BROADCASTING, JOURNALISM, AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERNSHIPS SET FOR THUNDERBOLTS IN 2024 SEASON
UPDATE: The application period for the 2024 Thunderbolt media internships has closed as of yesterday, January 15. Thanks to those who applied. Decisions on the makeup of this coming season’s team will be announced in the coming weeks.
Internships for on-field activities remain open. Details in Community/Internships.
The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts are announcing media internship programs for the 2024 season. We hope to put together a team to do live play by play of Thunderbolts games, write daily reports for our website, and cover and promote the team on social media. Here are the internships:
ON AIR PLAY BY PLAY HOST/MANAGER: The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, a team in the summer wooden bat Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, is seeking an intern who is a college or graduate student and wants to serve as an on-air play by play host and manager for video and audio coverage in 2024. The Thunderbolts play 35-40 games from early June to late July in the Washington, D.C. area. The team streams its entire schedule— home and away—on internet radio and video. The On-Air Play by Play Host and Manager will broadcast live and direct coverage under the guidance of the team’s Director of Media.
The successful candidate will have experience in successfully streaming college sports events, a knowledge of baseball, and expertise in setting up and taking down audio and video equipment. The candidate will work mainly at night and be responsible for travel to all games assigned.
The candidate will also have supervisory authority to assign schedules for coverage, oversee technical issues, and work with the Director of Media for the best possible product.
This is not a paid position but offers a significant opportunity to earn valuable experience directing coverage for a sports team and garner clips as a play-by-play sports broadcaster in a major market. Students pursuing a degree in sports broadcasting, journalism, or other related fields are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience in audio/video production and editing preferred. Candidate must be able to and know how to use common and popular digital media programs.
For more information on the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, go to: https://calripkenleague.org.
Send a cover letter, your resume, and broadcast clips to Neal Lavon, Director of Media, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, at njlavon@gmail.com.
Deadline to apply is January 15, 2024.
SOCIAL MEDIA LEAD: The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, a team in the summer wooden bat Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, is seeking an intern who is a college or graduate student and who wants to serve as Social Media Lead for its 2024 season. The Thunderbolts play 35-40 games from early June to early August in the Washington, D.C. area. The Social Media lead will post game and team information and highlights on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, team website) on a regular basis.
The successful candidate will have experience in social media writing for college sports events, a knowledge of baseball, and possess a personal laptop, phone, or tablet for posting content. The candidate will work mainly at night, be responsible for travel to all games assigned as needed or work independently from home using data from the League’s statistical program, Point Streak.
This is not a paid position but offers a significant opportunity to earn valuable experience in social media content creation and management for a sports team in a major market.
Students pursuing a degree in sports management, journalism, or another related field are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience in creating social media content on the college level, or its equivalent, is preferred. Candidate must be able to use all major social media platforms.
For more information on the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, go to: https://calripkenleague.org.
Send a cover letter, your resume, and clips to Neal Lavon, Director of Media, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, at njlavon@gmail.com.
Deadline to apply is January 15, 2024.
LEAD WRITER: The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, a team in the summer wooden bat Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, is seeking an intern who is a college or graduate student and wants to serve as Lead Writer for its 2024 season. The Thunderbolts play 35-40 games from early June to early August in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Lead Writer will write and post-game summaries, game previews, features, and other team information on social media, particularly on the team’s website, on a regular basis. The successful candidate will have experience in sports writing for college events, a knowledge of baseball, and possess a personal laptop, phone, or tablet for posting content. The candidate will work mainly at night, be responsible for travel to all games assigned as needed, or work independently from home using data from the League’s statistical program, Point Streak.
The candidate will have experience on, or will learn, the Squarespace platform, so graphics can be included with the stories.
This is not a paid position but offers a significant opportunity to earn valuable experience as a beat writer for a sports team in a major market. Students pursuing a degree in sports journalism, journalism, or another related field are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience in sports writing at the college level, or its equivalent, is preferred. Candidate must be able to and know how to use all major social media platforms.
For more information on the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, go to: https:/calripkenleague.org.
Send a cover letter, your resume, and writing samples to Neal Lavon, Director of Media, Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts, at njlavon@gmail.com.
Deadline to apply is January 15, 2024.