Visual journalism alum spends 2025-26 season interning with Seattle Seahawks

Imogene Eagan, a winter 2025 visual journalism grad, recently concluded a full-season internship with the Seattle Seahawks. As their Visual Production intern, Eagan filmed and edited short videos and created long-form content for the Seahawks.

One of Eagan’s duties was to edit video clips that would play on the Jumbotron at Lumen Field on game days to help get the crowd hyped or to feature a community group at the game.

These edits would go through multiple rounds of checks through Eagan’s manager and the other people who help put together the Jumbotron content for game day. Eagan said that with all those experienced people surrounding her, she was never worried about putting out a bad edit.

To cap off her internship, Eagan traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area with the Seahawks production team to work the NFL Media Week and cover Super Bowl LV. On game day, Eagan had a field-level position that allowed her to move about during the game, including out onto the field when the clock hit 00:00 to capture the players’ live reaction to winning the Super Bowl.

“I soaked in every moment and saw how our production crew worked hard to tell the story of this historic Seahawks season, all the while learning as much as I could about NFL video production,” Eagan said.

When the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, Eagan said it was so special to see their season of hard work all pay off in that moment.

“Seeing the players with tears streaming down their faces, embracing each other, affirming the beliefs they had in each other all season long was something I’ll cherish in much more than just the videos I shot,” Eagan said. “I’m forever grateful to be part of this team and something bigger than myself through this internship!”

Working NFL Media Week also included helping to cover Super Bowl Opening Night, covering media row in San Francisco and filming press conferences with Seahawks players. Eagan also took scenic footage around the Bay Area for their docuseries, “The Sound.”

“It was a grind working all week and being away from home for that long, but so I’m grateful for the whole experience and for being part of something as historic as the Super Bowl,” Eagan said.

While she was down in San Francisco, Eagan said she bonded with her coworkers and made some life-lasting memories.

From Western athletics and high school bands to the Seahawks sidelines

As a recent college graduate, Eagan said it was a little nerve-racking to drive down to the Seahawks headquarters at Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) at the start of her internship in mid-July.

“But once I got there [the VMAC], everyone was so welcoming, even people that weren’t in my department,” Eagan said. “They treat us like a family there at the VMAC, and it’s like a really close culture.”

Eagan said her favorite part of the Seahawks internship was getting to shoot on the field on game days.

“I think I probably would have been nervous if I hadn’t been in that kind of high-pressure situation before then,” Eagan said.

When she started shooting content for the Seahawks in front of giant crowds, Eagan said she already felt like she had been in that situation before, just in smaller settings. For three years, Eagan worked as a photographer and sometimes videographer for Western’s athletic department. While at Western, she also worked as a media coordinator for a few high school bands, including Arlington High School in Arlington, Washington. During her high school days at Seattle Preparatory School, Eagan did yearbook photography, as well.

“I feel like in a big crowd like that at Lumen Field, it’s almost a less intimate space,” Eagan said.

Big crowds like the ones at Lumen Field made Eagan feel like there are fewer eyes on her and more on the game, which helped her focus on her job, she said. Taking photos in front of a smaller crowd, Eagan said, might be a little more intimidating because she might feel like there’s more attention being diverted onto her.

“I didn’t really feel very nervous when I was out filming in front of people [at Lumen Field],” Eagan said. “I was just there to do my job and get all the shots that I needed.”

During her time with the Seahawks, Eagan worked with a team of two other interns and around 12 other people – some full-time, some part-time. Eagan said she and the other interns got to learn a lot about NFL production through their coworkers, who had different specialties. For instance, someone would make social media content with intense transitions and visual effects, while another person would edit sound, and someone else would be in charge of sending out video coverage requests.

“So it was kind of cool getting to learn a bit about each part and kind of really, like, perfecting it by the end of the season,” Eagan said.

Eagan said she first heard about the Seahawks internship through her previous photography position at Western’s athletic department. Eagan said that one of her old coworkers from the athletics department got a job with the Seahawks right after he graduated. Then, he let Eagan know the Seahawks were offering a visual production internship and encouraged her to apply.

Once she started her internship with the Seahawks, Eagan said that something she had to adapt to was working a 9-5 for the first time. In doing so, she learned how to stay passionate, build stamina and work all week with enough energy left over for game day.

“That’s definitely something I didn’t know [how to do], and I wasn’t prepared for, but I definitely learned how,” Eagan said. “Especially because I had a supportive team of people in the department that I was learning from.”