Social Media Intern

Title: Social Media Summer Intern, Sports Illustrated

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Remote

Position Overview

Sports Illustrated is looking for a talented Social Media Intern to join the team for the summer of 2022. You are passionate about sports, pop culture and social media. You understand viral and trending moments and support the social team's initiatives including article promotion, audience growth and more.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the planning, implementation, and activation for social content onto SI branded accounts

• Following viral and trending moments and identifying how our properties can interact and take advantage

• Work on community management and content tracking

• Monitor activity on social in the sports space, focusing on breaking news and developments in news cycles

• Working with the editorial team on article promotion

• Contribute to execution and collaborate on creative ideas for social specific programming

Requirements

• Knowledge and interest in the major social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube

• Familiarity with the major sports: football, basketball, soccer, baseball, etc.

• Ability to write and compose thoughts in a clear and concise manner

• Willingness to learn and grow

• Must be rising junior, rising senior or recently graduated senior (Class of 2022, 2023 or 2024)

Additional Information

• Our Social Media Summer Internship is a 10-week internship.

• Interns will work 35 hours per week at a $17.39 hourly rate.

• Candidates that are chosen to interview will be notified of their application status by March 15, 2022

Company Overview

The Arena Group creates dynamic, digital destinations that delight consumers with stories and news about the things they love – their favorite sports teams, the inside scoop on personal finance, and the latest on lifestyle essentials. We are building out a robust media ecosystem that brings together consumers, publishers and advertisers with a proven strategy that brings sustainable performance growth in audience, engagement and monetization. We harness the authority of trusted brands and the editorial prowess of our leading writers and editors. Our destinations live on a robust technology platform that helps deliver best in class capabilities in direct sales and programmatic advertising, data, SEO, social, and operations.