{"id":1147,"date":"2017-05-15T15:12:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2017-09-11T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T18:39:13","slug":"job-vacancy-football-editorial-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2017\/05\/15\/job-vacancy-football-editorial-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"CLOSED | JOB VACANCY: Football Editorial Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2016\/11\/18\/job-vacancy-financial-controller\/work-for-us-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1101,537\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Work-For-Us\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1-300x146.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1-1024x499.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1.png\" alt=\"Work-For-Us\" width=\"1101\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1.png 1101w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/icons.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Work-For-Us-1-1024x499.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Think you know the greatest\u00a0footballers of all time? Then we&#8217;ve got the job for you!\u00a0That&#8217;s right \u2013 the home of the world&#8217;s best signed football memorabilia is looking for the world&#8217;s best editorial\u00a0intern!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This role will report directly to Icons CEO Dan Jamieson so send us your CV and covering letter (with the correct usage of capital letters), explaining why you would be a good fit for this internship.<\/p>\n<p>Check below for\u00a0the full details of what we&#8217;re looking for and if you think you fit the bill why not\u00a0apply now\u00a0via Gorkana Jobs?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will be based at our offices in Kentish Town, London<\/li>\n<li>You will be paid London Living Wage<\/li>\n<li>Interviews will take place in early June with a view to starting later in the month<\/li>\n<li>For more details on the role please contact <a href=\"mailto:dan@icons.com\">dan@icons.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEY\u00a0RESPONSIBILITIES\u00a0AND EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0flawless command of the English language<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0love for \u2013 and an in-depth knowledge of \u2013 football and other sports<\/li>\n<li>Strong subediting skills and a meticulous attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Experience of various social media tools and platforms<\/li>\n<li>An excellent phone manner<\/li>\n<li>An\u00a0ability to work comfortably with content management systems<\/li>\n<li>Experience of working with Photoshop (i.e. basic design and photo editing skills)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign language skills are desirable (especially Spanish) but not essential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update player profiles, product descriptions and various imagery<\/li>\n<li>Write copy for adverts and promotions<\/li>\n<li>Post from our social media channels, including our\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iconsfootball\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_football\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/icons_memorabilia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/em> pages<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to the Icons blog<\/li>\n<li>Assist with the management of our stock levels and inventory<\/li>\n<li>Get\u00a0the opportunity for travel and to meet the world&#8217;s best\u00a0footballers and sportspeople<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS INTERNSHIP.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think you know the greatest\u00a0footballers of all time? Then we&#8217;ve got the job for you!\u00a0That&#8217;s right \u2013 the home of the world&#8217;s best signed football memorabilia is looking for the world&#8217;s best editorial\u00a0intern! This role will report directly to Icons CEO Dan Jamieson so send us your CV and covering letter (with the correct usage&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2017\/05\/15\/job-vacancy-football-editorial-internship\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[334],"tags":[316,288,287,136],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","tag-internship","tag-job-vacancy","tag-jobs","tag-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfQcey-iv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":931,"url":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2016\/11\/18\/job-vacancy-financial-controller\/","url_meta":{"origin":1147,"position":0},"title":"CLOSED | JOB VACANCY: Financial Controller","author":"Icons.com","date":"November 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The home of the world's best signed football memorabilia is looking for the world's best financial controller... 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