Under the direction and guidance of USL Executives and Leaders (mentors), the USL Work Experience Program (UWEP) provides students with the unique opportunity to gain practical sport management experience in a professional sports league setting. By working on various strategic projects and initiatives, UWEP participants will gain hands on experience with league staff as well as member teams.
 
Participants are tasked with and responsible for partnering within a specialized department but will interact with all league departments across the organization including business development, digital, club services, analytics, and more; with the ultimate goal of providing students with well-rounded practical work experience in sports. 
 
Position Purpose
The role will gain experience across a variety of projects including content ideation, creation, caption writing, publishing, data collection and community management across all properties. Under the direction of the Social Media team, the Social Media UWEP will gain knowledge and experience with the league’s social media platforms including, but not limited to, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. By working in a hands-on team setting, the UWEP participant will gain valuable experience contributing to a league’s social media profiles, while learning how to build and execute campaigns not just on social media, but the entire digital landscape.