American Football Network is offering unique internhips for the 2015-2016
academic year. Founded in 1988, the firm provides advertising, broadcast production, communication, education, event planning, franchise management,
game-day operations, marketing, media & public relations services to the football industry and utilizes an average of 40 interns per semester, placing them in "real-life" work experiences that offer three to six academic credits but no monetary compensation. |
As valuable as a good internship can be, it may also prove a lost opportunity for students
who do not recognize the opportunity. To make the most of an internship, grad, undergraduate and secondary school students should
consider the following factors that are available from American Football Networks. |
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A. Find an internship that is the right fit: Some students accept an internship simply
because it looks good on a resume. It is correct that an internship stands out to hiring personnel, but students
must find the right fit to make the experience truly valuable. Students with a passion for football, should not simply
settle on one because it is offered. Rather, they should select an unique internship program with American Football Networks that prepares them for entry into the Football Industry. |
B. Treat the internship like a lucrative full-time position: Most interns in the Football Industry, including those gaining valuable work experience at the grass roots level with American Football Networks,
do not get paid. Despite working long hours and wearing many hats for their employers. As difficult as it seems
at times, interns should treat their internships as if they are getting paid lots of money. That means showing
up on time, working hard, staying late if necessary and, most important, not complaining. Negative attitudes have
no place in the Football Industry, from the playing to the front office as only positive people become winners. Interns
with American Football Networks must remember that an internship is not a right but a privilege that can establish
a foundation for a successful career. |
C. Don't be pigeon-holed: Some internships are better than others and the best ones rotate
interns throughout several divisions of the business. With American Football Networks, this allows interns to learn more
than one aspect of the Football Industry, possibly helping one recognize an area they like most, as well as ones they
would like to avoid when it comes time to job hunt. |
D. Remember it's only temporary: Some interns love their internships and don't mind working
free for long hours. As hard as it is to get out of bed and go to work (a national survey found over 85% of the
nation's work force goes to a job they hate), remember an internship is only temporary. To satisfy your passion for sports,
an intern must remain focused and take advantage of the academic and work experience options available with American Football Networks that generate valuable additions to the intern's resume. |
The first step in the process of obtaining an internship with American Football Networks is to submit a resume plus a 300-word report setting forth
what you want to be doing in the Football Industry in five and 10 years after graduation to: [email protected] - |
American Football Network, established in 1988, offers internships for the Spring,
Summer and Fall terms.
For those candidates selected, the second segment is a direct interview to establish a unique "game-plan"
for each internship. Contracts will be presented, reviewed and signed by the prospective intern and/or the faculty adviser and counter-signed
by a representative of American Football Networks. This eliminates the possibility of wrong assumptions as to the requirements
of both parties from the outset of the internship. |
Third is the creation of unique internship plans that will be submitted to each candidate's
faculty advisers so the internship program is accepted and course credits may be obtained. Since American Football Networks maintains exclusive football networks, media outlets in all 50 states plus departments in broadcasting
& communications, event planning & administration, franchise management, marketing & sponsorships as
well as media & public relations, the rookie interns will be assigned initially to projects that correlate
with expressed preferences. |
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NATION'S TOP-RANKED FOOTBALL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PRODUCES WINNERS |
Interns who have completed American Football Networks' uniquely designed academic and grass-roots "real-life" work experience programs have accepted careers with NCAA Division I Athletic Departments, major college conferences, professional sports franchises including the New York Yankees, RSky Blue F.C., media organizations including Comcast, ESPN, WFAN and FOX Sports Network, while others have become licensed as NFL and CFL Players' Agents and several have continued their careers with American Football Networks. Melissa Radowitz, an intern from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, became the first-ever female to serve as the Public Address announcer in an American professional soccer match on June 25, 2008. |
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You can't start an advertising career in the football industry without experience
and can't get experience without working in sports advertising! So what's the solution? Learn from some of the
nation's most experienced sports marketing sales experts who have succeeded in the promotion of professional, collegiate
as well as scholastic events and programs. Sports is the eighth largest industry in the world and football is the dominant sports in the USA so why not learn and
begin earning from talented experts. A Advertising/Marketing major provides students with an understanding of the
marketing process and its role in business environments. Courses are designed to develop students’ abilities to
analyze, plan, implement, and control the creation of demand among targeted buyers. Start your rise to the financial
summit by selling advertising and sponsorships for internet, print and video media organizations for American Football Nteworks. |
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Sports Journalism can be a hectic work environment. There is great pressure
to meet deadlines, little preparation time, and lots of stories to cover. But if you love writing and being in
an exciting, fast-paced environment, you may want to become a sports journalist. Sports journalists gather information,
prepare stories, and inform readersabout local, state, national, and international events. You will want to pursue
hands-on experience in addition to your training. Employers in this field also look for journalists with some previous
experience. This might include working for a campus newspaper or doing an internship with news organizations such
as newspapers, magazines, and broadcast news organizations, such as American Football Networks, the Metropolitan New York Football Writers and other local and regional football media affiliations |
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Since sports web design is as much a technical field as it is an artistic
one, receiving the correct training is of the utmost importance. A typical web design program teaches how
to use the following software: HTML (the basic computer language for creating web pages); PhotoShop, Illustrator
and ImageReady (which are used to create images and animated graphics); web design programs such as FrontPage and
Dreamweaver; Flash and Shockwave which are used to create animated sequences. It is also possible to complete some
of this education through certificate training as well as developing expertise through an internship with diversified
firms such as American Football Networks. |
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