Paid Intern - External Affairs

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

The External Affairs Intern will support Monumental Sports & Entertainment's External Affairs team across philanthropic, civic impact, and government affairs initiatives. This includes contributing to events and programs led by the MSE Foundation and District of Play, Monumental's signature community platform.

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student looking to gain experience in sports industry communications? We'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:
• Assist with day-to-day operations, projects, and activations managed by the External Affairs team.
• Support planning and execution of community and grassroots events tied to the MSE Foundation and District of Play.
• Prepare event supplies and grassroots items in advance of activations.
• Coordinate with marketing teams from the Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, and Venues on grassroots initiatives, to include helping with event setup and breakdown as required.
• Support hosting External Affairs guests at Capital One Arena, providing wayfinding support and ensuring a 5-star experience.
• Assist with organizing and maintaining the department's digital inventory.
• Use Adobe Creative Suite to design digital content and event assets.
• Contribute to the MSE Foundation's social media presence and content ideation.
• Support updates to MSE Foundation and District of Play websites
• Collect and organize impact data related to the MSE Foundation and District of Play.
• Propose new ideas for civic engagement and stakeholder impact strategies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Related internships or college course work in public relations, journalism, communications, or sports management.
• Excellent writing skills and demonstrated ability to produce long or short form content.
• Demonstrated understanding of media relations and social media.
• Proven ability to balance and prioritize multiple tasks and complete in a timely manner.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills, organizational skills, critical thinking and general digital literacy.
• Basic level proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Knowledge of sports business industry, current issues, and relevant topics.
• Understanding of the overall branding and messaging goals of MSE.

Pay Rate: $17.95 USD/hour.