The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and passionate Social Media Intern who will elevate the social media presence and voice of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team through the organization's social media. Reporting to the Manager of Social Media, this intern will adhere to the brand’s social media strategy and style guidelines when posting to any of the team’s social media accounts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a knowledge of skiing/snowboarding.
This is a paid, temporary position (lasting up to 25 weeks), based remotely or out of our headquarters – the USANA Center of Excellence (1 Victory Lane, Park City, UT). The hours for this role are non-traditional, including working many U.S. Ski & Snowboard events on weekends, evenings and holidays.
ABOUT US
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to lead, encourage, and support athletes in achieving excellence and making the United States of America the Best in the World in Olympic skiing and snowboarding. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating an environment in which diversity is valued, equity is striven for, and inclusion is embraced.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with writing engaging copy for social media posts, while keeping in mind the U.S. Ski & Snowboard platform-specific strategy. Promote all content types with the goal of maximizing reach and engagement while being mindful of the organization and maintaining the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team’s best interest.
- Help maintain the social content calendar, and create and execute day-to-day posts. Aid in content capture and copy editing.
- Brainstorm new concepts to engage with the next generation of U.S. Ski & Snowboard fans, especially on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.
- Help monitor and engage on social media 1:1 with fans, athletes and other sports, leagues, clubs and entertainment entities.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE
- The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in journalism, marketing, English or a related field OR is in school pursuing a degree in one of these fields.
- Preferred 1 year of experience or internships managing public-facing social media channels for a brand or sports team.
- Strong knowledge/understanding of social media best practices and pitfalls across the industry and social platforms, including (but not limited to): Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok & YouTube.
- Impeccable attention to detail, grammar and proofreading skills.
- Possess professional communication skills, including written and oral correspondence. This includes the ability to establish a rapport with others and build strong interpersonal relationships with a variety of personalities.
- Possess strong time management, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple tasks and projects while keeping key stakeholders updated.
- Must be dependable, willing to take initiative and able to adapt to a variety of situations.
- Ability to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings including some nights, weekends, and holidays and able and willing to travel to off-site events, etc. as needed.
- Experience in sports is a plus.
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