Kinesiology Department Social Media Intern - Spring 2026

SUNY Cortland • Cortland, NY

34d • $16 • Hybrid

About The Position

The successful candidate will promote and document activities, achievements, and important information connected to the Kinesiology department. Examples of job tasks include: advertising relevant opportunities for kinesiology students like student research positions and study abroad offerings promoting campus events hosted by or involving the Kinesiology department documenting activities of the Kinesiology department creating content for the Kinesiology Spotlight that highlight members of the SUNY Cortland Kinesiology community and their achievements creating content for Day in the Life features that illustrate the best of a SUNY Cortland Kinesiology student experience This experience will be particularly useful for students interested in sport media/journalism, athlete or brand management, entrepreneurship, sales, athletic directing, and sport and recreation program coordinating careers. This is a hybrid position allowing both in-person and online work hours. The intern will meet regularly with their supervisor to plan and approve upcoming content, and discuss strategies and performance. The intern will also be present at various Kinesiology related events. As a result of their successful completion of this internship, the student will: learn technical skills around professional social media management such as tone, clarity, content creation, analytics, and promotional strategy practice broadly applicable soft skills involving time management, professionalism, self-direction, and creativity Applicants should provide an up-to-date Resume demonstrating their qualifications for the position and a Cover Letter explaining why they are interested in this position, why they feel that they are the best candidate, and how this experience will contribute to their education and career goals. Exact days and hours are flexible but will require an average of 2.5 hours per week over 16 weeks for a total of 40 hours throughout the Spring semester. The Department of Kinesiology is based in the Professional Studies Building. However, this is a hybrid position allowing both in-person and online work hours. It will also potentially require visiting different locations around campus.

Requirements

• Must be a SUNY Cortland Student

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate existing design and technology skills, and a working knowledge of Instagram and other social media platform engagement.
• Kinesiology majors will be prioritized but students with Kinesiology minors or enrolled in related majors that give them a familiarity with the Kinesiology department, like Sport Management or Physical Education, will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• advertising relevant opportunities for kinesiology students like student research positions and study abroad offerings
• promoting campus events hosted by or involving the Kinesiology department
• documenting activities of the Kinesiology department
• creating content for the Kinesiology Spotlight that highlight members of the SUNY Cortland Kinesiology community and their achievements
• creating content for Day in the Life features that illustrate the best of a SUNY Cortland Kinesiology student experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed