National Football League (NFL)

USA Football – Sport Development and Competition Intern

Session: Jan - June

Summary/Objective

The Sport Development and Competition Intern will work with USA Football staff on a variety of initiatives centered around organic flag football team engagement. Responsibilities include but are not limited to enhancing the department’s social media presence through content creation, flag football team and event operator engagement, and social media scaling. Interns will also work on-site at select Sport Development and Competition events as determined by the department.

Essential Functions

• Create and post engaging content on USA Football’s social media account targeting athletes, flag football clubs and event operators. 
• Work with USA Football’s Marketing and Creative departments to create and distribute content through the USA Football’s traditional social media Channel’s (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, etc.)
• Build a database of recreational and competitive flag football teams to meaningfully engage them via USA Football’s various social media platforms.
• Support Sport Development and Competition staff in the development of a club affiliation program and comprehensive ranking system
• Collect and compile best practices and standards of care for operational excellence within the competitive flag football ecosystem

Required Education and Experience

• Experience communicating with prospective athletes/teams directly or indirectly via social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok etc.). Understanding of marketing funnels is preferred.
• Background or passion for digital content, digital marketing, and community management/engagement
• Experience using digital media as part of the athlete/team recruiting process is preferred. 
• Knowledge and understanding for football or flag football is preferred
• Detailed-oriented and able to work independently required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Proficient in office software (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and Google Docs applications. Also, experience with GMTM or Athletes Soul – apps/software is a PLUS

Education:

Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted to an accredited college or university, recently graduated from an accredited college or university, or currently enrolled in or accepted to an accredited graduate school. Sports Management or related field of study preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

No direct supervisory duties.

Work Environment

This job primarily operates in a remote office environment.

Physical Demands

Requires the ability to sit for more than four hours per day, reading, listening, stooping, bending, and manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

USA Football is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.