Creative Development Student Intern, Summer 2025 (Remote)

United States

Creative Development /Intern /Remote

About Us

The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

About the Role

The Athletic is accepting applications for its Leon H. Carter newsroom internship, a 12-week program either remote or based in New York City, which will run from May to August 2025. The intern will be embedded on our Creative Development team, which will expose the intern to every facet of the newsroom. The mission of The Athletic’s internship program is to attract and develop the industry’s next stars. The intern will help shape our most informative coverage while helping to advance our goal to be the top destination for sports news around the world.

This is a remote internship that may require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.

The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 USD per hour. 

The application deadline is November 8, 2024.

Responsibilities

• Participate in audio and video brainstorming sessions to develop innovative and ambitious ideas with the goal of having at least one of those ideas come to life.
• Attend and contribute to daily/weekly audio and video production calls.
• Provide key research and background for podcast and video hosts.
• Work with audio producers to create rundowns and show notes.
• Assist in audio and video post-production process.
• Collaborate with the newsroom on upcoming audio and video plans.
• Shadow and assist an audio or video producer throughout the entire process of creating a podcast episode or social video series.
• Accompany production crews into the field to help gather content (location dependent)
• Shadow and assist video design team on their process for developing video-specific visuals
• Report, write and edit for our written editorial teams (Collectibles, Fantasy, newsletters).
• Assist the strategy and operations team in conceiving ambitious Built if Sold ideas to present to potential sponsors.
• Participate in long-term planning of major upcoming moments on the editorial calendar (ie, Super Bowl, March Madness, The Masters).
• Sit in on brainstorming sessions for developing content plans for any pending strategic partnerships.

Requirements

• Undergraduate students who are ideally in their junior year, senior year, or a spring 2025 graduate.
• Ability to work a 30-40 hour work week.
• Previous newsroom internship experience is a plus.
• Flexibility: ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments across multiple platforms as needs and priorities can change quickly.
• Deep knowledge of and a passion for sports.
• Experience in audio or video production.
• Creative, strategic mindset in which no task is too big or small.
• This is a remote internship that may require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.

Application Directions

• Attach a resume.
• Provide an essay between 500-700 words explaining why you should be considered by The Athletic for this internship, including but not limited to your main area of interest - multi-platform content creation.
• Attach 2 letters of recommendation.
• Provide a portfolio of at least 10 relevant samples showcasing strong journalism skills.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:

- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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