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Job Description
Embry-Riddle Athletics is seeking applicants for the 2025-26 Athletics Communications Internship. We are looking for an intern with a versatile skillset who is willing to learn and brings a positive attitude to the workplace to help build upon the family-like culture we haveestablished. Embry Riddle Eagles is an NCAA Divisionllinstitution and competes in the Sunshine State Conference. Job Description
- Assist the Athletics department withpublicity and media coverage of all 22Embry-Riddle NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic programs, promoting student-athlete achievements, team accomplishments, and athletics branding across multiple platforms.
- Serve as the main contact and secondary contact for designated sports.
- Responsible for writing press releases, drafting feature stories, and compiling statistics and records for dissemination to all internal and external constituencies, including, but not limited to, the media, community, and opposing teams.
- Assistin designing digital and traditional assets includinggame day graphics, pre-game posts, real-time in-game updates, partnership deliverables, student-athlete conference awards, etc.
- Assistin the development and management of the Embry-Riddle athletics department's website and various social media platforms (i.e.Instagram, Facebook, X, etc.) ensuring current and engaging content for fans, recruits, and stakeholders.
- Assistin capturing, editing, and posting high-quality video and photo content at athletic events (game day environment, community/campus groups, teams, etc.), practices, and behind-the-scenes stories using professional equipment.
- Supportcommunications team in live stream production for home events, including setup, troubleshooting, and real-time management to ensure professional-quality broadcasts.
- Flexibility to work nights,weekendsand holidays.
- Potential to travel with athletic teams to capture content.
- Assistother departments and operational areas with content requests.
- Flexibility to work nights,weekendsand holidays.
- Assistsinspecial events.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor'sdegreerequired.
- "Fans First" mindset.
- Strong communicationskills, both oral and written.
- Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.
- Strong willingness to learn and work in a team environment.
- Knowledge of the functions of a collegiate athletics department.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiencywith Adobe Creative Suite.
- Previousintercollegiate athletics or professional sports experience, with an interest in communications and/or collegiate athletic administration/sports marketing as a career path.
- Basic experience withStatcrew/The Automated Scorebook/PrestoSports/Genius Sports in-game statistical programs.
- Experience with video recording and editing, as well as motion graphics.
- Please include a creative piece and sample press release with your submission.
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