Intern - Public Relations

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

The Atlanta Dream is a professional Women's Basketball Team based in Atlanta Georgia and is a place where our team, our fans and our great city come together to represent the community we seek to serve. We enter our 15th year in 2022 with new ownership, new leadership, and a commitment to building the best franchise in the WNBA. We celebrate diversity, represent Atlanta, reward innovation and imagination and aim to empower women both on and off the court.

Position Overview: The Public Relations Intern position will assist the communications team with publicity-generating activities, game day PR operations and administrative duties.

In this role, the PR intern will provide key support to the day-to-day operations including:
• Assist the Public Relations Manager with daily duties
• Own game notes for distribution to local and national media prior to all games
• Write and edit select press releases
• Assist with season-long coverage planning and weekly tracking
• Assist with keeping AtlantaDream.com up-to-date, working in the CMS to post stories, photo galleries, videos and other content
• Help ideate and proactively pitch stories
• Create and update statistical records for daily distribution to coaches and media
• Manage game day press row and help facilitate postgame press conference
• Assist with @AtlantaDream social media calendar and posting
• Accompany players and coaches to media and community appearances
• Other duties as assigned by PR staff or other departments

Preferences:
• Interest in Public Relations/Communications
• Detail-oriented, organized and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work with strict deadlines
• Available April-September, able to work nights and weekends and available in-person for all 18 Dream home games and remotely for all 18 road games.
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong communication and computer skills

Position reports to Public Relations Manager

This position will be paid, up to 40 hours per week.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.