Ohio State Athletics - Retail Fall Internship 2026

LEGENDS

Founded in 2008, Legends is a premium experiences company with more than 1,500 full-time and 30,000 seasonal team members globally. Legends has six divisions operating worldwide - Global Planning, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Partnerships, Global Merchandise, and Global Technology Solutions - offering clients and partners a 360-degree service solution platform to elevate their brand and execute their vision. Currently, Legends works with marquee clients across business verticals including professional sports; collegiate; attractions; entertainment; and conventions and leisure. We are the industry leaders in designing, planning and realizing exceptional experiences in sports and entertainment.

LEGENDS GLOBAL MERCHANDISE

Recognized leaders in retail and merchandising worldwide, Legends Global Merchandise provides a fully customized, customer-centric, omnichannel shopping experience for fans. Our vertical service solution allows us to provide the latest trends, styles, designs, and brand collaborations across different categories. For in-venue, e-commerce and pop-up operations, Legends sets the standard when it comes to a unique shopping experience.  We pride ourselves in creating a customized portfolio of inventory based on each property, and operating as a true extension of each client’s brand.  Different guests want different things, and we are here to build and provide a tailored retail experience. 

Athletics Retail Intern - Fall

Legends Global Merchandise is looking for a resourceful, analytical, innovative, intellectually curious individual. This person will bring his/her administrative, communication and creativity skills to work closely with the Operations Manager and Store Manager to support The Ohio State retail team. This individual will assist with the day-to-day operations at The Team Shop at The Schottenstein Center and manage full operation of a satellite retail location for all Ohio State Football gamedays. In turn, gaining valuable real-world experience and an understanding of both back-of and front-of house retail operations within college athletics.

Primary responsibilities:

• Assist Store Manager with day-to-day stocking, merchandising, and maintenance of The Team Shop.
• Communicates with Program Team to ensure availability of merchandise; maintain accurate inventory.
• Direct and help supervise associates engaged in sales, inventory-tracking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
• Support the daily operational focus and or initiatives by helping productivity.
• Assist in inventory and receiving merchandise.
• Learn POS systems.
• Analyze opportunities for growth, cutting costs, reducing damages and improving efficiencies.
• Help setting up and organizing merchandise locations at various athletic events.
• Inspect stadium stands for deficiencies and take appropriate corrective action.
• Assist with moving any equipment as required for events.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned.

Project Overview – Game Day Trailer

• Monitor and maintain proper inventory levels in trailer.
• Set up and tear down game day trailer.
• Schedule and manage part-time/non-profit staff for trailer.
• Manage the game day operation of a retail trailer
• Work with Operations Manager to ensure sales are optimized at this location.

Internship Timeline

• Internship timeline – 16 weeks (Fall Semester)
• up to 30 hours expected each week.

Qualifications:

• Needs to be available to work every home football game
• Strong time management and project management skills; ability to multitask in a fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Resourceful, analytical, innovative, intellectually curious.
• Current college Junior or Senior with 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA (Human Resources/ Business major, or related field).
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds in weight.