Internship: Game Presentation

General position summary: This intern is responsible for assisting with game presentation/in-venue entertainment for NCAA championships. This includes communication, planning and execution of pregame, in-game and postgame entertainment such as introductions, anthems, video board content, scripts and run of show documents, break entertainment, awards presentations, special effects and more. This individual will also assist the championships operations team in its goal to provide a successful collegiate championship experience to student-athletes, fans and communities.

Responsibilities

Game Presentation

• Assist with planning and execution of in venue entertainment.
• Coordinate introductions, awards ceremonies and special effects.
• Support game production and entertainment schedules.

Production Support

• Develop scripts and run of show documents.
• Review video content.
• Assist with video board creative concepts.

Essential duties:

• Assist game presentation staff in the management of select championships in-venue presentations, including vendor agreements, day-to-day communication, implementation and execution.
• Coordinate on-site entertainment such as introductions, anthems, color guard, halftime and break entertainment, postgame awards presentations, special effects and other enhancements.
• Aid in the communication, distribution and execution of the Van Wagner production materials (public address announcer game scripts, run of show documents, game production templates).
• Research for Van Wagner videos and content review.
• Supply creative concepts for video board content and activations.
• Communicate with membership and host sites for preliminary-round execution. 
• Collaborate with internal teams on marketing, ticketing, social/digital, and corporate relations in development of content and execution through scripts and runs of show.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Desired knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Experience working in a marketing, fan experience or game presentation department on campus.
• Assistance with writing scripts and runs of show.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as independently with minimal direction when needed.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and time management skills with a high attention to detail.
• Base-level control room knowledge.

For more information and to apply: https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/programs/postgraduate-internships/championships-and-alliances/