Intern - Athletic Communications

Boston College • Newton, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The intern will administer athletic communications activities for several of BC's men's and women's varsity sports (to be assigned). Responsibilities will include, but not limited to: writing press releases, game recaps and preparing electronic media guides; managing social media accounts: managing communications game operations at home events as assigned; supervising work-study students in sports coverage, arranging and supervising team media and photo days; creating and updating statistical records for teams; maintaining team biographical files; writing, editing, and maintaining sport information on the bceagles.com website: capturing photo and video content during practices and events: potential travel with assigned team(s). This position is extremely hands-on and interns will be expected to produce publish-ready material.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• At least 2 years of experience/undergraduate involvement in intercollegiate athletics is required, preferably at a NCAA Division I institution.
• A strong desire to pursue a career in the field of sports management and/or athletic administration is required.
• Time and Resource Management
• Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to work with time sensitive projects
• Considerable organizational and supervisory skills required
• Excellent writing and desktop publishing skills, plus proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, other publishing programs a plus
• Requires ability to manage multiple tasks with very strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a diverse fast paced student-athlete service driven environment in a collegiate setting
• Ability to take direction
• Ability to foster and maintain working relationships with other departments in the university and the community
• This position will be expected to perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with all NCAA, ACC, and institutional rules.

Responsibilities

• Home athletic event coverage
• Maintaining and updating team biographies and stats
• Writing press releases and preparing electronic media guides
• Managing and posting to web and various social media accounts
• Supervising work-study students in sports coverage
• Receiving and responding to media questions
• Arranging and supervising team media

Benefits

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern