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Internship Title: Media Internship
Number of placements: Up to three
Reports to: Head of Digital
Term: 20th March to 1st October 2023
Hours: To attend all Somerset CCC home matchdays
Salary: NMW/NLW
Closing date: 3rd February 2023
The Placement
With over 1 million followers across all social media platforms and a website boasting 10 million hits in the last 2 years, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop key skills within the outstanding environment of a professional cricket team. In particular, the Club is looking to continue expanding its live streaming offering after achieving nearly 8 million views across the 2021 and 2022 seasons and being awarded “YouTube channel of the year” at the prestigious Broadcast Sports Awards.
For this placement we ask you commit to attendance on all home match days, some of which are at weekends and during the evening. In return, this placement will enable you to work with international sporting stars and apply knowledge of media and digital to that environment. Working closely with the Somerset media team, you’ll learn and benefit from their talent and experience and you’ll develop a range of new skills and exceptional real-world examples to pursue a long career in the sports media, journalism, broadcast or digital fields.
As a Somerset Media Intern, you will contribute to the success of the media strategy by:
- Providing specialist support on matchdays to the in-house live streaming platform. This will include manning a roaming camera during hours of play.
- Helping develop new ideas and content for SCCC digital channels.
- Filming content on matchdays for SCCC digital channels.
- Occasional live stream directing responsibilities
- Building relationships with key stakeholders within the club, including the playing squad.
- Providing support to the Media and Community Executive in working with journalists, copywriting and sub-editing.
- Providing support to the wider commercial team where applicable on match days.
A crucial element of this internship will involve working with you to discover your specific areas of interest in sports journalism, digital and broadcast. The placement will help shape these developments and provide outstanding real-world experience from an award-winning organisation.
We ask that you have some media and digital filming experience with an understanding of current digital trends, ideally within sport. You’re also a strong communicator who prioritises working effectively within a team environment and your attention to detail is exemplary. You thrive on tight deadlines and are comfortable working under pressure.
To learn more about the placement, please download the job description.
Case Study: 2022
To find out more about the placement, hear from one of our 2022 cohort below:
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We use fair and safer recruitment methods at SCCC, therefore, to apply for all roles we ask you to download an application pack.
Next Steps
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to Microsoft Teams interview on Wednesday 8 February
Second interviews for further shortlisted candidates will take place week commencing 13 February
Please also download…
Applicant Reference Consent Form
EqualityDiversity Monitoring Form
Please send completed application packs to recruitment@somersetcountycc.co.uk or post to SCCC, The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JT by the closing date.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected. Everyone is responsible for creating an inclusive working environment and we expect all colleagues, partners customers and suppliers to abide by our equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and age.
Safeguarding Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is everyone’s responsibility to keep vulnerable people safe.
As part of our safer recruitment process all relevant roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check as appropriate, and two satisfactory references. We also require every staff member to undergo safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
We encourage an open, welcoming environment where everyone should feel safe to express any concerns. We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across all that we do.
Please complete this pack and application form with as much detail as possible. We select candidates for the next stage based on their meeting the essential criteria to carry out the role. We recommend you refer to the job description, also available on the careers page, to demonstrate how you meet these criteria. It is important you complete this application pack fully, with accurate details. If details are missing without explanation, we reserve the right to reject the application.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for this role or participate at any stage of the selection process, please let us know by emailing us on the below address or telephoning 01823 425301.
