At WSL, we pride ourselves on providing meaningful experiences to our interns. We are seeking a summer intern on our Digital Team to support a special project focused on publishing historical surf statistics and enhancing sports analytics. In addition to contributing to this exciting initiative, the intern will gain hands-on experience and valuable exposure to the inner workings of the sports industry.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with multiple departments to gather surf analytics and insights.
- Organize information into a structured data schema.
- Analyze surf statistics to uncover key insights and generate new data visualizations.
- Work alongside designers and product managers to develop a roadmap for publishing the insights and visual content.
- Deliver a final presentation summarizing key findings and recommended next steps.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or Graduate Student at an accredited University pursuing a degree- focus on Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Business, Science preferred.
- Minimum GPA requirement of 3.75
- Professional communication skills with ability to articulate thoughts and concepts fluidly; both written and verbally
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Highly proficient using all Microsoft products including Excel; ability to quickly learn software and tools
- The ideal candidate in the role should be knowledgeable of the CT, i.e. familiar with the tour stops, the event formats, and the heat scores.
- Ability to work 40 hours per week from June 16th to August 8th
Personal Attributes:
- Above all, integrity and honesty
- Willingness to work independently
- An exceptional work ethic (No job is too small)
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Masterful organizational skills
- Optimism and energy for the company and its future
- An open and collaborative nature
- A high degree of self-awareness of own personal style, strengths, key areas for improvement.
- Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
Hourly Rate: $18.00 per hour
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The World Surf League (WSL) is a global sports media & entertainment company and the governing body of and path to professional surfing. The league partners with brands to create and deliver transformational partnerships that deliver next-generation, innovative, purpose-driven engagement platforms that have both regional and global relevance and scale. The league owns and distributes the rights to The Championship Tour, which crowns men’s and women’s elite world champions each year. As a top-tier Olympic qualifier, WSL will send 18 top-ranking men and women to France in 2024, located in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
A division of The WSL, WSL Studios is a full-service original entertainment production engine, committed to delivering a broad range of high-quality lifestyle storylines to the world. Our content is transformative and celebrates surfing, the ocean, and human potential. Our studio is producing documentaries and series for major media companies like HBO, The Walt Disney Company, and Apple TV. Our latest launch is Make or Break season 2, which is a worldwide hit.
The WSL is distributed on television in 525M+ homes worldwide. The league has been a leader in live streaming in the sports industry on platforms like Facebook, Youtube, and WSL.com/APP. The league and its athletes have a collective social following of over 100M+ and are reaching new audiences via connected devices and are one of the fastest growing sports on Tik-Tok.
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