Youth sports offer important life lessons that propel kids toward meaningful futures, including a sense of family and community. GameChanger by DICKS Sporting Goods works to connect families via live video streaming of games, scorekeeping and team communication tools for more than half a million teams. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City intent on improving youth sports for all and developing our own teammates.

OVERVIEW:

About GameChanger:

We believe in the life changing impact youth sports has on and off the field. Sports encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position:

Kick-start your career at GameChanger! Serving youth sports communities, our app is used to score and live stream millions of games each year. Join us for a 2024 internship where you can have an impact and grow your skills for the road that lies ahead

What You'll Do:

• Assist with research projects by organizing data, conducting analysis, and preparing presentation materials.

• Utilize both internal and external data source to help validate hypothesis and formulate opinions about GameChangers business and the overall youth sports landscape

• Learn how to think strategically about complex problems both at a high level (10,000ft perspective) as well as low-level granular details

• Mentorship from other GC teammates to guide you through the experience

• Learn how to contribute to a data driven impact model

• Work with great people, an awesome product, and lots of fun together along the way!

Who You Are:

• You are pursuing a Bachelors degree or an MBA in communications, marketing, tech, sports industry or a related field

• You are innately curious and love to understand how things work

• You excel at using insights to provide clear thinking in various formats in order to resonate with diverse audiences

• You are organized, curious, and proactive team player who is results-oriented.

• Great communicator and enthusiastic about using technology to enhance peoples lives.

Whats In It for You:

• 10 weeks of experience working with a community-centered team on an app that is used by millions of people

• $28 per hour to pay for your contributions

• Hands-on learning

• Working remotely with the option to work in a NYC office

• Building industry connections with GC employees

• MacBooks provided for the duration of the internship by GC

• Building things as part of a brand new team. No time will be wasted on pet projects that never see the light of day

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The salary for this opportunity is $28 per hour

DICKS Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

QUALIFICATIONS:

What Were Looking For In You:

• Pursuing a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Interest and ability to learn new programming languages & tools.

• Organized, curious, and proactive team player who is results-oriented.

• Great communicator and enthusiastic about using technology to enhance peoples lives.

• Big plus if you have experience developing with parts of our tech stack: iOS, Android, node.js, and more!

Whats In It For You:

• 10-12 weeks of experience working with a real product team on an app that is used by millions of people. - $40 per hour pay for your contributions.

• Hands-on learning with a modern tech stack & architecture.

• Working remotely, and enjoying your summer from wherever you choose to in the country.

• Building industry connections with intern peers & GC employees, and a trip to NYC to our main office (assuming it is safe to do so).

• MacBooks provided for the duration of the internship by GC.

• Building things that get released. No time will be wasted on pet projects that never see the light of day.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Today, DICK’S Sporting Goods creates confidence and excitement by inspiring, supporting and personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK’S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Public Lands, Moosejaw, Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through the DICK’S mobile app. DICK’S also owns and operates DICK’S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile platform for live streaming, scheduling, communications and scorekeeping.