HR Director Sara Spring works with Tyler Horst
FishDuck Human Resources Internships/Positions
We have an amazing opportunity for Human Resource associates at FishDuck due to our growth and needs. This position will work to build relationships between our site and specific departments at the university to post Internships available. We will be reaching out into the community, and there will be opportunities for public presentations and actual recruiting to our All-Volunteer Oregon Sports Website. Disseminating information about the site and the opportunities for internships is the major aspect of being a HR Associate at FishDuck. Since we have done limited marketing in the past, this position has the potential of having a major impact on the site, and producing impressive results for your resume’.
We also wish to reach out to senior organizations that have qualified retired alumni and fans that could help FishDuck on a part-time basis. We have staff members over age 55 who already who have shown us the potential that experienced talent can have upon the site. Time per week for this HR Internship is between 3-5 hours, with management opportunities for proven leadership.
”My experience at FishDuck has greatly expanded my opportunities in the sports journalism industry. With the reputation FishDuck has earned with the biggest media outlets, promoting my work was easy, and directly led to me other internships and opportunities.” —Josh Schlichter, UO Student
For Non-Students and the Retired? We would love to have someone experienced to help counsel our students, or experienced in management to help keep all the projects on track. Can you spare five hours a week? This is an area of high importance for the site.
FAQs of Internships/Voluntary Positions at FishDuck
How to Apply: For more information about the opportunities at FishDuck, please email Charles Fischer at charles@fishduck.com or call 541-915-4541. To apply, email a cover letter and resume indicating which position(s) you are applying for. Please highlight relevant experience (watching sports counts!) and include contact information for at least two professional references.
FishDuck is the hottest, fastest-growing Oregon Duck football site on the web. More than 100 volunteers help with Writing, Editing, Photography, Research, and the Social Media aspects of the site, serving visitors from more than 50 countries who read our articles between a quarter to a half million times every month. We seek to educate and entertain our readers with Football Analysis, Op-Ed articles, Recruiting, History, and even Humor.
We have been interviewed and cited/quoted as a source by the Wall Street Journal, and twice have been featured in prominent articles in the Online Sports Section of The Washington Post for our contributions to fans and coaches wanting to learn about the Oregon Spread Offense.
FishDuck has even been accredited by Google News as an official Oregon Sports news source. Our football instructional videos have been viewed more than a Million times and we are UO Media Credentialed, sitting on Press Row in the Autzen Press Box and Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.
