ARU Winter Internship: Sports Media and Events Marketing Intern
Location: Cambridge, but with cross-campus necessities
Proposed start date: 18th of January 2027
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours: 20 hours per week
Pay rate: £13.45 per hour
Duties:
The Sports Media and Events Marketing Intern will support the promotion and visibility of Team ARU’s sports programme, highlighting club activities, participation events and key sporting events (BUCS Cup finals, ChampionHER Festivals, Challenge Cup and Sports Awards). The role will involve capturing engaging photography and video content, creating social media and advertising materials, and supporting marketing campaigns to increase awareness, engagement and participation across the university’s sports programme. The internship will provide practical experience in sports media, digital marketing, content creation and event promotion, helping the student develop transferable skills and continue to build a portfolio of work.
Key responsibilities:
- Content Creation: Capture high-quality photographs and videos of sports training sessions, competitions, fixtures and key university sporting events. Assess and amend the Team ARU webpages to increase student engagement.
- Social Media Management: Develop engaging social media content, including posts, stories, reels and short-form videos, to showcase sports clubs,athletes, participation events and sporting achievements.
- Event Marketing and Promotion: Create promotional materials and advertising content for key sporting events, such as BUCS competitions, Challenge Cup fixtures and Campus Sport and ChampionHER festivals.
- Sports Club Engagement: Liaise with sports club committees, campus sport activators, coaches and student participants to identify content opportunities, gather updates and highlight sporting activities and successes. Monitor Team ARU social media pages to ensure comments, private messages, collaborationsand tags/mentions are reviewed and dealt with in a timely manner.
- Content Planning and Organisation: Support the development of a 10-week content calendar, ensuring timely promotion of fixtures, events, campaignsand important sporting dates. Review current information reported on the Team ARU webpages and evaluate how we can make the pages more engaging.and positive to the student cohort.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Track content performance and engagement where possible, identifying successful approaches and providing recommendations to improve future sports marketing activity.
Requirements:
- ARU UG student
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Creativity and an interest in producing engaging digital content, including photography and videography.
- Familiarity with social media platforms and their use in promoting sport and sporting events, along with knowledge on ARUs Social Media Policy.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage deadlines.
- Confidence working collaboratively with students, sports clubs and university staff.
- A proactive attitude, attention to detail and willingness to learn.
- DESIRABLE Experience creating social media posts, photography, videos or promotional materials.
- DESIRABLE Familiarity with content creation and editing tools, such as Canva.
- DESIRABLE Experience supporting a sporting event, student societies, sports club or marketing campaign.
- DESIRABLE An interest in sport and the promotion of university sporting achievements.
Outcomes:
- Digital Content Creation - develop practical skills in photography, videography, editing and digital content creation.
- Marketing and Communication - understand how to created targeted marketing materials and engaging social media campaigns for different audiences.
- Event Promotion - gain experience planning and delivering promotional activity for sporting events and participation initiatives.
- Stakeholder Engagement - develop professional communication and collaborative working skills through engagement with sports clubs, students and
university staff.
- Planning and Evaluation - develop organisational skills through content planning, website reviews, and evaluating the effectiveness of marketing activity.
- Professional Development - build confidence, creativity, independence and a portfolio of practical work to support future employment opportunities.
How to apply: Please click on the apply button and submit a CV and Cover letter as part of your application
Closing date: 22 November 2026
Important notice: When making your application, feel free to use AI to enhance your CV and cover letter, but make sure to include REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES that clearly demonstrate your skills, experience, and knowledge. Applications that appear overly generic or lack evidence will be referred to the Employability and Careers team for further support and will not progress to the next stage of recruitment.