Sports Journalism Intern (California Collegiate League)

Summary

The Arroyo Seco Saints is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing a collegiate summer baseball experience in the Los Angeles area. They are seeking a Sports Journalism Intern to help advance their mission by writing game recaps, feature stories, and managing media content.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for telling the story of the Arroyo Seco Saints collegiate summer baseball experience through writing
• Write daily game recaps, feature stories, and news pieces on the team
• On a daily and game by game basis, edit, label, caption, and upload content to the Saints website, internal management platform, social media accounts, plus more
• Manage all baseball information, including daily statistical packages and game notes
• Write and distribute press releases, newsletters and other information to media, alumni, and fans
• Working with players, coaches, and various members of the front office, obtain quotes for press releases and feature stories
• Research and interview players, coaches, and other subjects for feature stories and Saints social media platforms that will be on camera
• Exercise creativity and explore ideas of visual journalism to be used on social media platforms
• Responsible for all updates and new content for the official Saints website and social media platforms
• Execute and cross-collaborate with other internal intern teams to administer and publish pre, post-, and in-game updates on program social media platforms
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Strong knowledge of baseball rules and statistics
• Possess a passion and proficiency for writing
• Possess a strong interest in visual journalism
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be deadline driven. Daily completion of assigned tasks
• A team player with a get it done attitude and work ethic
• Excellent organizational skills. Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Pursuing or completed an undergraduate degree in a related major
• Represent the Arroyo Seco Saints exhibiting a high-level of professionalism at all times
• Cooperation, responsiveness, and dependability

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong knowledge of baseball rules and statistics
• Possess a passion and proficiency for writing
• Possess a strong interest in visual journalism
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be deadline driven. Daily completion of assigned tasks
• A team player with a get it done attitude and work ethic
• Excellent organizational skills. Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Pursuing or completed an undergraduate degree in a related major
• Represent the Arroyo Seco Saints exhibiting a high-level of professionalism at all times
• Cooperation, responsiveness, and dependability

Benefits

• Eligible as a college credit internship