Social Media Intern - Spring 2026
About The Position
Sporting News is seeking an ambitious, creative and self-starting social media intern to join our social team for a paid internship starting February 2026, thru August 2026. The Social intern will help develop, execute and evolve Sporting News’ social media strategy, ideate innovative content marketing strategies and help curate multimedia assets using graphic design and video editing. Sporting News interns should expect to be involved in all aspects of content creation, from pitching ideas to managing the brand social media accounts. Interns will also gain experience shaping breaking news coverage, developing original content strategy and driving growth across distribution platforms.
Requirements
- You must be able to commit to the entire six-month program. For this reason, we consider only recent graduates less than 12 months removed from completing your degree.
- Proficiency with Photoshop and video editing.
- Ability to work smart in a fast paced digital environment.
- Know how to write clean, concise copy using context and knowledge of social trends in a variety of digital formats.
- Knowledge of sports and the sports media market.
- Proficient knowledge of social media trends, posting styles for different platforms and understanding of the audiences they serve.
- Be a team player, willing to collaborate across a diverse staff and contribute across teams.
- Strong grammar skills, meticulous attention to detail and a constant desire to learn and grow.
- Have the ability to ideate and plan long-term projects.
- Be willing to work a combination of days, nights and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Post to all Sporting News and brand affiliated social accounts.
- Execute content marketing strategies on social media platforms and other third-party distribution platforms
- Identify opportunities within editorial content and work with the design team to create supplemental multimedia content.
- Produce original social content for Instagram, X, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.
- Contribute social content ideas surrounding tentpole events, trending news or evergreen topics.
- Work on various creative projects assigned by editors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
