Social Media Manager - Volleyball

Title: Social Media Manager - Volleyball

Reporting to: Manager, Wave Media Agency Ops & Strategy

Classification: Full-time Contractor

Location: Remote (in New York preferred)**

Compensation: $4,000 - $4,500 / month
Summary:
Wave Sports + Entertainment (WSE) is the leader in sports storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 130 million highly engaged followers globally. WSE’s award-winning, original programming is led by some of the most popular athletes and personalities in sports media -- including the hit digital series’ “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” “Podcast P with Paul George,” “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero” and “The Right Time with Bomani Jones” -- dishing out entertaining commentary, unique perspectives, expert analysis, and behind-the-scenes stories about the players and events that are shaping the world of sports. WSE also holds partnerships with 100+ rights holders and sports properties, providing always-on programming to followers of the internet's largest and most engaged social communities. 

Wave Media Agency is seeking a full-time Social Media Manager - Volleyball to assist with creating engaging short-form video content for our volleyball partner. This position is ideal for someone with content highlight packaging skills, creative flair for video content formats, strong sourcing and video editing skills, and a passion for volleyball with an interest in building a career in social media.
Responsibilities:

• Produce and edit both vertical style video that includes volleyball gameplay/highlights (and other sports as required)
• Produce and edit short-form podcast style edits (hosted content) .
• Identify video-worthy moments from an archive of gameplay and footage from videographers at events. Candidates should be able to find highlight worthy moments based on trending volleyball narratives/ player storylines- and turn an original clip into final edit.
• Package video assets, and edit footage into compelling and visually-appealing social media storytelling videos that align with current trends and audience preferences.
• Add social editing optimizations to enhance video product to optimize opportunities for video virality 
• Adhere to brand guidelines and social media platform specifications to ensure consistent and optimized video content.
• Create a forward looking weekly content plan weekly content based on our volleyball client’s season.

Qualifications:

• A keen eye for detail and a passion for creating visually-compelling video content
• A strong understanding of social media platforms (Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) and their respective video content preferences and formats
• Strong interest and knowledge of volleyball, with an eagerness to learn more about digital engagement strategies.
• Proficiency in video editing and graphic designing software (i.e. Adobe Suite)
• Creative and proactive approach to tasks, with effective communication skills and willingness to bring your own creativity to video edits.
• A creative mindset paired with a strong work ethic to be able to adapt to new video editing capabilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Physical Requirements + Work Environment

• Capacity to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery and hardware.
• The ability to communicate and exchange information clearly and accurately. 
• Work is sedentary and involves sitting for the majority of work hours.
• Able to work full-time M-F and nights and weekends as needed.

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and work is performed in a business office environment.
• The worker may be exposed to variable lighting conditions (brightness or darkness) and noise during production when in the office.

**Work Location

If this job is categorized as a Remote opportunity above, we may support remote work for applicants who reside in the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NY, NC, ND, SC, SD, TX. Whether WSE decides to pursue candidates in these states depends on job scope and varies by job.

At Wave Sports + Entertainment, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.

We are a Bullpen Sports Network, Inc. affiliate company

Direct Applicants Only