Intern with the San Diego Padres - 2024 Internships


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Do you love the Padres? What better environment than Petco Park to spend your summer internship. Learn everything about life, love, competition, hard work, difficult decisions, and heartbreak as viewed through the lens of a major league baseball team.

The San Diego Padres ordinarily offer a 10-week summer internship program for college and graduate students. You must be:

  • minimum 18 years old
  • passionate about sports
  • currently enrolled student or graduate student
  • exceptional grades
  • interested in a career in the business of pro sports
    Note: Recent Graduates are not eligible for this opportunity.



    Interns will have an opportunity to work in areas such as Marketing, Finance, Sales, IT, HR, Ballpark Operations, Baseball Operations and Community Relations.

    According to the Padres, recruitment begins in the winter and can be highly competitive.

    Two ways to gain an edge:
    1. if you attend school in San Diego or who are from San Diego
    2. if you are bilingual

    The program runs from June through August, with applicants considered in the winter and selected in February and March. It is highly competitive. Students from San Diego universities have preference.

    YES it is a paid internship!

    Interested applicants should apply online when the internship opportunities are posted. If the Padres application process is currently open, you’ll find more information here.

    You can also find more about additional internship opportunities throughout the Padres organization.


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