Voice in Sport™ is a sports advocacy platform that connects and inspires female athletes through a members-only website that provides access to original content, an advisory podcast, an advocacy story builder and a digital mentorship program.
The Role
The VIS Creator™ intern is a female-identifying athlete or is passionate about advocating for women in sport. The intern will create written, visual, and/or audio content across the various Voice in Sport™ digital channels. VIS Creators™ will work on one or multiple of the following teams:
- Writing
- Graphic Design
- Social Media
- Podcast
- Photo & Video
Responsibilities and Skills:
Writing Team
- Write a minimum of 2 content pieces per month to be published on the VIS™ Platform.
- Interview VIS Expert™ in specific fields to gain expertise for content.
- Work with VIS™ Members to help them develop and write their own written content that will appear on the feed of the VIS™ Platform.
- Attend the bi-weekly VIS Creator™ writing meeting.
- Attend the monthly VIS Creator™ meeting.
- Must have experience in writing (formal or informal).
Graphic Design Team
- Work with our Creative Director and the other members of the graphic design team to create visuals for the VIS™ Platform, social media pages, and any other necessary platforms.
- Must attend biweekly meetings to discuss plans and workflow.
- Work with the other VIS Creator™ teams to make sure they have the visuals and graphics needed for their projects.
- Attend the VIS Creator™ graphics meeting once a week.
- Attend the monthly VIS Creator™ meeting.
- Must have experience working with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere.
Social Media Team
- Drive engagement on VIS™ social channels.
- Work in Dash Hudson to track engagement, plan and organize posts for each social account
- Develop ideas on how to boost engagement, create content, and have a greater presence on social media
- Attend the VIS Creator™ social meeting once a week.
- Attend the monthly VIS Creator™ meeting.
- Must be active on social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat).
Podcast Team
- Edit audio for the Voice in Sport™ podcast.
- Create 1-3 ideas per episode for content extensions.
- Draft titles, intros, outros, and descriptions.
- Edit the podcast transcript for the VIS™ Platform.
- Reach out to professional athletes to guest on the Voice in Sport™ Podcast.
- Attend the monthly VIS Creator™ meeting.
- Identify and propose topics that young female athletes need to help them in their journey through sport.
Photo & Video Team
- Pitch ideas for video content to be posted on VIS™ platform or social media sites.
- Reach out to VIS™ Members, VIS League™ members, etc. to collect photos/videos.
- Collaborate with our Creative Director and the graphic design team to create graphics to use in videos.
- Attend the monthly VIS Creator™ meeting.
- Must have experience in photo and/or video creation.
Requirements:
- Must be a current female-identifying college student majoring in journalism, photography, sports broadcasting, media arts, communications or filmmaking, or a student passionate about breaking into the sports journalism or broadcasting space.
- Strong skill set in one of the following: writing, photography, videography, editing, storytelling, etc.
- Active on social media with a clear understanding of various social and digital platforms.
- Familiarity with Google Drive.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
- Strong communication skills.
- Value alignment with VIS™: passion for sports, equality, inclusion, community.
Commitment:
- June-August: around 25 hrs. a week.
- September-May: around 10 hrs. a week.
Start Date: June 1, 2021. One year program.
*This internship is in compliance with all NCAA by-laws.