Community Media Specialist Intern with FC Tucson in Tucson · AZ
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Job Title: Community Media Specialist Intern
Position Type: Internship - Unpaid
Club Overview:
Position Type: Internship - Unpaid
Club Overview:
FC Tucson was founded in 2010 by a local group of dedicated Tucsonans who wanted to elevate the sport and bring professional soccer to the City of Tucson. Since that time, FC Tucson has been responsible for helping to put Tucson on the national stage by hosting the annual MLS pre-season training events as well as developing America’s top Players who have gone on to become MLS and US Men’s National Team Members. This year marks the 10th anniversary of FC Tucson and FC Tucson intends to enter the new decade with a commitment to showcasing top talent and bringing the community together in a whole new fashion. You can expect FC Tucson to make investments in building a winning team on the pitch and hiring talented front office staff with the goal of enhancing the game day experience while forming a patchwork of community initiatives that are uniquely Tucson. #itstartsintucson
You’d Enjoy This Role If...
You love people, talking about soccer, and thinking creatively about reaching all sorts of people in our community. While not necessarily required, it would be best for this person to have a keen awareness of the local soccer and business community AND a great enthusiasm for asking questions to find and understand the connections we have and those that we need to form.
You’ll be successful if you have...
- A love for people, Tucson, and a passion for enhancing the lives of others
- A love for soccer and/or sports
- A basic understanding of networking and human nature
- Grit. Perseverance. Energy.
- Interest in managing a close-knit team that is motivated, creative, and precocious.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Digital Media Manager and Community Relations Manager to implement our digital and physical community outreach strategy.
- Provide end-user content ideas as it relates to key marketing objectives in the digital and physical space.
- Will be in charge of the schedule and post social content while monitoring daily digital engagement communications.
- Coordinate and/or attends community events created from online community development.
- Work within a team tasked with creatively getting the word out to a broad swath of our community.
- Work with the marketing and sales team to think up and deploy fun, effective strategies for increasing FC Tucson’s visibility in the community and throughout various industries.
- Leverage our existing relationships and volunteer connections to connect with major institutions and target groups in the community.
- Create written content on a regular basis, including press releases, feature stories, previews and recaps.
- Assist in day-to-day media and community relations
How This Role Affects the Team’s Success
In-person and online social community awareness and engagement will be key to developing our Supporters, Fans, and various community partnerships. The person in this role will know he or she was successful if there is notable buzz about FC Tucson over a broad geographic, industry-related, and institutional spread.
Ideal/preferred skills/experience:
- Amazing people skills
- Infectious curiosity and enthusiasm to find the best connections in town
- Creative ability to draw unique connections across various industries and community led efforts
- Can recognize interesting sales opportunities and trends that can enhance community engagement while growing ticket sales
- Ability to coordinate and attend community events during the day, evenings, or weekend
- Strong understanding of the community (institutions, industries, and geographic areas)
- Experience managing teams
- Project management experience
- Diverse connections within the community
- Bilingual in English and Spanish highly preferred
Time Commitment: 15-20 HOURS per week + weekends + match days
Job Questions:
How did you hear about this job?
Do you have a playing, coaching or administrative background in soccer? If so, please explain.
Are you bilingual in English and Spanish?
Are you a current student at an accredited college or university?
If offered this internship opportunity, which is located in Tucson, AZ, when could you start?
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