Content Creator, Sports

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $25 - $39 / hour

⏰ Full Time

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🎬 Content Creator

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USA TODAY Network

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201 - 500 employees

📱 Media

📣 Marketing

🤝 B2B

Media • Marketing • B2B

USA TODAY Network is the national media and advertising arm of USA TODAY Co. , operating a large portfolio of local and national publications and offering a full suite of advertising and marketing solutions. It provides digital and print display advertising, direct mail, branded content, performance marketing, video, SEO, merchandising, and self-serve marketplace services, backed by data-driven technology, creative services, events and an AI-powered platform. The Network emphasizes local advertising reach supported by national scale and serves businesses across automotive, travel, finance, education, home improvement and other verticals.

📋 Description

• Curate and program the USA TODAY Sports homepage • Craft app alerts featuring timely, relevant, and high-performing content • Create engaging social content, including video, reflecting USA TODAY's voice • Curate and/or write USA TODAY Sports newsletters • Partner with reporters, editors, and audience development teams to amplify coverage and identify promotional opportunities • Execute the user-generated content strategy and package content for on-site and off-platform use • Manage influencer outreach and partnerships as needed • Assist with optimization of on-site content for discoverability • Experiment with emerging platforms and tools to accelerate audience growth • Help with live coverage for breaking news and tentpole events • Work extended hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and unexpected periods when news requires it

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience • 3+ years of experience, preferably in a digitally-focused news organization • Journalism experience or education is mandatory • Sports-specific experience is mandatory • Experience creating content optimized for social media, newsletters or search • Experience with SEO, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok • Commitment to detail, accuracy and fairness • Understanding of journalistic ethics and best practices • Ability to multitask and excel under deadline pressure • Comfort using analytics tools such as Parse.ly, Google Analytics, Google Trends, and social and newsletter engagement insights • Expertise creating content on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram • Experience with video editing tools in-app and third-party tools like Canva and Premiere • Experience with third-party distribution tools like Hootsuite, True Anthem and Echobox is preferred • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Familiarity with news products and journalism, and understanding of media analytics and ethics • Resume, cover letter, and at least three content-creation work samples required; at least one video is required