Job
Title
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Phoenix
Suns and Phoenix Mercury Summer Intern
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Department
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Rotate through different
departments
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Work/FLSA
Status
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Part-time/Non-Exempt
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Reports
To
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Marketing
Partnerships
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Salary
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$10.00/hour
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Job Purpose
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The Northern
Arizona University – Phoenix Suns and Mercury Internship is designed to
provide experience to one Northern Arizona University student in a
professional sports organization. Associates will learn the business of
sports first-hand from industry executives in an organization that strives to
be the most successful and respected professional sports league in the world.
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Primary (Essential) Duties
Interns will be assigned to rotate through different
departments for approximately 10-12 weeks. This will provide an opportunity
to learn about how different departments play a role into the success of the
Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. Rotations typically will be for four weeks
but may be extended to meet the needs of the business. Listed below are some
of the departments that the intern may rotate into:
· Marketing
Partnerships (Activation & Sales)
· Phoenix Mercury
· Marketing
· Sales
· Game Operations
· Public
Relations
· Guest Experience
· Human Resources
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Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities
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Experience/Education Requirements
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Working Conditions and Physical Demands
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· Flexible
schedule to include weekends, evenings, some holidays and some overtime to
meet business needs
· Available to
work 20-25 hours per week
The physical demands are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
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This is not an
all-inclusive document. Additional duties, expectations, demands, etc. may be
added or changed to this document on an as-needed basis in order to meet
organizational needs.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants will first be
screened by the School of Communication Screening Committee. The School of
Communication Internship Screening Committee will evaluate all interested
applicants and select 3-5 finalists that will be considered for an interview
with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury.
Interested applicants must
submit the following by 5 pm Friday, April 4th to Victoria Pickett.
This can be submitted in electronic form to victoria.pickett@nau.edu or hard copy form to the School of Communication,
Room 350, attention: Victoria Pickett:
1. Cover letter of interest addressed to the Screening
Committee. This letter must address:
a. Your interest in the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury
internship
b. If you plan to pursue a career in the sports industry
c. Your strengths and why you would be an ideal candidate
for this internship experience
2. Resume
3. Unofficial transcripts from LOUIE
Students must have completed
at least 89 credit hours and have a 3.0 GPA with a minimum of a “C” grade in
all classes required for your major. You must have completed the School core
(COM 101 and 200), University math and English requirements and the courses
from your academic major as outlined below. Students are ineligible for this
internship if they are applying in their final semester of Senior year.
ADV 408: ADV 207, 307 and 310
or 311W
PR 408: PR 272, 371 &
372W
The Screening Committee will
meet the week of April 7th to select 3-5 finalists that will move to
the interview stage with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury.
