The F.C. Fredericksburg Gunners are a second year Professional Soccer Organization that runs elite level teams from the youth level up to the college level and beyond. Currently the organization is in charge of over 250+ Youth Players,
150+
Academy Players, and a PDL and W-League franchise. The United Soccer Leagues is the governing body of the Gunners and has over 60 PDL teams as well as many professional teams. These teams make up the largest North American Soccer League and Organization in the .
The following is a description of the two internships the Gunners are offering in 2008:
1. Public Relations and Communications Internship
Responsibilities:
a. Maintain and add content and statistics to the Gunners website, www.fcfred.com
b. Develop pre-game and post-game press releases for the Men’s and Women’s teams
c. Develop human interest press releases for the Men’s and Women’s teams
d. Using Constant Contact (software system-easy to use), create newsletters to be distributed throughout the club’s database updating them with press releases and club information, and updates
e. Travel with the teams and live blog scores and statistics on the website as well as create press releases for immediate post game release.
d. Work closely with sponsors to ensure customer satisfaction
The intern will report to Mark Bushman, the director of Public Relations, who will oversee all press releases and content ready for distribution. All releases done by the intern will be published as the intern’s work and will receive full credit for such work. It will be necessary to spend between 15-20 hours per week on the information and all interns will be asked to attend all home games.
If you like to have fun, love sports, and like to learn by application, please apply for an interview by emailing your resume to admin@fcfred.com. Upon review, the Gunners will contact you for an interview.
*Some schools allow these internships to be taken for credit. In order to be considered for credit, you must contact the appropriate administrators.
