BYU Athletic Communications Student Job (Possible Internship Credit

DESCRIPTION

BYU Athletics is looking to hire 3-5 students to work in the BYU Athletic Communications office for the 2020-2021 school year.

Start date is Summer term (possible to also start Spring term or Fall semester pending circumstances).

Hours: Spring and Summer terms (20-40 hours/week); Fall and Winter semesters (20 hours/week)

Job Duties:

Serve as primary public relations contact for select BYU teams
Coordinate media interviews with coaches and student-athletes
Host members of the media at home events
Collaborate with opponent schools and conference personnel to promote home and road events
Research and write content for BYUcougars.com and other publications
Help coordinate and implement social media strategies and create social media content
Write news releases, feature articles and award nominations; maintain assigned team’s website
Track statistics and trends; generate promotional materials and pitch story ideas
Provide assistance for sports such as football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball and baseball.
In addition to office responsibilities, work at assigned BYU sporting events.
Evening and weekend work required. Potential travel for championship events.

QUALIFICATIONS

*Good writing skills, preferably news writing experience and AP Style proficiency.
*Social media and sports knowledge preferred.
*Must be able to work weekend and evening sporting events.
*Some knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop preferred.
*Strong work ethic and ability to work alone and in a group.
*Professional attitude working with coaches, student-athletes and members of the media.