UFC Sport Science Intern - Fall 2024

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Who We Are

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 243 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

Strategy For Winning

UFC’s Internship Program is designed to provide interns the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained through their academic experience in a real-world corporate setting. Over the course of the program, the interns will become fully immersed in the daily operations of their department and will be directly involved with tasks and projects that contribute to UFC’s continued growth.

UFC’s Internship Program is open to any student who is currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program. This is an in-person internship in Las Vegas, NV. UFC does not provide relocation, housing, or transportation assistance.

The Fall 2024 program will begin on September 3, 2024, and will continue through December 13, 2024.

• Application deadline is July 19, 2024 for all Fall 2024 internships*
  
  

The Role And What You’ll Do

• Monitoring and Assessment Support: Assist the Sport Science Department with various monitoring and assessment tasks, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Planning and Preparation: Aid in the planning, preparation, and calibration of testing equipment and evaluation activities to ensure they run smoothly and efficiently.
• Intervention Implementation: Implement monitoring and assessment interventions as needed to support research and performance goals.
• Data Management: Handle data processing, maintain databases, and perform data analytics to support the department’s objectives.
• Laboratory Maintenance: Ensure the laboratory and its equipment are clean and hygienic, adhering to all safety and maintenance protocols.
• Inter-disciplinary Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other technical areas to meet the sport science requirements of the organization.
• Technology Evaluation: Assess new technologies and innovations within the sport science field to enhance departmental capabilities.
  
  

You Have These

• Educational Pursuit: Must be enrolled in an institution of higher education pursuing a degree relevant to the internship.
• Residency: Must be currently living in the United States.
• Work Ethic and Detail Orientation: Outstanding work ethic and attention to detail.
• Data Skills: Strong data management and analysis skills.
• Testing Protocols: Ability to deliver a variety of physiological testing protocols and follow methodological procedures.
• Independent Work: Demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned tasks and deliver outcome goals effectively.
• Athlete Focus: Strong desire to work with elite combat athletes.
• Relevant Experience: Experience working with athletes in weight-categorized sports is desired.
  
  

How we work: 

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.