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Job Opportunities

Women's Professional Soccer currently has the following job opportunities. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

New Media Intern (Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 opportunities available)
Journalism Intern (Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 Full-Time and Part-Time Opportunities available)
2010 Season Editorial Interns (located in WPS cities)
Video/ Photo Editing Intern (Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 Full-Time and Part-Time Opportunities available)
Game Day Online Coverage Intern - League Office (Spring 2010, Summer 2010 Full-Time and Part-Time Opportunities available)
Operations Intern (Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 opportunities available)
Marketing / Grassroots Development Intern (Spring 2010 and Summer 2010 opportunities available)

New Media Intern

Women’s Professional Soccer (“WPS") is the premiere women’s professional soccer league in the world today. Comprised of teams in major markets across the United States, and the top women players throughout the world, WPS launched its inaugural season in Spring 2009. This position is based at the League office in San Francisco.

Reporting to the Web Coordinator, the New Media intern will work to achieve the league’s online and social media goals. The focus of this internship is to publish content to www.womensprosoccer.com and to manage the league’s day-to-day social media activities and interactions with fans.

Responsibilities

Publish and update content on womensprosoccer.com including articles, blogs, events, polls and videos
Monitor article and blog comments, message board posts and user submitted photos and videos on the League's official Social Network - the Fan Corner, fancorner.womensprosoccer.com.
Manage and monitor WPS activities on a number of social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, mySpace, Flickr, Ning, del.icio.us, Digg, Twitter, etc.
Edit and upload photos
Respond to general fan email inquiries

Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of HTML; Experience with an HTML editor preferred
Experience with photo editing software (i.e. Adobe Photoshop) preferred
Web savvy; Must possess experience with social media platforms
Knowledge of soccer a plus
Self-motivated; Driven team player

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

Journalism Intern

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Head of New Media, the Journalism intern will produce written content for the League’s website, womensprosoccer.com, and also support the League's PR initiatives.

Responsibilities

Write player, team and off the field features for womensprosoccer.com
Interview players and coaches
Write league press releases and notes
Edit league press releases, media guides and kits and freelancers’ and bloggers’ submissions
Write entries for the League’s official blog
Assist with special projects as needed including publications and events

Qualifications

Background in journalism, PR, marketing, communications, sports administration or related field preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer
Ability to manage multiple projects
Self-motivated; Driven team player
Willingness to work evenings and weekends
Knowledge of soccer a plus

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

2010 Seaon Editorial Intern (Atlanta, Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Philadelphia, St. Louis & Washington)

Overview
Are you a future sports writer, new media journalist or sports publicist? The WPS Editorial Writing Internship will help you down that path as you have the chance to contribute to the WPS league website and affiliated external websites under the auspices of the Communications Director and other affiliated editors, allowing you to gain valuable hands-on writing experience for any potential career in sports writing, journalism, new media or public relations. The internship would provide credentials and access to all teams as any professional media outlets receives, and is done remotely, from your home in any of the nine WPS cities: Atlanta, Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Philadelphia, St. Louis & Washington.

Requirements
Internship would go from April-August 2009 with attendance expected at home WPS games (10-12 games) as well as occasional attendance at practice. It would report directly to the WPS Communications Director on content issues with support to the WPS New Media team, as well. Hours are completely flexible. Must be for college credit as this is an unpaid Internship. Interns who are active throughout the season will have the opportunity to have travel, hotel and expenses covered by the league for away games during the WPS Playoffs.

Tasks

Cover local WPS team like a newspaper, sports beat writer
Follow roster moves, team injuries, line-up changes during the season
Attend home games and occasional practices as needed as a journalist to gain insights into the team, coach and its players and report news stories
Write at least one story on game day (opinion column or sidebar) and several other stories during the course of the season on the team based on factual and proper reporting.

