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Communications
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The American Junior
Golf Association (AJGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to the overall growth and development of young men and women
who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive
junior golf. The association is the largest organization of
its kind with a membership of more than 5,000 juniors from all
50 states and 25 foreign countries. In 2004, 73 tournaments
and 42 qualifiers will be held in 28 states and Canada.
The purpose of the AJGA is to provide positive life experiences
for junior golfers by giving them the opportunity to develop
and showcase their competitive skills while setting high standards
to preserve the integrity and traditions of the game. By remaining
committed to this purpose, the AJGA has built a reputation of
providing the best exposure vehicle for college golf scholarships.
The AJGA internship requires extensive travel, is difficult
and demanding, but at the same time is very rewarding. No other
internship will better prepare you for a career in the golf
industry and help you mature and prepare for your future. The
AJGA’s staff is respected and viewed with great admiration
by parents, players, sponsors and golf professionals.
The following information should help you get a better understanding
of the duties, responsibilities and rewards of completing the
internship.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP DATES:
Approximately May 20-September 5, 2005
DESCRIPTION:
The AJGA is looking for qualified applicants to serve
as tournament communications interns. The interns will travel
extensively throughout the United States during the three-month
internship and will help conduct national junior golf tournaments.
Five teams of six interns will be hired and each intern team
is comprised of Operations and Communications Assistants and
will be placed in specific region of the country. Tournament
communications assistants are responsible for performing all
on-site communications and media relations duties.
TYPICAL HOURS:
Most days will begin at 5:30 a.m. (wake-up between
4:30—5 a.m.) and days will end around 9—10 p.m.
every day of the week, including weekends. Average hours worked
per week is around 90 hours with very little or no time off.
If you are not a morning person, require 8 hours of sleep nightly,
or have difficulty being away from your family or friends for
extended periods of time, this internship is not for you.
DUTIES/JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Interns will learn everything that is involved with
conducting a golf tournament. Some of the duties and responsibilities
include:
• On-course rules officiating
• General tournament set-up and preparation
• Golf course set-up and preparation
• Starting and scoring of players
• Post-round results and news releases
• Prepare each tournament’s printed materials
• Tournament photography
• Distribute results to local and national media
• Update the AJGA’s Web site, ajga.org
• Media and public relations
• Moderating equipment inventory, maintenance and replenishment
• Public speaking
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Basic golf knowledge (Rules of Golf experience
a plus)
• Experience in sports information, media relations or
with a newspaper
• Excellent news writing and editing skills, with the
ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Working knowledge of PC computers (Microsoft Word, Access,
Dreamweaver experience preferred)
• Ability to work and communicate in a team atmosphere
• Photography experience a plus
• Published media clips
• Highly motivated
• Willingness to work long hot hours and endure physical
situations such as heavy lifting
• Ability to drive and operate company vans
• Clean driving record
• Willingness to take active leadership role
• Excellent communication and public relations skills
NUMBER OF TOURNAMENTS:
Summer intern teams will work approximately 12-13 tournaments
during the summer months. Most of the tournaments will also
have an 18-hole Qualifier and Junior-Am Tournament preceding
the event.
INTERNSHIP TEAMS:
Each intern team will consist of four operations interns
and two communications interns. The team will travel as a group
to various tournaments around the country. Interns spend a great
deal of time together striving to achieve common objectives
and must be willing to work in a team atmosphere and learn how
to effectively solve problems and difficult situations. It is
the intern’s responsibility to overcome personal differences
and grow as a team throughout the internship. If you are not
a team player and find it challenging to be meet the stated
expectations, this internship is not an appropriate fit for
you.
TOURNAMENT TRAVEL:
All intern teams travel via the AJGA’s corporate
vans. These vans are customized conversion vans and make for
a smoother and safer travel than most vehicles. Occasionally,
when large distances need to be covered in short time periods,
interns will travel via airplane, but the large majority of
all travel is done in the vans. Most van trips average between
eight —10 hours every week.
CONTACTS:
There are countless benefits by participating in the
AJGA Internship. One of those benefits is the different types
of people you will be interacting with and meeting. You will
get to know the future players of the PGA and LPGA Tours. You
will be around very influential and successful sponsors, as
well as getting to work closely with head golf professionals,
directors of golf and course superintendents from each facility
you visit. In addition to the contacts made, the internship
also serves as a training ground for full-time employment with
the AJGA. Out of the current 50 full-time employees, 29 went
through the internship.
EXPENSES:
The following expenses will be paid by the AJGA:
• All travel between sites, to Atlanta for training week,
and back home at end of the internship
• All meals
• Hotel accommodations
• Laundry
Items NOT paid for by the AJGA would include:
• Travel expenses incurred during free time
• Personal phone calls
• Night life/Alcohol consumption
• Personal purchases
• Dry cleaning or other hotel amenities
STAFF UNIFORMS:
Polo Golf Ralph Lauren is the official sportswear of
the AJGA. Each intern will receive an assortment of shirts,
slacks and shorts. Each intern is given two pairs of shoes compliments
of New Balance. Uniforms will be worn on all tournament and
practice round days. You will wear your own golf clothing on
set-up days and travel days.
SALARY:
$200.00 per week. (All tournament-related expenses
paid by Association)
TO APPLY:
Please send cover letter, resume, state government
issued five-year (minimum) driving record, three references
and three writing samples (AP style, news writing) to:
Robin Solovey
Manager of Human Resources/Special Events
American Junior Golf Association
1980 Sports Club Drive
Braselton, GA 30517
PLEASE NOTE:
You will not be considered unless you submit a state
government issued five-year (minimum) driving record and three
writing samples.
Upon receipt of cover letter, resume, state government issued
five-year (minimum) driving record, three references and three
writing samples, an application/questionnaire, personal bio
request form and a consent form for criminal background check
will be sent to you. Those items must be filled out and returned
for your application to be complete and to enter the next stage
in the hiring process.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP:
Priority deadline is Dec. 3, 2004, and the final deadline
is Jan. 21, 2005
RECRUITING WEEKENDS:
Finalists for summer internships will be asked to attend
a Recruiting Weekend in Atlanta in February. The AJGA will cover
lodging, food and a portion of travel expenses.
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