Editorial Intern: IRONMAN
The editorial department of IRONMAN is responsible for executing the daily global content strategy and helping maintain and build the corporate voice of the company's flagship website, IRONMAN.com. Chief areas of focus are weekend race coverage and recaps, daily training, and lifestyle content, individual event page creation and maintenance, and overall website functionality and usability. The primary responsibility of this intern will be to support the editorial team with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:
• Editing and producing articles for publication, including some work with photos and stock imagery
• Weekend live blogging/Tweeting of races either remotely (using timing mats and an on-course spotter network) or, if needed, occasionally traveling to the event
• Creation of online photo galleries, uploading of videos and other multimedia content
• Brainstorming and writing/executing partner-related sponsored content
• Some basic web production work including uploading of files, logos, etc.
• Development and creation of workflows/best practices documents/CMS wiki to allow editorial department to communicate more efficiently
Desired Qualifications
• A degree with a focus in Journalism (sports or fitness/health/lifestyle-oriented are a plus) Communications, Marketing, or some combination
• A motivated and self-directed individual who approaches tasks creatively
• A critical, organized thinker with excellent communication skills across a variety of media
• Attention to detail and refined copyediting skills
• Experience with the following programs/applications is a plus: content management systems, Google analytics, graphics/Photoshop, ScribbleLive, Sitecore, Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest/YouTube
This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience with a global brand and to collaborate with an experienced editorial team in a niche sports and event production environment. The team's goal is to execute a consistent editorial voice across three unique regions, while building a robust content marketing strategy based on educating and supporting our customers, drawing new people into the sport, spreading the word about our events, and serving our partners. We are seeking confident, communicative, adaptable, and innovative people who can learn on the fly.
If interested, please email resume and cover letter to jennifer.ward@ironman.com
This internship is unpaid.
The editorial department of IRONMAN is responsible for executing the daily global content strategy and helping maintain and build the corporate voice of the company's flagship website, IRONMAN.com. Chief areas of focus are weekend race coverage and recaps, daily training, and lifestyle content, individual event page creation and maintenance, and overall website functionality and usability. The primary responsibility of this intern will be to support the editorial team with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:
• Editing and producing articles for publication, including some work with photos and stock imagery
• Weekend live blogging/Tweeting of races either remotely (using timing mats and an on-course spotter network) or, if needed, occasionally traveling to the event
• Creation of online photo galleries, uploading of videos and other multimedia content
• Brainstorming and writing/executing partner-related sponsored content
• Some basic web production work including uploading of files, logos, etc.
• Development and creation of workflows/best practices documents/CMS wiki to allow editorial department to communicate more efficiently
Desired Qualifications
• A degree with a focus in Journalism (sports or fitness/health/lifestyle-oriented are a plus) Communications, Marketing, or some combination
• A motivated and self-directed individual who approaches tasks creatively
• A critical, organized thinker with excellent communication skills across a variety of media
• Attention to detail and refined copyediting skills
• Experience with the following programs/applications is a plus: content management systems, Google analytics, graphics/Photoshop, ScribbleLive, Sitecore, Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest/YouTube
This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience with a global brand and to collaborate with an experienced editorial team in a niche sports and event production environment. The team's goal is to execute a consistent editorial voice across three unique regions, while building a robust content marketing strategy based on educating and supporting our customers, drawing new people into the sport, spreading the word about our events, and serving our partners. We are seeking confident, communicative, adaptable, and innovative people who can learn on the fly.
If interested, please email resume and cover letter to jennifer.ward@ironman.com
This internship is unpaid.
