WS - INTERNSHIP – Athletics - Athletic Administration - FWS

University of Pikeville • Pikeville, KY

18h • Onsite

About The Position

This academic internship will allow the intern to receive real world, hands on experience with the administrative side of running multiple athletic events.

Requirements

• Must be a full-time UPIKE undergraduate student.
• Must enroll concurrently into CVL 401: Integrated Internship Experience and successfully complete this course.
• Must work a minimum of 80 hours in the semester.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in studying Health and Human Performance, Business, Sports Management, or a related field.
• Student-athletes are encouraged to apply.
• Interest in collegiate athletics or athletic administration.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Dependability.
• Experience with office operations, events, data entry, customer service, or team environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute pre-event logistics, facility transformations, and equipment staging for home athletic events to ensure compliance with NAIA and conference regulations.
• Oversee live event workflows, troubleshoot real-time operational challenges, and assist in managing event logistics to deliver a seamless experience for student-athletes, officials, and spectators.
• Direct post-event breakdown procedures, secure athletic equipment, and conduct facility post-checks to restore competition spaces efficiently.
• Manage front-facing guest services, ticket distribution, gate admission procedures, and point-of-sale operations while delivering professional customer service.
• Serve as a core member of the gameday table staff by accurately operating scoreboards, official game clocks, and statistical timing systems under high-pressure game conditions.
• Analyze, track, and optimize gameday student worker schedules using spreadsheet software to maintain proper staffing ratios across all event positions.
• Audit, organize, and report student-athlete community engagement data within department tracking systems to evaluate outreach efforts and support institutional goals.
• Create digital graphics, manage live-stream broadcasts, and execute media day logistics to bolster the department’s brand presence and digital outreach.
• Demonstrate high professional reliability by maintaining a flexible schedule to work non-traditional hours, including evening, weekend, and holiday event assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level