Intern

Colorado Springs, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

USA Ultimate
5825 Delmonico Drive Suite 370
Colorado Springs CO 80919
emailprotected

Position Title: USA Ultimate Intern
Responsible to: Leah Dolan-Kelley Sr. Manager-Community Development & HR

Background: USA Ultimate (USAU) serves as the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the U.S. and is a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Our mission is to advance the sport of ultimate in the United States by enhancing character community and competition.

Working at USA Ultimate: While managers have a good deal of autonomy the organization values teamwork and collaboration and team members seek support insight and suggestions from one another on a regular basis. Additionally staff remain willing to pitch in at times when all-hands-on-deck are needed. There is a lot of passion amongst the headquarters team and we are looking for an intern who can share their own passion and work ethic to help support USA Ultimates strategic goals.

Position Summary: The Intern role supports all areas of USA Ultimate. You will assist in the development of programs to support membership youth outreach competition and more. Work can include tasks from organizing spreadsheets to shipping kits. An ambitious learner with a can-do attitude a team player and a good communicator will do best in this role.

Potential Tasks:

Member Services and Community Development Department:
Create resources for affiliate organizers
Assist with DEI projects
Analyze data
Ship outreach kits and other materials as needed
GUM Ball and BIPOC event planning for U.S. Open

Youth Programs Department:

Assist with outreach programs
Assist in developing coaching resources
Develop outreach resources for efficiencies

Competition Department:

Assist with National Team planning

Masters Championship and U.S. Open support (Pre-event and event attendance)
Assist with event registration processing and communication
Develop and refine organizer and best practices resources
Coordinate shipments

Marketing Communications & Brand:

Assist with organization of media
Curate social media content
Analyze social media metrics to determine success of contents and trends

Professional and Personal Development:

We offer a session in creating a resume cover letter and application materials
We offer to conduct an interview practice session to help you develop your interview skills
You will have the opportunity for a Directors lunch and networking event
We offer a communication lesson in how to email respond to requests make requests from others and getting comfortable with answering the phone
Potential networking events with other sports organizations

Qualifications:

Ability to handle repetitive tasks projects and priorities in a professional manner
Strong initiative organizational skills attention to detail and ability to execute multiple assignments
Skills in office-related software including word processing databases and spreadsheet management
Ability to work well with a variety of personalities and provide impeccable customer service
No job is too small attitude
Strong desire to learn and gain experience by working on projects in a professional work environment
Ability to demonstrate USA Ultimates core values: Leadership Equity Integrity Responsibility and Joy

Schedule & Details:

College Credit must be earned
Hourly position at $18.00 per hour
Expect to work approximately 20 hours per week for 8 weeks
Attendance at two USA Ultimate Championship event is preferred Masters Championship and U.S. Open which are both in Aurora CO in July and early August.
Local to Colorado Springs for the duration of the internship is required for in-office experience with some remote work available.

Projected Start Date: June 2026
Projected End Date: August 2026

We will work with you and your schedule to set weekly hours and start and end dates.

Application Process: Send a cover letter and résumé to Leah Dolan-Kelley at emailprotected.
The application deadline is Sunday March 1 2026.

USA Ultimate provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
USA Ultimate strives to increase its workforce diversity. Applicants of color women individuals with disabilities applicants from low-income backgrounds and LGBTQIA applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Experience:

Intern

USA Ultimate5825 Delmonico Drive Suite 370Colorado Springs CO 80919 emailprotectedPosition Title: USA Ultimate InternResponsible to: Leah Dolan-Kelley Sr. Manager-Community Development & HRBackground: USA Ultimate (USAU) serves as the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the U.S. ...