Social Media Intern (Part time college internship)

About the Role:

SmashUp Fantasy Sports is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as a part-time intern. This internship offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in fantasy sports and gaming, as well as exposure to the nature of a growing tech start-up. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, eager to learn, and passionate about their personal and professional development. 

Our social media intern will help create our social media strategy and content in collaboration with our social media leadership team. This will involve creating posts and video content for Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter as well as other channels on an ad hoc basis.

About the Company:

At SmashUp, we are a community of sports enthusiasts, constantly evolving ways for fantasy sports to bring people closer together and enhance their love of their favorite sports, teams, and players. We’re developing fresh, novel ways to play fantasy sports that allow you to compete with your friends and other die-hard sports fans. 

We’re smashing the fantasy sports mold, and are having a ton of fun putting it back together in exciting, new ways. Last year we introduced our free weekly tournaments utilizing SmashCards, powerup cards that boost individual player or team performance. This year we are introducing season-long leagues and the world’s first single-player fantasy game.

SmashUp fantasy games are free to play and do not involve any gambling or betting as seen in many Daily Fantasy sites and Sportsbooks.

Position Title: Part-Time Intern

Hours: 5-10 per week (flexible with school schedule, so more when light and 0 / few during midterms and finals)

Compensation: Unpaid (We do give some ad hoc bonuses; however, we are an early stage startup, so this is for someone passionate about working with a sports or fantasy startup. We have worked with other interns to do paperwork to help them get school credit for internship)

Core Responsibilities:

• Work with our social media team and leadership to create social media both posts on general sports / fantasy sports advice and promoting SmashUp Fantasy Sports unique fantasy games and content
• Create templates and ideas using Canva, CapCut, and other social tools to help bring to life our various free to play fantasy games (season long, weekly tournaments, single player) and highlight game mechanics, new releases, our SmashCards (power up cards users play to boost their performance or attack their opponents)
• Help us to monitor and interact with players on our social media channels including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter.
• Engage from the other SmashUp account with others sports / fantasy sports account to help build SmashUp's brand in the community

Other Responsibilities

• Understands the overall concept of SmashUp Fantasy Sports - including brand, customer, product goals, and all other aspects of service.
• Rotates through divisions of responsibility and provides ideas to grow and improve the business. 
• Accepts designated, business-focused projects to research, propose ideas, and create solutions that meet stated business needs.
• Collaborates with team members to achieve project goals. 
• Collaborate with the development team to test new features and provide feedback on new games, SmashCards, and UI to help improve gameplay
• Engages with customers, clients, and/or partners and provides appropriate service to meet needs.
• Provides suggestions to management for improving customer service and internal processes. 
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for new features, promotions, or partnerships.
• Learns and demonstrates proficiency with internal software systems. 
• Participates in weekly meetings.
• Acts as company advocate, promoting the company’s products, platform and vision when communicating with external parties and users

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Able to commit 5-10 hours weekly to assigned tasks and company projects (we are happy to be flexible with your school schedule)
• Familiarity with social media platforms and experience creating posts and reels for Instagram, and TikTok (even personal content, does not need to be corporate)
• Familiarity with Canva, CapCut, Loomly, Riverside FM, or other social media tools is a plus
• High school degree or equivalent; must be enrolled in an accredited university/college program to receive credit. 
• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be 18 years of age or older. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Energetic and eager to take on new projects and ideas.

Why SmashUp Sports:

• Receive opportunities for compensation (varies by position).
• Develop transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, and time management. 
• Gain valuable work experience in fantasy sports and gaming and exposure to the nature of a growing tech start-up. 
• Opportunities to work with and learn from professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, consulting, professional sports, music & entertainment, and mobile gaming. 
• Potential for future career advancement within the company.