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Bamboo Sports Media

Baseball Analyst - Intern

Phoenix, Arizona

Bamboo Sports Media - Internship

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Position: Baseball Analyst Intern

Location: Phoenix, Arizona (NOTE: This role will be expected to travel to the east and west valley for game coverage.)

Job Type: Hybrid (NOTE: Applicant is expected to be at games in-person, edit on site or remotely.)

Bamboo Sports Media Summary:

Bamboo Sports Media is an Arizona-based sports media company focused on covering high school athletics through photography, videography, journalism, live broadcasting, and social media storytelling. Founded by Jonathan Olden, Bamboo Sports Media has grown into one of Arizona’s emerging independent sports media outlets, producing content seen by thousands of athletes, families, schools, and fans across the state.
 

Our mission is to spotlight athletes, teams, and communities through high-quality creative media and storytelling. We cover sports throughout Arizona with a focus on delivering professional-level content for high school athletics, including game coverage, live broadcasts, interviews, feature stories, highlights, social media content, and championship event coverage.
 

Bamboo Sports Media works with schools, athletic programs, brands, and organizations to create engaging sports coverage while helping student-athletes gain recognition on a larger platform. Our team operates in fast-paced environments covering major matchups, playoff events, state championships, and community sports stories across Arizona.
 

At Bamboo Sports Media, we value creativity, professionalism, teamwork, and passion for sports media. Our internship and staff opportunities are designed to give creatives hands-on experience in sports photography, videography, journalism, social media, and broadcast production while working alongside an active media team covering live events throughout the state.

Job Summary:

The Baseball Analyst Intern will play an important role in Bamboo Sports Media's coverage of Arizona high school baseball throughout the spring season. This individual will research teams and players, analyze statistics and performances, contribute to rankings and player evaluations, identify developing storylines, and help provide context behind what is happening across the state.

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This position is ideal for someone who follows baseball closely and enjoys going beyond the final score to understand why teams and players are succeeding.

Job Duties:

  • Research Arizona high school, college, and pro baseball teams, players, schedules, statistics, and results.

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  • Track player and team performances throughout the season.

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  • Assist in developing and updating team power rankings, player rankings, and players-to-watch lists.

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  • Identify emerging players, breakout performances, key matchups, and important storylines.

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  • Analyze individual and team statistics to provide context for Bamboo's baseball coverage.

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  • Assist with preseason, regular-season, and postseason baseball coverage.

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  • Attend select games and events to evaluate teams and players in person.

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  • Provide analysis and information for social media posts, graphics, articles, and other digital content.

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  • Work alongside Bamboo's writers, photographers, social media staff, and multimedia journalists on baseball coverage.

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  • Assist with game previews, postseason projections, weekly recaps, and other baseball-focused content.

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  • Maintain accurate records and verify statistics, player information, classifications, and results before publication.

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  • Pitch original baseball content ideas and identify stories Bamboo should be covering.

Education/Requirements:

  • Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a college or university program.

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  • Students pursuing degrees in Sports Journalism, Sports Media, Sports Management, Journalism, Communications, Data Analytics, Statistics, or a related field are encouraged to apply.

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  • High school seniors with significant baseball, sports media, statistics, scouting, or journalism experience may also be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of baseball rules, terminology, positions, strategy, and statistics.

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  • Familiarity with Arizona high school baseball and the state's programs, players, and classifications is strongly preferred.

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  • Ability to understand and interpret traditional and advanced baseball statistics.

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  • Previous experience with baseball through playing, coaching, managing, scouting, analytics, journalism, or sports media is preferred.

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  • Strong research and organizational skills.

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  • Ability to identify meaningful trends and storylines from statistics and game results.

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  • Comfortable forming and explaining informed opinions about teams and players.

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  • Strong attention to detail when working with statistics, names, records, and player information.

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  • Familiarity with baseball statistics and research platforms is a plus.

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  • Experience using spreadsheets or other tools to organize and analyze sports data is a plus.

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  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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  • Ability to work independently and meet weekly deadlines throughout the baseball season.

  • Reliable transportation to assigned games and events throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area is preferred.

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