Intern- Operations

Title: Intern- Operations

Type: PT

Salary range: Min-Max, salary is commensurate with experience

Location: This position is based at our Hanover, MD headquarters.

Schedule: Flexible, up to 20 hours per week

About Us

The Next Level Sports & Entertainment (NLSE) Leadership Team comprises several of the strongest, most innovative, and creative champions for the urban community. We are the premier urban sports and entertainment content provider, covering over 100+ million homes in all seven continents!

NLSE is the only minority owned 24/7 linear platform in the US, distributing content across digital and broadcast networks that showcases live events and original programming for urban communities. Content includes live and on-demand videos such as games and events, interviews, predictions, analysis, and a variety of original programming. Visit our website here.

Why Join Us?

NLSE’s Executives foster a supportive work environment allowing our teams to thrive, and have a fierce dedication to innovation, security, and people. Our culture is built on inclusion, teamwork, trust, and we are committed to offering career advancement opportunities to all employees. Encouraging a healthy and balanced life, we offer an extensive benefits package to support the wellness of our employees and their families. You will be joining a team of innovators, working with cutting edge technologies, building a network, and making an impact.

Job Description

In the Production and Editing Intern role, you will work closely with the Director of Field Sports to support NLSE original productions and events.

Your role will involve understanding the needs of the target market, planning & brainstorming, promotions & advertising through various platforms, and implementation. This is not your average internship; you will be spearheading various projects and will be able to request assignments to expand your knowledge base. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in learning all aspects of running a multi-sports and general entertainment content platform.

Responsibilities

Assist with the creation of concepts, campaigns, and imagery to effectively communicate messages to the target market.

Research content background and review content copy.

Pre-production coordination and preparation for assigned event, including research on teams, players, coaches, and statistics prior to each broadcast

Stay abreast of current news and storylines surrounding the teams and leagues

Participate in meetings and collaborate openly with executive, production, and marketing and communication teams.

Conduct general administrative tasks.

Act as a brand representative.

Other Duties As Assigned

Responds to ad hoc and short turn around requests for data and metrics from across the organization and proactively disseminate insights.

Support the Director of Communication and Programming Manager with scheduling, asset management, points of contact, and digital archives.

Research NLSE content and maintain metadata related to athletes, programming, live events, and relevant breaking sports and entertainment news.

Conduct interviews with players, coaches, front office personnel, and other stakeholders, as needed

Required Qualifications

Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

Great interpersonal skills

Ability to work in high pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment with quick turnarounds

Highly organized and able to handle many projects at once

Passion for television entertainment space

Preferred Qualifications

Previous internship experience within a corporate setting, classroom experience, and/or extracurricular involvement

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

NLSE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

EEO is the law.