Creative Content Internship - Athletics

Northwestern Athletics is looking to add several Creative Content Interns (Video, Photography, & Graphic Design) to help cover all 19 of their varsity sports for various social media platforms and internal branding purposes. The Creative Content Intern should have experience using DSLR and mirrorless cameras and understands basic exposure theory, white balance, and lens configurations. The Creative Content Intern should have an interest in using videography skills to help capture sporting events. Must be willing to travel to away sporting events upon request. The content creator will tell the story of sport programs through photo, video, and graphics. They will also create content for recruiting, alumni relations, and internal purposes.

 

*Willingness and ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as dictated by practices, games and post-season play.

 

Responsible for adhering to all Department and University policies and procedures, as well as the rules, regulations, bylaws and interpretations of the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA.

The Creative Content Intern is responsible for:

·      Shoot, edit, and produce content for select Northwestern Athletics events for social media platforms

·      Collaborate with Studio N Productions to create in-venue videos, documentary-style pieces, and marketing efforts

·      Editing video content together in a timely manner to post on various social media platforms

·      Tagging and labeling all footage shot at sporting events

·      Pitching video content ideas to help engage Northwestern fans and recruits for Northwestern men’s basketball social media channels

·      Attend and shoot certain practice/training and special events

·      Collaborate with NU Communication staff on the design and distribution of social content 

Creative Video Interns will learn the following while working at Northwestern Athletics:

·      How to use a video camera to capture sporting events in an exciting and cinematic way

·      How to edit video for social media engagement

·      How to balance multiple projects at a time

·      How to use asset management systems to tag, search, and organize media files