Website Coordinator Intern
Georgia State Games
(Georgia’s Grass Roots Olympics)
Website Coordinator Internship
Organizational Description
The Georgia State Games is one of the largest Amateur Olympic-style sports Festivals in the country. We rely HEAVILY on top-quality interns to operate many of our sporting Projects and Programs.
Student Requirements:
- We are seeking top-level, organized, THOROUGH, team-oriented, talented, aggressive, outgoing and innovative interns to assist in the preparation and implementation of this year's events.
- This internship is NOT for the student looking to get by, be a social butterfly, or to party for the semester.
- Past experience developing and updating websites.
- Experience with Dreamweaver, HTML, or other website software programs;
- Ability to work independently AND a part of a team in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Potential Benefits of a Georgia Games Internship:
This is a tremendous experience! We had tons of interns from across the country last year. The interns get a GREAT, HANDS-ON experience. No fetching coffee. Real-life planning AND implementation of public relations activities and programs is what they will experience.
- Internship opportunities are offered as unpaid positions depending on the intern's experience & skills, time commitment availability, academic credit ability and semester sought.
- Earn academic credit
- Real-life on-the-job experience with BIG-time responsibilities that other internships do not provide. See description on second page for details.
- Internships include semester-long positions
Internship History:
- The internship program has been offered since 1990
- Students have come from the following US States: AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MS, MN, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI and WV and from the countries of Canada, England, Germany and Hungary just to intern with the Georgia Games.
- Internships are first offered to students who complete the internship for academic credit.
- Interns have turned down the United States Olympic Committee, Professional and College programs to intern with the Georgia Games.
Placement:
* Priority will be given to those students completing the internship for academic credit and/or for a graduation requirement.
* Priority will be given to students currently enrolled in college.
To Apply:
Go to www.georgiagames.org under internships
Submit ASAP via email to: exdirector@georgiagames.org.
General Description
The Website Coordinators are responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the Georgia Games and associated organizational-affiliated websites, platforms, forms, and other media.
Activities/Tasks
- Update the Georgia Games website, ensuring correctness.
- Develop new online form pages;
- Develop and implement annual photographic albums;
- Develop and maintain results platforms;
- Work with ALL 20+ event coordinators to ensure compliance with all needed activities.
- Develop a volunteers page.
- Work with event coordinators and sports chairs to develop accurate results reporting and athlete biographies.
- Oversee all outgoing publications and promotional materials via website associations,
- Supervise and update the content, maintenance and development of the Georgia Games website.
- Compile and document all event results and post to all media outlets, including the Internet and the database.
- Attend and work all on-site activities as determined by the Executive Director.
- Continue, maintain and update previous social media programs and activities.
- Complete all other duties as assigned.