Last updated: October 2026
The Colorado Avalanche don't run their own internship portal: interns are hired by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), which also owns the Nuggets, Mammoth and Rapids. Avalanche-named internships have appeared on KSE's board before, including a marketing intern, a fall-semester ticket sales intern and a season analytics intern, but none is open today and the closed pages carry no dates or pay. What was open on 17 October 2026 was a shared Production Broadcast Intern role that supports Avalanche games among others, marked "open until filled" at $19.29 an hour. Here's the cycle in plain words: KSE publishes no calendar, so check its board weekly and apply the week a role appears.
Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | KSE's job board, linked from ballarena.com/careers under "Internships (all locations)." KSE's internship program page covers the whole organization. Set a TeamWork Online alert for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment too |
| Application window (2027–28) | Rolling, role by role. No Avalanche-named internship open on 17 Oct 2026. Shared Production Broadcast Intern: "open until filled." No spring, summer or fall 2027 calendar is published |
| Rolling? | Yes for the broadcast role ("Application deadline: Open until filled"). Avalanche-named roles in earlier cycles have no readable dates |
| Eligibility | Production Broadcast Intern: enrolled in a college or university degree program, plus 2+ years of production or broadcast experience or an equivalent mix. Avalanche-named postings are closed and unreadable. GPA, academic credit and work authorization not stated |
| Duration | Broadcast role: part-time hourly, evenings and weekends as needed. Past Avalanche titles include a "Fall Semester" ticket sales internship, which points to semester-based cohorts |
| Compensation | $19.29 an hour base for the Production Broadcast Intern, with a 401K and employer match. Pay on the Avalanche-named roles isn't recoverable from KSE's pages |
| Return offers | Conversion rate and class size not published |
| Locations | Denver, CO, with work at the Ball Arena and DICK'S Sporting Goods Park control rooms. On-site |
| # Programs | One KSE-wide Internship Program covering "numerous departments" across the Avalanche, Nuggets, Mammoth and Rapids. No Avalanche-only program |
No Avalanche-named internship was open on 17 October 2026. A shared Production Broadcast Intern role that supports Avalanche games was open until filled at $19.29 an hour. KSE publishes no hiring calendar.
The roles linked to the Avalanche in past cycles covered marketing, ticket sales and season analytics, and the open broadcast role is production work, so a finished project helps. Externships are short, remote programs where you complete a real project for a real company, most commonly over 8 weeks. The Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy Externship fits ticket sales and analytics, and the Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy Externship fits marketing. Explore all Externships.
What Is a Colorado Avalanche Internship?
A Colorado Avalanche internship is a paid, part-time role hired by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), the Denver company that owns the Avalanche, the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Mammoth and the Colorado Rapids and operates Ball Arena. KSE's internship program page says it offers internships "in numerous departments throughout the organization." There's no Avalanche-only program, and posting titles sometimes name the team and sometimes don't. Past Avalanche-named titles include Colorado Avalanche Marketing Intern, Colorado Avalanche & Mammoth Ticket Sales Intern (Fall Semester) and Season Analytics Intern with Colorado Avalanche. The NHL's league office hires separately; see our NHL internship guide.
When Do Colorado Avalanche Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
KSE doesn't publish a recruiting calendar. Intern roles go up individually, and the windows differ: the Production Broadcast Intern says "open until filled," while other KSE intern postings carried fixed end dates. A snapshot of KSE's TeamWork Online board from 16 September 2025 shows four intern-titled roles, none Avalanche-branded, so an Avalanche internship isn't on the board every month. The Avalanche-named titles we found, including a fall-semester ticket sales role, are closed and have no readable dates. That means applications for the 2027 season can't be projected to a month. Check the board weekly and apply the week a role appears.
No Avalanche-named internship is open. The one role that supports Avalanche games, Production Broadcast Intern, is open until filled and also covers the Nuggets, Rapids and Mammoth. Apply if you have production experience.
Set a TeamWork Online alert for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, build your résumé around sales, marketing or analytics work, and add a short reel if you're aiming at production.
KSE posts internships one at a time with no calendar. Avalanche-named roles such as marketing, ticket sales and season analytics have appeared before, but their dates aren't readable. Apply the week one appears.
