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Stride’s Winter Term Sports Mentoring Media and Public Relations Associate gathers the material and creates the visuals and copy to spread the word about the mentoring magic that happens when college student-athletes meet their young counterparts to share their passion for sport. Working with Stride’s Program Coordinator, the Media Associate is responsible for creating compelling social media posts, timely web site updates, inspiring short video content that showcases Stride’s four mentoring programs in skiing and basketball. Working with the Executive Director, the Content Creator also works to get publicity for Stride in local media.
Now in its 26th season, Stride’s mentoring programs pair Middlebury College student athletes with students from Mary Hogan elementary school (Middlebury), Middlebury Union Middle School (MUMS) and St. Michael’s College student athletes with Winooski Middle School. Programs are Sisters in Sport in basketball with middle school girls and Snow Stars in alpine and cross-country skiing with elementary through high school girls. Basketball teams from Middlebury and St. Michael’s serve as mentors in Sisters in Sport. Middlebury Nordic Ski Team women and members of the Nordic Ski Club mentor the Snow Stars cross-country skiers and the Snow Bowl Ski Patrol women mentor the Snow Stars alpine skiers.
Internship is a minimum of 25 hours per week. Requires excellent communication skills, a passion for Stride’s mission to make a positive difference in the lives of girls, and the ability to work collaboratively with Program Coordinator. Intern is expected to join the cross-country girls on public transit bus to mentoring at Rikert Outdoor Center weekly, and attend mentoring sessions at the Snow Bowl on some weekends, as well as basketball games and practices.
Excellent opportunity to gain experience working in non-profit sector in communications. Executive Director is a communications professional with a background in journalism and public relations.
Stride video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc0iodrsi2cpu3a/Stride-Promotional-Video%20%281%29.mp4?dl=0
The selected intern may apply to earn academic credit through Middlebury’s Winter Term Internship for Credit process. Details and application instructions are available at go/winterinternship.