About Us

The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

About the Role

The Athletic is accepting applications for its Leon H. Carter newsroom internship, a 12-week program either remote or based in New York City, which will run from May to August 2025. The intern will be embedded on our Audience team, which will expose the intern to every facet of the newsroom. The mission of The Athletic’s internship program is to attract and develop the industry’s next stars. The intern will help shape our most informative coverage while helping to advance our goal to be the top destination for sports news around the world.

This is a remote internship that may require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.

The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 USD per hour.

The application deadline is November 8, 2024.

Responsibilities

Push Notifications: Learning how to structure, target and write push notifications for both local and league audiences.
SEO: Learning the basics of SEO from URL structure, headline optimization, breaking news moments and planning opportunities.
Social Media: Understanding the social platforms and their different use cases at The Athletic, as well as learning how to write social copy across platforms and prepping content and reacting to live and breaking news moments.
Programming: Learning both The Athletic’s custom and algorithmic homepage, as well as programming on NYT surfaces and promotional efforts and strategies on both.
Reporting and Insights: Executing detailed reporting on planned tentpole events [example: NFL Summit] as well as breaking news stories [example: Davante Adams trade] to provide insight to the newsroom on wins and opportunities to improve.

Requirements

Undergraduate students who are ideally in their junior year, senior year, or a spring 2025 graduate.
Ability to work a 30-40 hour work week.
Previous newsroom internship experience is a plus.
Flexibility: ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments where needs and priorities can change quickly.
Deep knowledge of and a passion for sports.
This is a remote internship that may require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.

Application Directions

Attach a resume.
Provide an essay between 500-700 words explaining why you should be considered by The Athletic for this internship, including but not limited to your main area of interest - social media, programming, SEO, or other.
Attach 2 letters of recommendation.
Provide a portfolio of at least 10 relevant samples showcasing strong journalism skills.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:

- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Audience Student Intern

Summer 2025, Remote

The Athletic Media Company

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