A past title, "Colorado Avalanche & Mammoth Ticket Sales Intern - Fall Semester," shows KSE hires by semester. Spring or summer roles may follow the same pattern, but KSE hasn't published any.
Roles tied to the Avalanche are built around home games at Ball Arena, with evenings and weekends. The open broadcast role is part-time hourly.
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
KSE's roles are rolling and uneven. The Production Broadcast Intern is open until filled, so it can come down the day a candidate accepts. Avalanche-named roles appear and close without a public calendar, and the closed pages show no dates, so there's no earlier window to learn from. With one seat per role, apply the week you see it. Check the KSE board weekly rather than waiting for a season to start.
Which Colorado Avalanche Internship Programs Should You Target?
There is no fixed list of Avalanche internships. This is what we could verify on 17 October 2026, plus the Avalanche-named titles seen in earlier cycles.
| Role | Focus | Status and pay | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production Broadcast Intern (Job Id 668) | Control-room support for Avalanche, Nuggets, Rapids and Mammoth productions | Open until filled; part-time hourly, $19.29/hour | Editing systems, cameras, Adobe Creative Cloud; evenings and weekends |
| Colorado Avalanche Marketing Intern | Marketing (title only) | Closed; no text, dates or pay recoverable | Not recoverable |
| Colorado Avalanche & Mammoth Ticket Sales Intern (Fall Semester) | Ticket sales for two KSE teams | Closed; no text, dates or pay recoverable | Not recoverable |
| Season Analytics Intern with Colorado Avalanche | Season analytics (title only) | Closed; no text, dates or pay recoverable | Not recoverable |
Find every role on the KSE careers page. Rapids-side interns, Nuggets roles and game-day jobs such as security, concierge and youth coaching on the same board aren't Avalanche internships.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Only one Avalanche-linked posting is readable, so the bar is narrow:
• Production Broadcast Intern: enrolled in a degree program at a college or university, plus 2+ years of production or broadcast experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred: comprehensive sports knowledge, experience with editing systems and video cameras, and a sports production or broadcast background.
• Availability: a flexible schedule with evenings and weekends as needed; lift 25 lbs daily.
• Location: Denver, on-site.
• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
• GPA, academic credit and work authorization: not stated.
Do You Need to Be a Current Student?
For the broadcast role, yes: it requires enrollment in a degree program. The past titles are harder to read. A "Fall Semester" ticket sales internship points to a student schedule, but the posting text isn't available, so confirm the requirement when a role appears. If you're early in college, a campus media or live-event role is the most direct way to meet the two-years-of-experience bar.
What Skills Do the Colorado Avalanche Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Only one Avalanche-linked posting is readable, so this is a narrow sample. The Production Broadcast Intern asks for melting and logging highlights, video conversion and duplication, file management and help with field and studio production. It lists MS Office, editing systems, video cameras and Adobe Creative Cloud, plus knowledge of sports, including hockey. The past titles suggest sales, marketing and analytics work, but their text isn't available.
Note: There's no skills chart on this page: only one Avalanche-linked internship posting was readable on 17 October 2026, and the Avalanche-named postings are closed with no text. We'll add a chart when more KSE roles are posted.
How Is Demand for Sales Interns Moving Right Now?
Sales intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 1,421 in August
For Colorado Avalanche applicants: Sales intern hiring picked up sharply in September; apply within the first week a role posts, while the most seats are open.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size. Pay = median of employer-published ranges only (90 postings in September, 51 in August).
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each skill below comes from the open KSE posting or a past Avalanche-named title, and maps to a remote Externship you can finish while you wait.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket sales and sales data | Past title: Colorado Avalanche & Mammoth Ticket Sales Intern - Fall Semester, text not available | Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy |
| Marketing and campaign thinking | Past title: Colorado Avalanche Marketing Intern, posting text not available | Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy |
| Fan-audience insight | Past title: Season Analytics Intern with Colorado Avalanche, posting text not available | Pinterest Gen Z Consumer Behavior |
| Workflow automation | Production Broadcast Intern: video conversion, file management and logging | Wayfair n8n AI Agent Engineering |
The first three rows rest on titles, not posting text, so confirm the requirements when a role appears.
