You work the brief, not a retainer
You show up for the work that's actually in front of the team. A clear gap in the venture. A stretch of weeks with a Game Day date on the calendar.
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Helmets in hand.
Careers ahead.
Internship seats on a lab. Bring a specific skill to a specific team, for a specific stretch of work.
Sports medicine, operations, and media talent building the next generation of sports innovation — real structured tracks, not a job board dump.
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Internships
Six-person ventures move fast and don't always have every skill in the room. Internship seats fill that gap — sports medicine, design, development, writing, production, and more — without asking for a piece of the company in return.
Bring the skill. Keep the credit and the portfolio. They keep the company.
Internship seats on a labDesigners, developers, writers, producers — and the sports-industry tracks below.
Hours available per weekHours available per week to work on a project — not a tuition quote.
Same no-equity ruleWe do not take equity. Same no-equity rule as every other seat.
Academic-credit internship seats. These tracks match CFL's Student Internship Program (June 2026 curricula). Currently unpaid for academic credit and portfolio; CFL is pursuing sponsor/donor funding to add stipends. About 90% remote by Zoom, with optional on-site where arranged. Educational only — not financial or investment advice.
How it works
What an internship seat actually looks like
You work the brief, not a vague "help us" ask. A six-person lab needs a specific skill for a specific stretch — research run, deck built, prototype shipped, shot list edited.
You keep the credit. They keep the company.
Internship seats are academic-credit work — CFL doesn't take equity from the team you're supporting, and neither do you. No equity, no strings. Credited for the work. Done when the stretch is done.
You build a real portfolio
Work that ships to Game Day is work you can show the next client or employer — real teams, real deadlines, real presentations, not a spec assignment.
Why this stadium
Why internship seats fit this stadium
Real deadlines
Ten-week sprint cycles and a Game Day date on the calendar. The work has to be done, not eventually finished.
Founders who know what they need
Student and veteran-athlete teams come with a clear brief — a specific gap in the venture that your skill fills, not a vague ask for "help."
No equity, no strings
You're an intern on the lab, not a co-founder. Credited for the work, portfolio for the work, done when the work is done.
Ship it by Game Day. Walk away with the portfolio piece.
Contract the stretch. Ship the work. Keep the credit. They keep the company.
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Sports industry internship tracks
Bring the skill. Hours available per week. Same no-equity rule as every other seat.
Sports Medicine
Research and evaluate emerging sports-medicine products for CFL's curriculum; build technology-scouting and product-assessment skills.
Supports CFL's Sports Medicine & Recovery track: event-side athlete-safety support (within your training and supervision scope), educational content on recovery and safety technologies, and applied research that informs league programming — at the intersection of sports medicine and sports innovation.
- Support athlete-safety planning and event-side readiness within scope of training
- Produce educational content on recovery and athlete-safety technologies (including helmet / CTE-adjacent research literacy)
- Run applied research / literature reviews; assist performance- and safety-tracking documentation
Ideal: sports medicine · athletic training · exercise science
Public Relations & Communications
Press outreach, media coverage, and CFL's public narrative.
Manages how Capital Forge League is understood by the public, press, and partners: media lists, press materials, founder and veteran-athlete stories, reputation, and messaging for announcements and events — under founder supervision and human review.
- Build and maintain a targeted media list (sports, business, veteran affairs, Florida)
- Write press releases, advisories, and pitch emails; place stories with outlets
- Draft messaging frameworks; measure earned-media results against PR KPIs
Ideal: PR · communications · journalism
Nonprofit Management
Board operations, program administration, and 501(c)(3) compliance literacy.
Supports the operational backbone of CFL as a Florida 501(c)(3): donor stewardship, grant research, board and governance support, impact measurement, and volunteer coordination — learning how a mission-driven organization actually runs.
- Learn 501(c)(3) structure, governance, and compliance basics
- Support donor stewardship and acknowledgment; assist board documentation
- Build impact-measurement frameworks; coordinate volunteers and program logistics
Ideal: nonprofit management · public administration · business
Sponsorship & Partnership
Corporate sponsor research and relationship management. No commission on any gift.
Focuses on the deal side: identifying and qualifying sponsors, tailored proposals, outreach and relationship-building, and partnership pipeline tracking. Sales-and-partnerships complement to marketing — with CFL's lock: no commission on any gift.
- Build and qualify a sponsorship prospect pipeline
- Develop tailored proposals mapped to CFL partnership tiers
- Support outreach; maintain CRM discipline; report pipeline health
Ideal: sport management · business · sales · marketing
Sports Broadcast & Content
Game Day coverage, podcast production, and highlight editing.
Produces CFL's video and broadcast content — recurring video podcast covering the league, stadium event days, teams, interviews, and technology features — plus cinematic and short-form packages under review.
- Plan, shoot, and edit a recurring CFL video podcast
- Capture Game Day / event coverage; produce interviews with founders and team members
- Build a short-form reel pipeline for multi-platform distribution
Ideal: sports broadcast · journalism · film/media
Grant Writing
Foundation and federal listing research, letters of inquiry. Super Admin sends; you keep the portfolio.
Helps fund CFL's mission: researching opportunities, building the case for support, drafting proposals and letters of inquiry, and developing materials that turn mission into funded programs — under founder supervision. Super Admin sends; you keep the portfolio.
- Research and qualify grants aligned to CFL's mission
- Write LOIs and proposal drafts; build budgets and outcome frameworks
- Maintain a grants calendar and submission tracker
Ideal: nonprofit · writing · public admin · development
Veteran & Athlete Relations
Onboarding, community, and the veteran-athlete partnership model itself.
Supports the human core of CFL: sourcing and supporting veteran-and-athlete founder pairings, building onboarding, maintaining relationships, and coordinating the community that makes the league authentic.
- Source and qualify prospective veteran and athlete participants
- Build and run onboarding; maintain communication cadence
- Coordinate community touchpoints; gather feedback on community health
Ideal: sport management · counseling · social work · communications
Fan Engagement
Stadium activation, fan community programs, and supporter communications.
Grows and activates CFL's audience: social community, engagement campaigns, day-to-day community management, and turning followers into an active fan base around the league and events — NIL-aware and on-brand under human review.
- Build and segment fan/community audience; design engagement campaigns
- Manage community interaction; develop NIL-aware practices with athletes
- Tie engagement to Game Day and content drops; measure growth KPIs
Ideal: marketing · communications · sport management
Also available internship tracks
Same academic-credit program — additional seats from the official internship pack:
Sports MarketingSponsor research, pitch decks, outreach, social, and fan demand engine across CFL's innovation tracks.
Event OperationsRun-of-show, venue/vendor logistics, hospitality, and on-site sponsor activation for Florida showcases.
Graphic DesignSponsor decks, social templates, event graphics, and brand-system deliverables for portfolio.
Data & AnalyticsKPI dashboards, sponsor-ROI models, audience reporting, and decision-ready analysis for leadership.
Submit your information for internship consideration
Applying for a formal internship? Use the full internship application: academic details, coursework, skills, experience, statements, and a resume upload, matched to each role. The short form below is a first expression of interest.
This form feeds CFL Talent Scout. Fill it out to start. We review on a rolling basis and aim to reach out within two weeks. List hours available per week — not a tuition ask. Genuine interest in veteran-athlete entrepreneurship and sports; ability to commit about 15 hours/week during academic semesters preferred.