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Social Media & Design Practicum/Internship
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Applications for the Fall 2024 semester are officially closed. If you are applying for the Spring of 2025 or the Fall of 2025 response times may be delayed.
Availability: Fall - 6 to 8 positions, Spring - 1 to 3Â positions, Summer - hired on as-needed basis
Hours: Generally six-eight hours per week. Hours can include work both in and outside of the office environment. Hours can also include games depending sports season and level of experience.
Purpose:
Potential Graphic Design & Social Media Projects: The following is a sampling of tasks assigned to practicum students.
Requirements:
CLICK TO APPLY!
Applications for the Fall 2024 semester are officially closed. If you are applying for the Spring of 2025 or the Fall of 2025 response times may be delayed.
Contact Director of Athletics Creative Design, Drake Hébert - hebertda@jmu.eduÂ
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Applications for the Fall 2024 semester are officially closed. If you are applying for the Spring of 2025 or the Fall of 2025 response times may be delayed.
Availability: Fall - 6 to 8 positions, Spring - 1 to 3Â positions, Summer - hired on as-needed basis
Hours: Generally six-eight hours per week. Hours can include work both in and outside of the office environment. Hours can also include games depending sports season and level of experience.
Purpose:
- Assist supervisors with creation, maintenance, day-to-day operations of JMU athletic multimedia communications while enhancing portfolio skills, gaining insight and experience of the profession. Students will experience behind-the-scenes game day operations.
- Duties and supervisor will vary from student to student based on specific skill sets and interests and may or may not involve working JMU athletic events.
- Students will report to the Director of Athletics Creative Design, Drake Hébert
Potential Graphic Design & Social Media Projects: The following is a sampling of tasks assigned to practicum students.
- Graphic Design – Creation of graphic elements for social media, email, video boards, print materials, website and features.
- Photo Collection - Searching for photos (old and new) to be used in creative contentÂ
- Game Day - Documenting the behind-the-scenes and fan experience to utilize on social media.Â
- Additional Assignments:
- Using pre-made templates for graphics
- Evaluating social media, email and website analytics
- Monitoring social media trends and best practices
- Helping to develop a strategic plan to promote/announce upcoming events on all social platforms.
- Contribute innovative concepts and ideas
- Collaborate closely with the Creative Video Practices
Requirements:
- Interest in sports and more specifically in sport communication - best fit for practicum positions are sport communication minors and/or majors in sport management, communication, journalism, SMAD, or graphic designÂ
- Ability to work evenings and weekends if responsibilities include game coverage
- Preferred Skill Set: Experience in Adobe Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator preferred)
- Basic knowledge of communication platforms (social media, email, flyers, etc.)Â
- Interest in social media design and creation
- Applicant must be
- Proactive
- Flexible, ability to adapt to changing responsibilities
- Detail-oriented
- Able to multitask
CLICK TO APPLY!
Applications for the Fall 2024 semester are officially closed. If you are applying for the Spring of 2025 or the Fall of 2025 response times may be delayed.
Contact Director of Athletics Creative Design, Drake Hébert - hebertda@jmu.eduÂ
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