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SONOMASTATEUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTOFINTERCOLLEGIATEATHLETICS 2016-17SPORTSINFORMATIONINTERNSHIP TheSportsInformationOfficeintheSonomaStateUniversityDepartmentofIntercollegiateAthleticshasopportunitiesforcurrent SSUstudentsinterestedingaininghands-onexperienceincollegiateathletics,specificallyintherealmofsportsinformationand gamedaymanagement,anddevelopingtheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytopursueacareerinthecollegiateandprofessional athleticsindustry. MajorDuties: •Write,editandpublishcontentfortheathleticsdepartmentwebsite,sonomaseawolves.com •Assistwithcompilinggame,seasonandcareerstatisticsforvarioussports •Attendandworkhomesportingeventsinvariouscapacities Requirements: •CurrentlyenrolledinclassesatSonomaStateUniversity •Strongwrittenandverbalcommunicationsskillswiththeabilitytomulti-task •Willingnesstoworkavariedschedule,includingsomenightsandweekends •ProficientinMicrosoftWordandbasicknowledgeofe-mailandtheWorldWideWeb Nicetohave: •Previousexperienceasawriter,journalist,yearbookeditor,orsimilar •Workingknowledgeofsocialmediaplatforms(Facebook,Twitter,Instagram,etc.) Shoulddemonstrate: •Enthusiasm,energyandagenuineloveforsports •Aloveforwriting •Apositiveattitude Compensation: •Internshipisunpaid,butcanbeusedtoearninternshipcredittowardsamajor(2-4creditspersemester). •Studentslookingtobuildtheirresumesarealsowelcometoapplyasavolunteer. FrequentlyAskedQuestions Question:Whatisthetimecommitmentforthisinternship? Answer:Alotofthewritinginvolvedwillusuallyoccurinlateafternoonsandevenings,andmostlyonweekends,dependingonthe schedulesoftheteamsin-season.Muchlikehowanewspaperreporterispressedupagainstdeadlines,typicallyweholdourinterns tosamedeadlineswhenweaskthemtowritearecapofanevent.Inaperfectworld,wetrytopostgamerecapstoourwebsite withintwohoursofacompletedevent,sotheabilitytoscanoveraboxscoreandwriteanunbiased,factualaccountofagameina shortamountoftimeispreferred. Question:WhatskillsorknowledgedoIneedtohavetosucceedinthisinternship? Answer:Youneedtohavetheabilitytowrite.Wedonotexpectanyonetocomeinandimmediatelybeabletowriteanawardwinningfeaturestory,butwedoneedpeoplewhocanwriteabasic,unbiasedandfactualrecapofanevent.Youalsoneedtohavea basicknowledgeofsports.Wehandlemorethanjustbasketball,baseballandsoccer,wealsohavewaterpolo,crosscountry/track andfield,tennisandgolf.Attheveryleast,ourinternsshouldhavethecapacitytolearnaboutsportsthatareunfamiliartothem. Question:WhatwouldIgetoutofaninternshiplikethis? Answer:Theexperiencehasmeantdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Anumberofformerstudentsinourofficehaveultimately movedontopublicrelations,mediarelations,communicationsandmarketingpositionsatvirtuallyeverylevelofsportsand athletics.Othershavegottenintocorporatepublicrelationsandsomehavegoneintobroadcasting. ToApply:Interestedcandidatesshouldcompletethefollowingsteps: 1. 2. SendaresumetoTylerLobe,SportsInformationDirector,[email protected]. Fillouttheonlinequestionnaireathttp://www.sonomaseawolves.com/sidinternship.
