SNY is an Emmy Award winning regional sports content creator with both linear television and digital platform distribution. SNY provides unparalleled and exclusive coverage of the New York Mets, New York Jets, UCONN Women’s Basketball and all things New York sports. As New York’s leader in local sports coverage, SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all the Tri-State area’s professional and collegiate sports teams through exclusive live games, nightly sports programs, and original entertainment. The linear network serves approximately nine million homes throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania, and nationally through select providers. SNY also distributes up-to-the-minute New York sports news and exclusive series digitally at SNY.tv, and through its social channels on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
The Content group at SNY is responsible for the day-to-day planning and production of SNY’s on-air and digital schedule. Interns will assist in the production of daily programs such as “Baseball Night in NY”, “Mets Pre Game”, etc., while also helping the SNY Digital Content group in various production and marketing related initiatives including research, audio/video production and news gathering.
Here are the skills required, along with internship obligations:
- Strong interest in the sports, television production and social media
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and creative skills
- Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Basic knowledge in Photoshop, Premiere and AVID is a plus
- Screening/logging of games, press conferences, interviews and taped programs to prepare for editing
- Researching for graphic boards, creating on-air graphics, and assisting the ticker operators
- Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Meet deadlines and work as part of a team while also being able to work independently in a fast paced environment
- Possess great organizational skills and has excellent track record for following through on projects
- Assist Associate Producers in the edit rooms
- Working on the production of “Baseball Night in NY”, “Honda SportsNite” and Mets programming
- Preparing, copying and distributing programming information and scripts
- Doing detail work to procure footage from external sources
- Any other tasks needed to support the network’s day-to-day operations
Qualifications:
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and creative skills
- Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the length of the program and with a current class standing of junior or above
- Pursing or graduated with an undergraduate degree in Communications, Broadcast Journalism, or related fields
- SNY and New York sports knowledge is a plus and interest in digital and sports televised sports production
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by SNY
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols
Hourly rate: $15