NCAA Content Creator

Austin, TX 78702, USA
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Job Description

FloSports is a world-class sports media company strategically positioned to be the essential destination for passionate sports fans, delighting them with live event coverage, breaking news, highlights, stats, rankings, and team and player profiles. We are growing Our Sports every day by continuing to invest in our ever-expanding ecosystem, which consists of over a dozen sport verticals and hundreds of streaming partners. FloSports is creating the home for sports like hockey, track & field, racing, grappling, wrestling, cheer and more, and we are looking for innovative and passionate people like you to help us!

THE ROLE:

FloSports is seeking a skilled, passionate, and energetic Content Creator to grow the FloSports audience across Football, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, and FC verticals with a focus on collegiate programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Create content that engages fans, markets live events, tells compelling stories, and enhances the brand.

  • Do a bit of everything in digital media – writing, editing, video production and social media.
  • Ability to read and interpret box scores and stat sheets from various college sports.
  • Source news and key storylines from across the college sports space and turn them into engaging social graphics and video content.
  • Ability to keep up with social media trends and curate content that aligns with our brand.
  • Track content analytics to monitor engagement and deliver insights that influence creation and curation strategies.
  • Support NCAA Content Manager (direct report) in the execution of goals and initiatives that support the Content team and FloSports.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • Intuitively understands the type of content that succeeds and takes charge to create it.

  • Experience with content analytics and demonstrated ability to apply takeaways that inform strategy.
  • Experience in Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Highly organized, self-motivated, and thrives in ambiguous environments.
  • A reliable editor who knows AP Style in and out. Grammar mistakes drive you crazy.
  • You're organized. You know how to prioritize your time to manage multiple projects with ease.
  • You're creative and analytical. You enjoy coming up with unique takes on stories and refuse to do something that has been done before. You thrive on taking an idea and making it a reality.
  • You work well with senior management, but you can also work independently. You take ownership of your work.
  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or other media-related field.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential.
OUR BENEFITS:
  • Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
  • Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
  • All-hands events hosted twice a year in beautiful Austin, Texas
  • Annual equity awards for all top performers
  • Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
  • Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
  • Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
  • Progressive parental leave policies
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
  • Free laundry service for all positions that require travel
  • Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees