Barstool Sports Internship 2027–2028: Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: November 2026

Barstool Sports has exactly one internship open today. On November 10, 2026, its Greenhouse job board listed four openings, and the only internship was a Production Technology Intern for Wake Up Barstool in Chicago. It pays $17.05 an hour, runs January 19 to May 7, 2027 and starts with a 5:00 AM call time. The posting's title says "Spring 2026", but Barstool published it on November 2, 2026, so it's the spring 2027 cohort. Summer 2027 roles aren't posted yet, and Barstool doesn't publish a date. In plain words: the spring 2027 production role is open now; for summer 2027 you apply in early 2027 and intern that summer.

Quick Facts

The row that matters most: one spring 2027 role is open now in Chicago at $17.05/hr, and summer 2027 isn't posted yet.

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What Is a Barstool Sports Internship?

A Barstool Sports internship is a paid, in-person role with the sports and entertainment media company Dave Portnoy founded in 2003 and bought back from Penn Entertainment in August 2023. Barstool has no program page. It hires interns role by role on its Greenhouse board, usually for a specific show or department. The one live posting supports Wake Up Barstool, its early-morning show, from the Chicago control room. Past summer roles, as copied by job boards, were tied to shows such as Fore Play, The Yak, Mostly Sports and ItGirl, plus partnership marketing. A separate Content Intern form is the route for students who want to be on camera. College Viceroy is a campus ambassador role, not an internship, and this guide doesn't cover it.

When Do Barstool Sports Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

Barstool runs more than one intake a year: a spring production cohort and a summer class. The spring 2027 role went up on November 2, 2026, about 2.5 months before its January 19 start. For summer 2027, Barstool publishes no window. Summer roles have appeared on the board around February in recent years, per third-party sources, not confirmed by Barstool. The on-camera Content Intern search is the one summer route with a dated official signal: Barstool's own Instagram called for summer content interns on February 18, 2026. Barstool hires a few months out, not a year ahead, so check the board from January 2027.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Barstool's live posting has no stated deadline, but the timing points to a short window. The spring role went up on November 2, 2026 for a January 19, 2027 start, which leaves about 11 weeks to post, interview and hire for a single seat. There's no rolling language in the posting and no second seat, so once it's filled it will likely come down. Summer works the same way, one role per show or department, so a role you want can close while you're still polishing your resume. Have your resume and work samples ready before January and apply the week a role appears.

Which Barstool Sports Internship Programs Should You Target?

Barstool hires interns role by role, not into one general class. The table shows the open spring role, the kinds of summer roles it posted in 2026 (titles from job-board copies) and the separate on-camera route.

Summer pay and dates for the show roles aren't published on Barstool's own pages, so read each 2027 posting on the Barstool Sports jobs page when it appears.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Only the spring posting can be read on Barstool's own system today. Its rules are firm; summer rules vary by posting.

• Class year (spring role): current sophomore or junior.

• Major (spring role): broadcast production, television engineering, media technology, communications or a related field.

• Schedule: 100% in the Chicago office with a 5:00 AM daily call time.

• Summer roles: requirements vary by posting, so read each one.

• Content Intern form: asks whether you're in college, whether you're 21 or older and whether you'd move to Chicago or New York for the summer; applicants must be 18 or older.

• GPA and work authorization: not stated in the posting. Ask the recruiter if you need sponsorship.

Can Seniors or Freshmen Apply for the Spring Role?

Not as worded. The spring posting asks for a current sophomore or junior, so a senior or a freshman doesn't fit the stated profile. Summer postings set their own class-year rules, and they've differed from role to role, so a student outside the spring window should watch for summer 2027 roles instead.

What Skills Does Barstool Sports Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Only one Barstool internship posting is readable on Barstool's own system today, so we haven't built a frequency chart. That posting, the spring production role, asks for a basic grasp of studio equipment, signal flow, audio and video systems or live streaming, strong attention to detail, the ability to stay calm in a fast-paced live environment, early mornings and communication with on-air talent. Job-board copies of past summer show postings add social content, basic editing in tools like Premiere or Photoshop, and knowing the show's audience. We didn't count those copies.

Note: Only one Barstool intern posting is readable on Barstool's own system, so we didn't build a skills frequency chart. The skills above come from that single posting, plus job-board copies of past summer postings that we didn't count.

How Is Demand for Social Media Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

Each skill below comes from Barstool's live posting or from past summer role titles, and maps to a remote Externship you can finish before summer roles post.

No open Externship teaches live broadcast engineering. For the production technology role, a campus TV station or student streaming crew is the closer practice.

What Is the Barstool Sports Application and Interview Process Like?

Barstool doesn't publish an interview process for interns, so this is the route its own pages show.

1. Find the role. Watch the Barstool Sports jobs page. Each show or department posts its own role, and the page tells you to check back if nothing is listed.

2. Apply per role on Greenhouse. Pick the show you actually watch, since summer roles are tied to one show.

3. On camera? Use the talent form. The Content Intern form asks for your verticals and formats, your audience and an optional audition tape. It isn't on the job board.

4. Interviews. Barstool doesn't publish the format, the number of rounds or the timing.

Barstool publishes no interview questions, response times or acceptance rate.

What Students on Reddit Say

We read the Reddit threads we could find about interning at Barstool, and none was usable: they're fan discussion, off-topic or from 2015 to 2018. So we don't quote any here.

How Do You Stand Out for a Barstool Sports Internship?

First, apply to the show you actually follow. Summer roles are posted show by show, so a resume and note that show you know that show's format and audience beat a generic sports-media pitch. Second, bring posted work: clips, edits, a social account you've run or a student broadcast you crewed. On-camera applicants need their own content and, ideally, an audition tape. Third, use the spring door if it fits. The production role is open now, and the posting asks plainly for early mornings, so say in your application that a 5:00 AM call works for you. Barstool doesn't publish an applicant count, class size or return-offer rate, so there's no number to benchmark against.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

If you're aiming at sports and entertainment media, these employers also hire student interns:

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FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Barstool Sports internship?

No. Summer 2026 is over, and no summer roles are on Barstool's board as of November 10, 2026. The one open internship is the spring 2027 Production Technology Intern in Chicago, which pays $17.05 an hour. Summer 2027 roles aren't posted yet, and Barstool hasn't published a date for them.

When do Barstool Sports summer 2027 internship applications open?

Barstool doesn't publish a date. Summer roles have appeared on its board around February in recent years, according to third-party sources rather than Barstool. Check barstoolsports.com/jobs every week from January 2027 and apply the week a role you want appears, since each show posts its own role.

Does Barstool Sports pay its interns?

Yes, for the role open now. The spring 2027 Production Technology Intern pays $17.05 an hour, according to Barstool's own posting. Summer pay isn't published on Barstool's own pages, and each posting sets its own rate, so check the figure on every 2027 posting before you apply or accept.

Is the Spring 2026 Production Technology Intern posting really for 2027?

Yes. The title says Spring 2026, but Barstool first published it on November 2, 2026, and the posting runs from January 19 to May 7. Those dates fall in the spring 2027 semester. The role is based 100% in the Chicago office and has a 5:00 AM daily call time.

Who can apply for a Barstool Sports internship?

It depends on the role. The spring production role asks for a current sophomore or junior studying broadcast production, television engineering, media technology, communications or a related field. Summer requirements vary by posting. The posting doesn't mention a GPA minimum or visa sponsorship, so ask the recruiter if either matters to you.

How do I become an on-camera Barstool content intern?

Use the separate Content Intern form at barstoolsports.com/talent-search, not the job board. It asks whether you're in college, whether you're 21 or older, whether you'd move to Chicago or New York for the summer and about your audience, and it accepts an audition tape. Barstool's Instagram promoted it in February 2026.

Where are Barstool Sports internships located?

In person, in Chicago or New York. The spring 2027 production role is 100% in the Chicago office. Past summer roles were in New York and Chicago, according to job-board copies of the postings, and the Content Intern form asks about moving to either city for the summer. We found no remote Barstool internship.

Do Barstool Sports interns get return offers?

Barstool doesn't publish a return-offer rate, class size or acceptance rate, and its intern posting says nothing about full-time conversion. Treat the internship as experience and portfolio material, and ask your manager about full-time openings during the program. Check Barstool's jobs page for entry-level roles as your graduation date nears.

Apply to the spring 2027 production role now if it fits, and check the Barstool board weekly from January for summer 2027. While you wait, a remote Externship gives you a finished social or audience project to show a recruiter.