Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: Business Office - Oklahoma City, OK, Position Type: Internship, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Category: Media - Broadcasting - Radio, Duration: Spring 2027 (January-May)
Work Location: Oklahoma City, OK | In Person
Weekly Commitment: 16-30 hours per week
The Oklahoma City Thunder is seeking a college student to join our Emmy Award-winning broadcast team. This hands-on experience may include camera shoots, editing and honing your skills with various broadcasting and graphics technology. You will interact with multiple departments across the organization and contribute to the execution of project requests.
Interns will have access to professional development workshops, networking opportunities, resume reviews, and other activities designed to enrich their experience. Program perks include paid downtown parking and tickets to a Thunder home game during the season!
In this role you will:
Shadow broadcast personnel and game-night personnel as we collect video coverage at a variety of events around the community and select home games
Learn proper camera techniques using Canon cameras
Assist with creating and editing projects using Adobe Creative Cloud.
Help produce player features, interviews, behind-the-scenes content, community-centric narratives, corporate partnership activations, and other original storytelling opportunities.
Build a professional reel to support job applications after graduation.
Perform occasional office and administrative duties designed to show the full cycle of the department processes
Participate in company-scheduled internship program activities
Perform other duties as assigned
What you’ll bring to the role:
Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and eligible to receive course credit for the internship
Students pursuing a degree in broadcasting, journalism, creative media production, or a related field
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
Knowledge of professional video cameras, Avid and Photoshop, preferred
Ability to communicate content across various platforms including print, web, audio, and video
Ability to operate independently with limited supervision
Additional details:
This is an in-person internship, reporting to the Broadcast Multimedia Specialist. The work schedule includes office hours, events, and game night responsibilities during evenings, weekends, and holidays. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required for occasional local travel. Physical responsibilities may include lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds. The work environment may involve both indoor and outdoor activities in various weather conditions, as well as exposure to loud crowd noise, amplified music, and flashing or strobe lighting during events and games. This internship does not provide housing or transportation. This internship position does not guarantee a full-time position with the Thunder upon completion.
The Thunder recognizes that teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills make a stronger company. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Thunder organization considers applicants fairly on the basis of qualifications, experience and business needs and provides equal opportunity regardless of race, color, age, sex, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Applicants are considered regardless of past legal system involvement, based upon the needs of the role, nature of and recency of legal history. The Thunder is committed to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees through its RAVE culture – Respect and Value Everyone.
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Founded in 2008, the Oklahoma City Thunder has developed into an NBA franchise with strong fan, corporate and community support throughout its home state and around the globe. Driven by a philosophy of teamwork and humility, the team stands at the pinnacle of a regional cultural renaissance and seeks to impact the state through its commitment to community outreach and involvement.
On the court, the Thunder makes its home in Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City and prides itself on creating an environment that is fan-focused, family-friendly and community-oriented. Constantly striving to improve on-court performance, the team has adopted a philosophy of taking things “one game at a time” and steadily moving forward as one.
Through its annual and ongoing community programs and additional outreach efforts, the Thunder directly impacts individuals and organizations throughout the state every day of the year. In all, the organization – including players, coaches and staff – works with hundreds of community partners every year, benefiting countless individuals. From schools to shelters, from building homes to honoring heroes, the Thunder impact on its community is as diverse as our community itself, with one common thread running through all that the team does: strengthening the state it calls home.
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