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About This Role
Working on Content Operations, you will be joining a highly successful content production team. You will work under the Senior Video Growth Manager as part of a team working on content programming, editorial operations, video operations & editing, and social video strategy & implementation.
You will utilize your experience to execute video distribution across platforms, primarily videos featuring league highlights and footage. You will work as part of initiatives to improve our programming based on best practice, such as optimizing video titles, descriptions, hashtags, use of platform features, and community engagement efforts, use/creation of thumbnails, use of callouts, and more.
You will utilize your experience in video editing to optimize video for all social platforms. This role will cover a breadth of our video work including support on paid social, reviewing video clips for any editorial or visual errors, working closely with our Global Shows and Series team to support their video output goals and with our reporter video and highlights teams for getting our content live on relevant platforms.
The ideal candidate would have a flair for understanding how the YouTube algorithm works, as well as other social platform algorithms (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook), and how content needs
to be edited and published in order for it to go viral. The ideal candidate would also have a good understanding of social analytics, and be able explain why a video did or didn’t perform well.
The ideal candidate would also be passionate about sports, and particularly have a strong grasp of the language and news cycle of NFL, NBA and NHL. Journalism experience or training is a positive but not a requirement.
This is a unique position and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds who have a passion for social media, story-telling and video content.
The annual base salary range for this role is $67,000.00 - $70,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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