Campus Captain – BigUp

About BigUp

BigUp is a live sports streaming platform where fans watch together and predict the game. Creators stream with real-time stats while fans call what happens next. About the Program Campus Captains is BigUp’s campus ambassador program. The goal is to build a network of college students who grow awareness of BigUp and bring new fans to the platform, starting with one Captain per university.

The Role

Captains become the voice of their school’s sports scene on BigUp. Each one owns live game commentary, a school BigUp social account, and on-campus watch parties.

Live Commentary: 

Stream fan-first commentary during your school’s games on BigUp, the student alternative to the university’s radio broadcast. Cover home and away games (football and basketball to start), engage viewers in chat in real time, and promote upcoming streams across campus and on social.

School Social Account:

Run your school’s BigUp account (@bigup.[school]) and post up to 5 times a week on Instagram across our content pillars: street interviews, meme dumps, sports graphics and slideshows, sports highlights, and campus content. You’ll follow a content calendar built with BigUp’s social media lead, and stream clips become the main focus once streaming launches.

Watch Parties:

Plan and host 1-3 watch parties a semester for your school’s biggest games with the BigUp team. Secure the venue, promote the event, stream live from the party, and help new fans sign up on-site. BigUp helps cover watch party costs.

Time + Support

Expect about 5 hours a week including gamedays. You’ll get onboarding and training on streaming setup, commentary basics, and brand guidelines, plus a shared community with Captains at other schools. All the gear you need is a pair of wired headphones with a mic.

Who Would Make a Good Captain

• You’re a current undergraduate, ideally a junior
• You’re passionate about your school’s teams and plugged into campus life, for example through Greek life
• You’re comfortable on camera and on the mic
• You’re active on social media and have a feel for shareable content
• You’re reliable and self-motivated, especially on game days 
• Nice to have: A broadcasting, journalism, communications, or marketing major, or student radio or sports content experience.

Pay

$400 per month, plus $1 for every unique person who makes a prediction on your streams that month. For example, 150 new predictors engaging with your content in a month means an extra $150.