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Hybrid Intern - Athletic Communications presso Boston College

Boston College · Chestnut Hill, Stati Uniti d'America · Hybrid

$31,200.00  -  $31,200.00

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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.



Job Description

Athletics Communications Intern

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: 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; writing press releases, game recaps and preparing electronic media guides; managing communications game operations at home events as assigned; managing social media accounts and supervising work-study students in sports coverage.

This position is extremely hands-on and interns will be expected to produce publish-ready material.

Essential Functions
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

Rate: $15 per hour, 40 hours a week for 40 weeks, $600 a week with benefits



Requirements

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.
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
Experience in and strong working knowledge of various social media platforms
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

Work Conditions/Demands
Evening and weekend work may be required. These demands are primarily centered on athletic competitions.
Holidays and early morning hours are frequently required for various athletic competitions and operational set up of athletic and other events.
Ability to maintain a flexible schedule is required.
The primary working conditions include both an indoor office setting and outdoor event locations. Some medium lifting will be required for event preparation and set up. In most cases, events will occur regardless of weather so exposure to elements is likely.


Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

  • 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
  • Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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