Student Opportunities with the MACCC

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The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) strives to grow our student-athletes and our community by creating experiences through Athletics. The MACCC provides numerous opportunities each year for student-athletes who are looking to be sports professionals. 

Student internships are volunteer opportunities designed to assist students complete degree requirements and/or develop an understanding of athletic operations.Staff supervisors are assigned and tasked with focusing on the academic success of student interns, and serve as mentors to students under their supervision, and providing them with supplemental learning through their internships.

The MACCC is seeking interns with any combination of the following skills:

  • Broadcast Engineering

  • Communications

  • Features Writing

  • Field Operations

  • Graphic Design

  • Highlights

  • Interactive Media

  • Marketing

  • Media Relations

  • On-Air Promotions

  • Original Programming

  • Post Production

  • Production & Talent Development

  • Production Overhead

  • Programming Logistics

  • Strategy & Analytics

  • Studio Management

  • Studio Shows

  • Talent Relations

The MACCC is also seeking interns for the following digital positions:

  • Digital - Camera/Audio Digital

  • Digital - Editorial Design

  • Digital - Integration Specialist

  • Digital - Post Production

  • Digital - Producer Digital Shows

  • Digital - Social Media

  • Digital - Talent Production

  • Digital - Technical Operations

  • Digital - Video Editor

Prospective interns must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree during the length of the program

  • Current class standing of sophomore, (second-year college student) or above

  • Strong academic record

  • Committed and available to work for the entire length of the program

  • Access to own housing and transportation to/from the assigned internship site

  • Access to a computer (if remote)

  • Access to Adobe Suite (if remote)

Questions? E-mail Yolanda Brown, program specialist for accountability in athletics, at ybrown@mccb.edu.

 
Ideation, Communications, Operations and Marketing (I-COM) Internship

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference is seeking students with videography, photography, graphic design, social media or other relevant digital media experience to join their Ideation team. Experience in the fields listed above is preferred, but not required. Students will gain experience both by working inside the MACCC on the MCCB campus during the week as well as at athletic events for the MACCC's member schools.

 

  • Number of Opportunities: 1-2 (in person); 3-4 (remote)

  • Special Requirements: n/a

  • Timeframe: Start: August – End: May

  • Time Commitment: tbd, based upon class schedule

  • Compensation: Course credit

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
  • Experience in Adobe Creative Suite programs including Photoshop, Lightroom Premiere and/or After Effects
  • Experience shooting/editing video and/or photo
  • Familiarity with social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested students should e-mail ybrown@mccb.edy with their resume and portfolio using the subject line "Ideation Internship."