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Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

AI Intern

Applied Machine Learning +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Summer 2026New York, NY, USA$25 - $30 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Intermediate experience building AI bots or working with AI/ML tools, including experience creating custom GPTs to solve domain-specific problems
  • Ability to think strategically AND roll up your sleeves to execute
  • Passion for building new processes and automating boring stuff
  • Strong communication skills
  • Curiosity and a “get it done” attitude
  • Candidate must be based in NYC and able to work minimum 20 hours/week in our West Village office

Responsibilities

  • Partner with key business stakeholders to build AI bots and experiment with innovative automation ideas, leveraging ChatGPT and custom GPTs while also exploring other AI/ML tools
  • Help shape AI strategy alongside a smart, fast-moving team
  • Put your ideas into action — define problems, design solutions, and create applications that prove the concept
  • Make sure to determine if AI can automate a task, identify the right process, and figure out how to make it work
  • Spend about 20 hours a week learning, building, and delivering real projects that move the needle
  • Be willing (and encouraged) to come up with your own AI ideas — this internship is as much about your creativity as your coding chops

About the Company

Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

Fanatics China is a joint venture between Fanatics Inc. and Hillhouse Capital that localizes and scales licensed sports merchandise for China. It designs, manufactures, and markets fan gear for Chinese consumers, operating a multi-channel model that includes building and running e-commerce sites for global leagues and teams, exploring online marketplaces, and developing physical retail concepts. Its product workflow combines technology, data, and on-demand manufacturing to manage the entire supply chain, enabling fast response to demand. The company differentiates itself through a China-focused approach backed by Hillhouse’s network and investments, its end-to-end vertical commerce model, and partnerships with hundreds of sports organizations, which together help it navigate China’s complex retail landscape. The goal is to satisfy a previously underserved Chinese market for licensed sports merchandise by creating localized products and channels that connect fans with official gear.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$5.2B
Headquarters
Huangpu, China
Founded
1995

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