Looking for Highly Motivated Individuals for Exciting Internship Opportunity
Charlotte Motor Speedway needs highly motivated interns with a desire to excel in the areas of public relations, corporate sales, event planning and management, logistics, restaurant and hospitality, finance and sports broadcasting. College students and recent graduates with a wide range of backgrounds and degrees — including Sports Management, English, Political Science, Marketing, Journalism and Engineering — have gone from our program to rewarding careers. The internships are unpaid but offer serious, career-minded students great work experience and the opportunity to form valuable relationships.
Application Process
Applications must be submitted online. Click here to be directed to the internship department descriptions and online application.
Semesters and Application Timelines
Internship positions will be available in the spring, summer and fall semesters. Applications will be reviewed in a reasonable amount of time after they have been received and eligible applicants will be contacted thereafter by interested Departments at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Deadlines for applications for each semester follow:
Spring Semester: Application is due November 1. Internship begins mid-January.
Summer Semester: Application is due March 1. Internship begins June 1.
Fall Semester: Application is due July 1. Internship begins September 1.
Reviewing Applications, Interviews and Hiring
Who can apply and what’s expected. College students and recent graduates in the area, across North Carolina and around the country are encouraged to apply. While sports and motorsports management degrees are increasing in popularity, there is no course of study that is required for internships and all will be considered. Applicants are expected to be motivated and be willing to work a minimum of 20 hours a week including nights and weekends during events. Those accepting an offer for an internship position who live out of state or a great distance from Concord, North Carolina will have to cover all expenses of relocation to the area. Charlotte Motor Speedway collaborates with colleges in the Carolinas that provide motorsports curriculum. Of note is our relationship with Belmont Abbey College. CMS works closely with Belmont Abbey to provide internships to its students each semester.
Number of Internship Positions Available. CMS has no set number of internship positions but has had as many as 12 interns at a time. The numbers will vary depending on need and the strength of applicants.
Interviews and hiring. Applicants may be called for an initial telephone interview by the coordinators of the internship program. Application materials of eligible applicants will then be circulated to the various departments at CMS, which, at their discretion depending on their needs, will set up and conduct interviews with select applicants.
The Program
Orientation for Interns. After an applicant accepts the offer of an internship, he/she will be asked to sign a simple statement of agreement that, among other things, sets forth the intern’s understanding that the internship is not paid and does not guarantee or imply future employment; in addition, it includes a covenant of confidentiality. Interns are also asked to provide us with emergency contact information and fill out a tax form in the event they are paid the Semester Stipend (explained below).
Semester Stipend. Internships are unpaid positions at CMS. However, as a token of gratitude, all interns who complete the semester internship and work the race events held during the semester internship will receive a stipend.
Intern Responsibilities. The daily responsibilities of interns will be established and supervised by the respective departments in which the interns work.
School Credits. Some interns will seek or be required by their schools to get academic credit for completing an internship. While the CMS employees will be available to work with interns to secure the necessary authorizations for such credit (including necessary communication with the colleges), it will be the responsibility of each intern to arrange for the completion of all necessary paperwork to certify course credit.
Additional Inquiries
If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to follow the application process set forth above. Should you have additional inquiries, you can contact Jeslyn Williams, Intern Coordinator, at jbwilliams@charlottemotorspeedway.com