportation for the duration of the internship.

This position regularly requires match and event coverage on weekends and outside of regular business hours.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Capture photo assets at all Columbus Crew and Columbus Crew 2 home matches, and occasional Academy competitions.
• Capture photo assets at various community, marketing, and partner events.
• Capture photo assets at various stadium and facility events.
• On-site presence with weekly in-office hours for photo editing and digital asset management (DAM) organization.
• Assist Team Photographer and larger content team during studio shoots, field shoots, and during press conferences
• Propose creative ways to create content across social media platforms
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience with sports photography and photo editing
• Knowledge of camera, lens, and lighting equipment
• Knowledge of the Adobe Suite of products
• Experience working with ScorePlay or similar programs
• Self-motivated with time management skills and the ability to multitask
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends
• Columbus Crew will retain ownership and all rights associated with all photo assets

Physical Aspects of Position (includes but are not limited to)

• Sitting for long periods of time throughout matches and events
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50lbs
• Occasional walking, standing, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling

Please include a link to a photography-based website, portfolio, or Instagram account as part of this application.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.