What Is the Colorado Avalanche Application and Interview Process Like?
KSE doesn't publish its interview steps. This is what the postings and program page show:
1. Find the role. Open ballarena.com/careers and look under "Internships (all locations)." Each internship is its own posting.
2. Search by KSE, not just the Avalanche. Titles name the team only for some roles, and shared roles name several teams.
3. Apply to the specific internship. KSE's program page asks you to apply to the internship you're qualified for.
4. Prepare proof. Production roles lean on experience, so be ready to show it.
5. Interview and offer. Interview rounds and start dates aren't published.
The posting doesn't name an interview format, a start date or a return-offer path.
What Students on Reddit Say
We found no usable first-hand Reddit threads from Colorado Avalanche interns. The one internship thread, from 2014, is a pasted job listing with jokes in reply, so there's no consensus to report.
How Do You Stand Out for an Avalanche Internship?
Three moves. First, apply to KSE, not just the Avalanche. Titles name the team only for some roles, and a shared role like Production Broadcast supports four teams. Second, show relevant work. The open role asks for about two years of production experience or an equivalent mix, so campus broadcasts or live-event work count. For sales or analytics titles, a project with real data helps. Third, move fast and stay flexible. Roles are open until filled, and the work is on evenings and weekends. KSE publishes no applicant count and no conversion rate, so treat the internship as a way into the organization and ask about full-time paths once you're on the team.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
If you're aiming at the Avalanche, these programs sit closest by sport or by employer.
- NHLleague office program, separate from a team front officeGuide →
- Denver NuggetsKSE's NBA team, hired through the same internship programGuide →
- Minnesota Wildanother NHL club, with its own internship programGuide →
- USA Hockeynational governing body, with game-day internships in Plymouth, MIGuide →
- Live Nationlive-events alternative to arena rolesGuide →
Our sports internships summer 2027 guide maps league, team, media and betting programs in one place.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Colorado Avalanche internship?
No. We found no Avalanche-named internship open on 17 October 2026 and no published summer class. KSE hires role by role. A shared Production Broadcast Intern role that supports Avalanche games was open until filled, and past Avalanche titles included a fall-semester ticket sales internship.
Who hires Colorado Avalanche interns?
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE). KSE owns the Avalanche, Nuggets, Mammoth and Rapids and runs Ball Arena. It posts all intern roles on one board, so search KSE rather than only the Avalanche, and apply to the specific internship you're qualified for.
Are Colorado Avalanche internships paid?
The open Production Broadcast Intern role lists a base hourly rate of $19.29 and a 401K with employer match. Pay on the Avalanche-named roles isn't recoverable because the closed pages carry no text, and we haven't used pay figures from job-board mirrors.
When do Colorado Avalanche internship applications open?
KSE publishes no calendar, so we can't project a date. Avalanche-named roles have appeared on its board before, including one for a fall semester, but their dates aren't readable. Check the KSE board weekly and set a TeamWork Online alert for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
Do I need to be in college to apply?
For the open broadcast role, yes. It requires enrollment in a degree program at a college or university, plus about two years of production or broadcast experience or an equivalent mix of education and experience. Past titles with "Fall Semester" in the name also point to students.
Is an Avalanche internship the same as a Nuggets internship?
No. KSE hires for both through one program, but each internship is its own posting. The Production Broadcast Intern supports both teams' games, while other roles name one team. See our Denver Nuggets internship guide for the NBA side of KSE.
Is the Avalanche internship the same as the NHL internship?
No. The NHL league office runs its own program, and the Avalanche hire through KSE. A league-office role won't put you on the Avalanche's staff or the other way round. See our NHL internship guide for the league's program.
Do Avalanche interns get full-time offers?
KSE doesn't publish a conversion rate or class size, and no Avalanche-specific return-offer figure exists on its pages. Treat the internship as a way into the organization, and ask your supervisor about openings on the KSE board once you're on the team.
No Avalanche-named internship is open right now, and KSE posts roles without a calendar. Check its board weekly, and if you want a finished project to show, a remote Externship takes about 5 to 10 hours a week.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
