Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

What is a Creative Production Design Intern at SMT?

Are you a student with a passion for designing graphics? Are you a sports fan? Does the idea of designing visuals enjoyed by fans across the world excite you? If you answered yes, we’ve got an exciting opportunity out of our Jacksonville, FL division as a Creative Production Design Intern.

As a Creative Production Design Intern at SMT, you will play a key role in supporting the creative team by streamlining workflows, designing assets, and ensuring the seamless execution of projects for live sports broadcasts and digital media. This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to develop production design expertise while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of designers, animators, and technologists in a fast-paced environment.

What is Your Daily Impact at SMT?

• Assisting in creating and refining production assets for live sports broadcasts, including templates, layouts, and branding materials.
• Collaborating with the creative team to ensure project files are organized, optimized, and ready for delivery.
• Preparing graphics and visual assets for implementation in real-time systems and SMT’s proprietary tools.
• Ensuring design consistency across multiple platforms by adhering to client branding guidelines.
• Managing project workflows and timelines using tools like Airtable, Dropbox, and other project management software.
• Contributing to building creative workflows that enhance efficiency and accuracy in production pipelines.
• Supporting post-production tasks, including versioning and exporting files for client feedback and final delivery.
• Maintaining and updating the creative asset library for easy accessibility and future use.

What Do You Bring to SMT?

• Currently pursuing a degree in Graphic Design, Media Production, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects.
• Strong organizational skills with experience managing multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• A keen eye for detail and design, with knowledge of typography, layout, and color theory.
• Basic understanding of motion graphics principles and file preparation for animation.
• Familiarity with project management tools like Airtable, or similar platforms.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate within a team environment.
• Experience with broadcast design workflows or live production environments is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of video editing software like Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
• Interest in sports media and understanding of sports broadcast production processes.

What Can SMT Offer You?

• Our interns are paid! This is a full-time internship paying $13.50/hour.
• An extensive summer internship starting in May and ending in late August/early September.

• A hands-on experience in creative production for live sports and digital platforms.
• Insight into the intersection of design, technology, and media production.
• Mentorship from industry-leading professionals.
• The opportunity to contribute to high-profile projects for major sports clients.
• A polished portfolio showcasing production-ready assets and workflows.

Who is SMT?

SMT offers an unparalleled level of technology and services unavailable anywhere else in the sports market. Our suite of products is a producer’s dream, from fan favorites like data-driven graphics, clock-and-score bugs, tickers and virtual solutions to behind-the-scenes services such as video board production, talent prompters and information systems.

For more than 30 years, SMT’s broadcast and onsite solutions have played an integral role in the presentation of the world’s most prestigious sporting and entertainment events, from the Olympics to the Super Bowl, Triple Crown, tennis Grand Slams, NASCAR, IndyCar, NHL, NCAA basketball, PGA majors and much more. SMT provides clients with a full-service, turnkey solution designed to bring producers and patrons the highest level of technical innovation available.

SMT, headquartered in Durham, N.C., has divisions in Jacksonville, Fla., Fremont, Ca., Munich and Toronto. Within its 700-plus staff, SMT has an internal R&D capability that stimulates the development of proprietary technology solutions for organizing bodies, broadcasters, teams and arenas, sponsors and event operators worldwide.

Want to learn more about our technology and the work our teams do? Visit SMT.com or follow us on social media.

Are you ready to join the SMT Team and become a Game Changer?  

Apply Now!

SMT is an equal opportunity employer. 

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