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    Are you an aspiring sports journalist looking to get your foot in the door at an industry-leading company? This is your chance to join ESPN for a challenging and rewarding internship.

    ESPN – the world’s biggest sports publisher and broadcaster – is excited to offer a 12-month internship for undergraduates, based at its London HQ in Hammersmith, starting in summer 2024. You will spend time in all of the key departments in the London office, including news, features, video, live, programming and social.

    As an ESPN editorial intern, you will be fully integrated into the day-to-day activities of our editorial team. You will use your wide understanding of the sports world to provide great support to our teams on a number of our sites, including ESPN UK, ESPN FC and ESPN Cricinfo.

    You will be involved in writing and sourcing material, conducting interviews, uploading content, photo management, research, site traffic reporting, maintenance of blogs and general admin tasks. This internship will develop your communication and writing skills, along with your sports industry knowledge.

    Working in this remit will provide a fantastic springboard for your future career. This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

    The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

    Eligibility

    • Must be a second year undergraduate student on an industrial placement year course returning to study in Autumn 2025
    • Must have the right to work in the UK already in place
    • Available to start working full time in the summer of 2024
    • Interested in the area you are applying for; whether this is through your studies, experiences, extracurricular activities or a general interest

    About you

    • Excellent written and editing skills (in English)
    • Demonstrate editing skills
    • A strong interest in sports news
    • Excellent sports knowledge
    • Attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure
    • Ability to communicate with people at all levels in a professional and mature manner
    • Ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and undertake various administrative duties
    • Strong MS Office skills

    In order to be successful we will be looking for potential in the following areas:

    • Builds Relationship & Communicates Effectively
    • Drives Results
    • Thinks Strategically
    • Inspires Creativity & Innovation
    • Exhibits Professional Excellence

    Why should you join us?

    • Develop your workplace skills and experience to help build the foundations of your future career
    • Constructive on-the-job training as well as companywide learning and development initiatives
    • Learn how decisions and actions are made within a global business environment
    • Take on real responsibility and become an essential part of an encouraging team
    • Have the support and network of a large community of interns
    • Access to join and support our Employee Resource Groups ranging from WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group – TRUST
    • Annual salary of £23,500 with 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
    • Discounts & Perks: You are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort food & beverage and ticketing
    • Access to free support services including Unmind, the mental wellbeing app
    • Opportunity to select eye care and flu vouchers
    • We will give you the opportunity to gain experience working for the world’s leading sports publisher. There is no better place to show what you’re made of – apply now!

    Interested?

    Firstly, do you qualify to apply? This is a placement for undergraduates only – you will return to university or college to complete your course after finishing your time with ESPN.

    You must be tenacious, incredibly enthusiastic, fluent in English, a great writer with a love of sports news, excellent under pressure and have an extensive sports knowledge.

    Apply with your CV and cover letter via the link on this page, addressed to Harry Reekie. Please note, applications without a cover letter will not be considered. For your cover letter we will be looking for approximately 400 words and looking to understand the following areas:

    1. Why have you chosen ESPN?
    2. Why have you chosen this internship?
    3. Why should ESPN consider you for this internship?

    Please only apply for ONE internship opportunity. If you make multiple applications, you will be considered for the first internship that you apply for.

    The application deadline is Wednesday 1st November however, if we receive a high volume of applications we may close the role before this date, therefore we strongly advise you to apply early.

    Once we have received your application we will be in contact within 14 days to let you know more about the blended online assessment.

    Good luck!