Experience

Passion for women’s soccer is a must
General knowledge of reporting skills and professionalism around athletes
Previous writing experience (high school/college paper, online blogging, etc) is helpful but not a must as this position will help further develop those reporting and writing skills
Journalistic integrity: desire to get the story right, proper quotations, spelling, fact checking and seeing multiple sides of an issue

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

Video / Photo Editing Intern

Women’s Professional Soccer (“WPS") is the premiere women’s professional soccer league in the world today. Comprised of teams in major markets across the United States, and the top women players throughout the world, WPS launched its inaugural season in Spring 2009. This position is based at the League office in San Francisco.

Reporting to the Web Coordinator, the Video / Photo Editing Intern will work to achieve the league’s multimedia content goals. The focus of this internship is to publish video and photos to www.womensprosoccer.com and to help manage and upload content on all the league's online outlets.

Responsibilities

Create and edit highlight videos as soon as possible following WPS games.
Resize, edit and post photographs from team and league photographers to womensprosoccer.com immediately after games.
Willingness to work evenings/weekends
Post photos and videos to all social networks.
Maintain and monitor WPS YouTube page, including fan comments.
The ideal candidate will offer unique programming ideas for YouTube, and will possess the ability to execute on those plans.

Qualifications

Working knowledge of Video Editing Applications (ie. Final Cut Pro, Premiere, imovie)
Experience with photo editing software (i.e. Photoshop)
Basic understanding of soccer
Web savvy; Knowledge of HTML a plus
Self-motivated; Driven team player

Candidate must have housing in the Bay Area. Candidate must receive academic credit for this internship. This is an unpaid internship. Both full- and part-time opportunities are available in Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Summer 2010. When applying, please note which of the opportunities you are interested in.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

Game Day Online Coverage Intern - League Office (Spring / Summer 2010)

Women’s Professional Soccer (“WPS") is the premiere women’s professional soccer league in the world today. Comprised of teams in major markets across the United States, and the top women players throughout the world, WPS launched its inaugural season in Spring 2009. This position is based at the League office in San Francisco.

Reporting to the WPS Web Coordinator and Head of New Media, the Game Day Intern will provide online coverage for all WPS games throughout the 2010 season.

Responsibilities

Monitor Match Tracker in-game and report any technical difficulties or inconsistencies.
Help test and monitor league webcasts.
Post teaser article to womensprosoccer.com, and keep league site up-to-date during games.
Post social media updates (Twitter, Facebook) throughout each WPS game.
Immediately following the game, send boxscore to team and league PR representatives.
Edit and add post-game match report to league website.
Assist with special game-day projects as needed.

Qualifications

Experience working with online Content Management Systems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Possess experience with social media platforms
Strong knowledge of soccer preferred
Self-motivated; Driven team player
Willingness to work evenings and weekends

Candidate must have housing in the Bay Area. Candidate must receive academic credit for this internship. This is an unpaid internship. When applying, please note which of the opportunities you are interested in.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to hr@womensprosoccer.com and list the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.

Operations Intern

Reporting to COO and Development/Relationships Manager, the Operations intern will work to achieve the league’s Operational goals.

Responsibilities

Reporting to COO and Development/Relationships Manager, the Operations intern will work to achieve the league’s Operational goals.

Assist with the planning of League events, including the Combine, Draft, All-Star Game, Championship Game, etc.
Record and distribute player discipline reports & notices
Gather and record game day reports from team operations directors
Assist with determining stadium operational readiness
Assist with monitoring overall compliance to League game day standards

Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experienced with Microsoft Excel
Prior event planning experience a plus
Knowledge of sports operations a plus
Self-motivated; Driven team player

Marketing / Grassroots Development Intern

Reporting to the Marketing Manager and Development/Relationships Manager, the Marketing/ Grassroots intern will work to achieve the league’s marketing and grassroots goals.

Responsibilities

Assist with the planning of League events, including the Combine, Draft, All-Star Game, Championship Game, etc.
Work to maintain the League’s grassroots events calendar
Maintain relationships with grassroots partners and facilitate communication with teams
Oversee the fulfillment of partnership assets
Assist with the planning of the League’s Camps Program
Assist with sponsorship fulfillment

Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Prior event planning experience a plus
Prior Experience with youth soccer clubs - experience with youth soccer camps a major plus
Self-motivated; Driven team player

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