MISSOURI MAVERICKS COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

The Missouri Mavericks professional hockey team is looking for a qualified college junior or se-nior to work as a communications intern during the 2016-17 season which runs from October 2016 to April 2017. This internship is ideal for students who are interested in pursuing a career in public relations, marketing, broadcasting, or journalism; specifically in the sports industry. The communications intern will be responsible for assisting the Director of Communications in man-aging the working media on game nights, producing online content, and more.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist in managing the press box for all Mavericks home games (preseason, regular sea-son, and playoffs).

Coordinate post-game media interviews.

Submit one feature story per week for www.missourimavericks.com.

Assist in pitching story ideas to local media.

Assist in updating team roster, player biographic information, and game notes.

Participate in the team’s social media outlets.

Catalogue game-day photos.

Write press release drafts.

Other duties assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements:

This is an unpaid internship. Applicants must be working internship for college credit to-wards graduation.

Only college juniors and seniors may apply.

Candidates must possess superior written and communication skills.

Candidates must have a firm knowledge of hockey.

Candidates must be proficient in Photoshop. Candidates proficient in InDesign pre-ferred.

Experience in conducting interviews for radio or television is preferred.

Candidates must be available to work all Mavericks home games.

Candidates must possess superior interpersonal skills.

Candidates must display the ability to handle multiple projects at once and work on deadline.

Candidates must display a sound knowledge of social media outlets, specifically Face-book, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Candidates proficient in Hootsuite preferred.

Candidates must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

To apply please send resume, cover letter and relevant work samples to Ray Schmitt – Director of Communications at rschmitt@missourimavericks.com.