Part-Time Freelance Social Media Coordinator

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

Versant Sports is hiring a Part-Time Freelance Social Media Coordinator who will be a part of our growing team of digital content experts on the Sports digital team. This role includes day-to-day content planning, ideation and distribution for Versant Sports’ social platforms. The ideal candidate has a solid knowledge of social media and user behavior and a strong track record in social platform expertise, creativity and attention to detail. This role will focus primarily on golf, but a plus if the candidate has expertise in Versant’s sports portfolio, including Premier League, basketball, volleyball and NASCAR. The days for this role will primarily be Thursday through Sunday with non-traditional hours to account for golf coverage.

This is a project based / limited term position with an estimated duration of up to 6 months, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.  

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for live coverage of golf (usually Thursday through Sunday), with non-traditional hours
• Responsible for the day-to-day content management and coverage of golf
• Clip segments from live sporting events and studio shows in real time
• Will work with digital video producers daily to identify key content to be distributed on social media
• Maintain voice and content standards across multiple platforms and brands
• Work with Versant Sport’s video and editorial teams to create highly-sharable content
• Will work with Director of Social Media and team to identify opportunities for increased engagement, video views, and follower growth
• Works directly with talent and production teams to support in-studio and on-site content creation
• Contribute to team brainstorms by pitching content ideas that will help build video views and audience
• Juggle multiple projects with parallel timelines

Qualifications

• BA or BS from a four-year accredited college or university or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Business, Digital Media, or a related field
• Minimum of (1-2) years of experience producing and distributing content end-to-end for digital and social media platforms
• Experience and proficiency in all social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X and Facebook, Threads and BlueSky)
• Experience with a variety of social and project management tools (Sprout Social, Airtable, Monday.com, etc.)
• Able to track and leverage KPIs, while understanding the rapidly changing social media landscape 
• Skilled with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects) with the ability to edit basic videos for social distribution
• Extensive knowledge of sports and internet culture and a pulse on the latest trends
• Strong copy editing skills, ability to self-edit your own work
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
• Creative thinker who can look at digital trends and find innovative ways to tell a story in a piece of content

Demonstrated knowledge of sports, particularly Golf / NASCAR / WNBA and/or Premier League

Familiarity with live-video clipping platforms a plus, such as Wildmoka, WSC, Grabyo, etc.

Ability to shoot and edit content as needed a plus.

Strong understanding of digital trends

Strong organizational skills; attention to detail

Strong communication skills and willingness to work in a team environment