Utah Tech University Athletics

NCAA Division I athletics content produced while playing lacrosse, studying full time, and freelancing on the road.

Utah Tech University Athletics Athletics Media Intern — August 2024 to January 2025

This chapter was a lot happening at once. I was a student, a lacrosse player, and a freelance content producer simultaneously. The internship with Utah Tech Athletics ran through all of it and the work still got done, trailblazing a newly NCAA DI brand in Southern Utah.

Jackson Bybee Creative Sports Reel

A full creative reel from my time at Utah Tech Athletics and volunteering at local high schools. A multitude of sports were covered: football, basketball, rugby, soccer, ice hockey, and the moments in between that made this internship and community involvement worth every early morning and late night.

Jackson Bybee Creative Sports Reel

Real time content production for NCAA Division I football across the United Athletic Conference. I travelled with the team to UNLV, University of Arkansas, Tarleton State, and more. Shot on the road, edited on the road, and delivered the same day in real time.

Creative Basketball Reel 2024 to 2025

Real time social content for Utah Tech men's basketball produced throughout the pre-season, traveling with team to University of Utah, Boise State, Oregon State, Portland State, and University of Montana. Fast turnarounds, live event editing, multi-medium, and content built to grow a program's audience one game at a time.

The Instagram Feed

From stadium sidelines across the United Athletic Conference to media day in the studio, these are the frames from one season with Utah Tech Athletics.

Behind the Scene

The honest version of this chapter is that I was doing too many things at once and I figured out how to make all of them work.

During the fall semester I was playing lacrosse for Utah Tech, completing my degree, taking on freelance travel contracts, and showing up for an athletics media internship that required real time content production at NCAA Division I level. The schedule didn't leave a lot of room for error.

On the football side I travelled with the team across the United Athletic Conference. UNLV, University of Arkansas, Tarleton State, and more. Every road trip meant a new stadium, a new workflow, and the same expectation: get the content out the same day.

Beyond game day coverage the role covered a lot of ground. Studio media days with the men's and women's basketball programs. Media headshots for golf and tennis. Recruit photos for soccer. Each format required a different approach and a different standard of output, and building trusting relationships with new athletes.

What this internship taught me more than anything was how to operate efficiently in a high volume environment while maintaining the quality of work that a Division I athletics department expects. That lesson has shown up in every project since.

Utah Tech University Athletics

Utah Tech University Athletics

NCAA Division I athletics content produced while playing lacrosse, studying full time, and freelancing on the road.

NCAA Division I athletics content produced while playing lacrosse, studying full time, and freelancing on the road.

Jackson Bybee Creative Sports Reel

Jackson Bybee Creative Sports Reel

Real time content production for NCAA Division I football across the United Athletic Conference. I travelled with the team to UNLV, University of Arkansas, Tarleton State, and more. Shot on the road, edited on the road, and delivered the same day in real time.

Creative Basketball Reel 2024 to 2025

The Instagram Feed

From stadium sidelines across the United Athletic Conference to media day in the studio, these are the frames from one season with Utah Tech Athletics.

Behind the Scene

The honest version of this chapter is that I was doing too many things at once and I figured out how to make all of them work.

During the fall semester I was playing lacrosse for Utah Tech, completing my degree, taking on freelance travel contracts, and showing up for an athletics media internship that required real time content production at NCAA Division I level. The schedule didn't leave a lot of room for error.

On the football side I travelled with the team across the United Athletic Conference. UNLV, University of Arkansas, Tarleton State, and more. Every road trip meant a new stadium, a new workflow, and the same expectation: get the content out the same day.

What this internship taught me more than anything was how to operate efficiently in a high volume environment while maintaining the quality of work that a Division I athletics department expects. That lesson has shown up in every project since.

The Instagram Feed

Game day content and athlete stories from inside a Division I athletics program.

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