Work Study Job Details

Athletic Communications Intern

Level 1

Level 1
Basic skills required with training provided.
Pay Rate: $10.10

Department

Athletics-Sports Information

Description

This position requires an individual(s) who is responsible for writing and editing sport recaps, releases, and announcements for athletics.capital.edu. Additionally, this individual will assist in the publication of social media posts from the Capital Athletics accounts. This position will also offer the opportunity for the individual to learn the “admin” side of athletics.capital.edu, while working on website development and maintenance. Other tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate would be expected to contribute to 2-5 recaps or releases per week, especially during the busiest months of the season (i.e. September, March, April). This candidate would be expected to produce one “feature story” for athletics.capital.edu that involves telling the story of one of Capital’s coaches or student-athletes. This candidate would also be expected to someone who desires to work in the communications, sports, or public relations field after college.

Qualifications

Be pursuing a degree in the area of communications, Sports Management, Business, Film and Media Production, Public Relations, Emerging Media, or a related field. Be comfortable with writing and interviewing coaches and student-athletes. Be familiar with Google Drive. Any experience working with web design would be welcome.

Comments

The candidate for this position can receive credit hours toward their degree. Additionally, if the selected candidate is Federal Work Study eligible, the candidate could earn FWS money. **Note: students without FWS will not be eligible for pay in this role** Interested candidates for this position should contact Sports Information Director, Nick Astalos via email at nastalos@capital.edu detailing your interest in this role, and what your goals or aspirations would be while working in this position.

Contact

Nick Astalos

Phone

6142366174

Email

nastalos@capital.edu