Communications Fellow, Department of Athletics

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Job Description Summary

Summary: Interns will have access to every aspect of how an athletic communications office operates in a Power-4 conference school and will leave the program fully prepared for the next step in their career with opportunities to take on sport responsibilities. The office is committed to ensuring that each intern receives valuable experience through a variety of special projects and day-to-day interaction with student-athletes, coaches, internal staff members and additional campus partners.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Work closely with all departments to explore, implement and integrate emerging technologies and ideas on social media.  

  • Develop plans and assist in execution in concert with athletic communications staff members for offseason and in-season team accounts on all platforms.

  • read & share social media & website analytics with teaching from our social media manager. 

• Gain understanding with AP style, statcrew/NCAA Live Stats programs for keeping statistics at events, and Adobe Software.  

  • Write releases and stories for GoDeacs.com that follow AP style and are engaging content for our ever-evolving audience.

  • Work with statcrew/NCAA Live Stats programs, which is used for research projects in office and is run at all athletic events. 

  • Office projects will involve work with Adobe InDesign, Lightroom & Photoshop. 

• Serve internal departments (i.e. Communications, Marketing, Video, Ticketing, Boosters, Operations) and team support staff to develop and execute internal and external fan messages for various programs. 

  • All interns will learn the goals and objectives of other departments while working on tasks that are assigned.

  • The goal of Athletic Communications work is to provide value to other departments, specific teams and the University as a whole. Interns will learn what these projects look like and how it advances the Universities brand. 

• Assist with media relations and event management.

  • Gain knowledge on aspects that go into a sport-by-sport home event within the realm of media relations and athletic communications.

• Work with production of sport-specific media guides & record books. 

  • Research projects such as these are annual items that need to be upkept for the longevity of the athletic communications department.

• Maintain files of news clippings and photos pertaining to various sports events and projects relating to the intercollegiate athletics program. 

Other Functions:

• Perform related duties as assigned.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Experience in utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite.

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in communications, journalism or related field. 

• Relevant experience in communications and social media.

• Ability to work long hours including nights and weekends.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Detail oriented for accuracy of data and information.

• Highly organized and ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines.

• Strong initiative to solve problems.

• Extraordinary focus on customer service.

• Willing to work in a team atmosphere where expectations are set and managed while giving staff flexibility to do their assigned task.

Accountabilities: 

Responsible for own work.

Additional Job Description

Note:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee’s supervisor.

To help provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in employment for individuals with disabilities.

Time Type Requirement

Full time

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  ​