Overview

Summary   The Intern – Marketing & Social Media supports the Wilson Warbirds Marketing team by assisting with content creatin, social media executing, and day-to-day marketing initiatives. This role helps develop digital content, manage projects, and contribute to online fan engagement throughout the season.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Generate engaging and visually appealing content for various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
• Showcasing a fan-first environment throughout Warbirds social media channels through the use of Instagram/Facebook stories during home games.
• Capture and edit photos and videos during games, events and behind-the-scenes moments. (Mic’d Up, Highlight Videos, Player Interviews, etc.)
• Assist in planning and executing social media campaigns to promote games, events, special promotions and sponsored assets.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align social media efforts with overall marketing strategies.
• Provide live coverage during games, including live tweeting, posting updates and interacting with fans in real-time.
• Follow and understanding the pre-set graphic/video styles of the organization.
• Collecting proof of performance assets throughout the Warbirds season in coordination with Warbirds sponsorship department.
• Able to attend non-game day activities (mascot appearances, off-site event, etc.).
• Assist with field tarp duties as necessary

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Availability to work varying schedule that includes games and events and some office hours
• Candidate must be reliable, detail oriented, able to problem solve, able to multi-task efficiently, have solid communication and writing skills and teamwork mentality.
• Open and friendly personality and willing to get in front of a crowd.
• Strong understanding of major social media platforms and their features.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic graphic design/video editing skills and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications
• Familiarity with sports marketing and promotions is a plus.
• Provide an enthusiastic and energetic appearance to all fans during each home game

Education and/or Experience

Currently enrolled or recent graduate from an accredited college or university pursuing a degree or course work related to the functions of the position.

Computer Skills  

To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.  Proficiency in adobe creative suite. Including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and InDesign.

Language Skills                                                

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills                                                     

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability      

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.      

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to [10] pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, which may include heat, cold and various forms of precipitation. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud/moderate/quiet.

Work Hours                                                     

Hours vary according to the game and event schedule.  Maximum of 30 hours per week.