Career Services

Position Overview:  The Graphic Design intern will report to the Advertising Designer and will assist in creating ads for our company’s 11 high school sports magazines.

Qualifications needed:  Basic knowledge of QuarkXpress and Abode applications is preferred on a Mac operating system. Graphic Design majors preferred.

Duties:

• Assist the Advertising Designer in creating ads for High School Sports Media’s 11 magazines.
• Help to organize paperwork for ad placement and place ads on the appropriate school pages in the magazines.
• Work with sales people and customers on revisions and changes to ads.
• Work (as needed) on creating pages for the magazines and help with design concepts outside of advertising.
• Create promotional ads for the magazines and for High School Sports Media.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship.  The company is willing to work with the student and their school for academic credit.

Hours Required: Negotiable, but a minimum or 8-10 hours per week is desired.  More hours or fewer can be discussed on an individual basis.

Position Overview:  The Copy Writer/Editor Intern will report to the Vice President and will assist in writing and editing stories for our 11 high school sports magazines and website.  On occasion we may ask this person to write radio ad copy as well.

Qualifications needed:  English, Communications, Journalism or related major preferred.

Duties:

• Assist the Vice President in writing and editing stories for High School Sports Media’s 11 magazines.
• Research stories, interview subjects and write compelling stories for publication in our magazines on our website.
• Edit stories written by our professional staff on an as needed basis.
• Help to input schedules, rosters, etc as needed.
• Write radio ad copy as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship. The company is willing to work with the student and their school for academic credit. Interns will have their work published and will receive a byline in the magazines.

Hours Required: Negotiable, but a minimum or 8-10 hours per week is desired. More hours or fewer can be discussed on an individual basis.

Position Overview:  The Broadcasting Intern will report to the President and Vice President and will assist broadcasting a variety of high school and college sports as well as talk shows.

Qualifications needed:  English, Communications, Journalism or related major preferred.

Duties:

• Assist in play-by-play, color commentary and production duties for broadcasts of high school and college sports.
• Assist in obtaining rosters, statistics and other information in preparation for game day broadcasts.
• Assist in co-hosting/hosting one or more of our weekly talk shows.
• Provide voice overs for paid advertising and promotional ads.
• Assist in scheduling of guests for talk shows.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship. The company is willing to work with the student and their school for academic credit.

Hours Required: Negotiable, but a minimum or 8-10 hours per week is desired, mostly in the evening. More hours or fewer can be discussed on an individual basis.

Position Overview: The Sales / Marketing Intern will report to the President and will assist in a variety of sales, marketing and promotion related activities.

Qualifications needed: Business, Communications or related major preferred.

Duties:

• Assist in setting up sales appointments.
• Accompany the President on outside sales calls.
• Assist in putting together sales materials.
• Assist in selling advertising in one of 11 high school sports magazines and on radio broadcasts.
• Assist in creating promotional materials and ads for the magazines and radio broadcasts.
• Assist in planning one or more events to honor the top high school athletes in our states.
• Assist in promoting the company through e-mails and press releases.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship, although commission may be available if the intern sells ads on their own. The company is willing to work with the student and their school for academic credit.

Hours Required: Negotiable, but a minimum or 8-10 hours per week is desired, mostly during the workday. More hours or fewer can be discussed on an individual basis.