Paid Full Time Season Intern

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Assist with Magic Magazine (team magazine), Playbill (game program- applies to in season interns only), Internet sites, company newsletter, media guides and department manuals. • Assist with NBA draft media viewing party and summer league (summer interns only). • Prepare daily news clippings from local, national and international news media & the Internet. • Actively participate in planning, setting up and controlling all aspects of press conferences. • Write press releases as needed and follow through with the editing process. • Distribute press conference and post-game quotes to local and national media. • Coordinate video and slide libraries. • Assist with game day/night operations (season interns only). • Responsible for media credentials (season interns only). • Responsible for keeping and updating team statistics during NBA season. • Create Public Relations plans and follow through with specific community projects, including one large PR project (season interns only). • Office/administration duties, including data entry, answering phones, copying, filing and faxing, moving boxes. • Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS • Senior or graduate-level students or recent college graduates. • Sports Management, Public Relations, Communications, and Journalism or related majors.