Company Overview:
The New Jersey Knights are a professional minor league basketball team based in North New Jersey. We were established in 2020 as part of the Northeastern Region of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Our website is www.NJKnightsHoops.com
Internship Program Requirements/Job Description:
Our team is looking for students interested in working in a variety of different positions that correlate to a professional sports team. These positions include but are not limited to…
Broadcasting
Audio/Video Production and Editing
Sports Journalism
Public Relations
Social Media
Gameday Operations
Sales and Marketing
Students are expected to not only follow the directions and specific requests from the team owner but also bring their own knowledge and ideas related to their job. There will be a great deal of individual and artistic freedom given to our interns.
There are no specific requirements in terms of the number of days and hours that an intern must put into the job, however, the 100-120 hours over a 16 week period will certainly be available for those students who wish to earn college credits. Interns are expected to take pride in their work and become invested in the team’s success both on and off the court. They are expected to do whatever it takes to do the best job possible as this is their opportunity to showcase what they can do for a larger professional sports organization.
The team practices 2 – 3 days per week from 8pm until 10pm. The games take place on Saturdays (and one Sunday) and typically start at 5pm or 6pm depending on the venue. The regular season begins on November 5th and concludes on March 4th. The playoffs (if applicable) will take place thereafter with the official schedule to be announced at a later date.
Intern responsibilities include:
Interns are responsible for themselves. They will be given the opportunity to do the job that they want to do in the future for a major league organization but it will be their responsibility to figure out what it takes to be successful in their position and apply their own skills and knowledge. The team owner will be there to answer any questions and concerns that they have in order to best guide them in the proper direction and give them an idea as to what he wants from them but at the end of the day it will be the interns responsibility to cultivate the position and present their work.
Qualifications/Skills:
The only qualifications/skills that the team requires from their interns is a desire to be great and the work ethic that goes with it.
We would like as many interns as possible for each job. The more minds that work together the better. Their rank within our organization will be determined by performance. Our hope is that Seniors will have the skills and leadership qualities to not only do the best job but to also teach the younger students how to fill the roles they leave behind but that is not always the case. We are looking for talent and performance.
Compensation:
These internship positions are unpaid and for college credits only (through your university internship program). The team will do what it can to compensate the interns, however, at this time the funding is very low and the revenue for the upcoming season is unpredictable. We promise to be fair and treat each intern with dignity and respect but overall this internship program is meant as an outlet for students to display their skills and abilities in order to put themselves in a better position for long term job opportunities with major league sports organizations.
Application details:
Please just send an email to NJKnightsABA@gmail.com stating who you are and your interest in working with the team. Briefly tell us what position you want, what you can do to help the organization grow and be better, and why you want to work in professional sports.
There is no specific deadline to apply, however, the latest an intern can join the team for the 16 week Spring 2023 requirement for college credits would be the week of November 13th – 19th.