Department Summary:

Wake Forest University is one of the few schools in the country that can not only compete at the highest level in any sport but has passionate fans and an engaged alumni base that creates a fun and exciting place to work. With the goal of providing a world-class student-athlete experience, the role of the Athletic Communications office is to promote all the on-and-off the field actions by Demon Deacons student-athletes and staff. The audience we try to reach has evolved, as have consumption habits, and it is incumbent upon the Athletic Communications office to navigate a changing landscape.

Our interns will have access to learning every aspect of how an athletic communications office operates in a Power 5 conference school and will leave the program fully prepared for the next step in their career. Our office is committed to ensuring that each intern receives valuable experience through a variety of special projects and day-to-day interaction with student-athletes, coaches, internal staff members and additional campus partners. 

Now accepting applications from candidates interested in completing fall and spring phases of the program starting July 25, 2022.

Examples of Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to work closely with all departments to explore, implement and integrate emerging technologies and ideas on social media. 
• Develop plans and assist in execution in concert with athletic communications staff members for offseason and in-season team accounts on all platforms.
• Learn how to read & share social media & website analytics with teaching from social media manager.
• Learn AP style, statcrew program for keeping statistics at events, and Adobe Software. 
• Write releases and stories for GoDeacs.com that follow AP style and is engaging content for our ever-evolving audience.
• Learn statcrew program, which is used for research projects in office and is ran at all athletic events.
• Office projects will involve work with Adobe InDesign, Lightroom & Photoshop.
• Assist in serving internal departments (i.e. Communications, Marketing, Video, Ticketing, Boosters, Operations) and team support staff to develop and execute internal and external fan messages for various programs.
• All volunteers will learn the goals and objectives of other departments while working on tasks that are assigned.
• The goal of Athletic Communications work is to provide value to other departments, specific teams and the University as a whole. Volunteers will learn what these projects look like and how it advances the Universities brand.
• Learn media relations and event management.
• Learn all aspects that go into a sport-by-sport home event within the realm of media relations and athletic communications.
• Learn the production of sport-specific media guides & record books.
• Research projects such as these are annual items that need to be upkept for the longevity of the athletic communications department.
• Learn how to maintain files of news clippings and photos pertaining to various sports events and projects relating to the intercollegiate athletics program.

Supervisor’s Role:

Learning will take place with various staff members including both Associate Athletic Director of Athletic Communications, Director of Athletic Communications and three Assistant Directors of Athletic Communications. Their roles are to educate all volunteers on all aspects of the responsibilities under their area. Volunteers will participate in role play and observe and shadow each supervisor. 

TO APPLY: Email letter of interest and resume to queenab@wfu.edu with subject line “Internship Application - Athletic Communications.”

Previous experience (internship) with a collegiate Athletic Communications department.