Position Reports To: Supervisor, Media Management
Position Summary: MLB Network seeks a Freelance Summer Content Associate to provide support to the production and media delivery processes, as assigned. The Content Associate must possess a high-level knowledge of baseball, be highly organized and have writing experience.
Responsibilities: Specific responsibilities include:
- Write metadata in support of game highlights.
- Deliver video elements to specified recipient.
- Spot check videos on https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/ and report issues
- Communicate with internal and external partners using Slack
- Other such duties as required.
Skills & Experience: The ideal candidate must have most if not all of the following skills and experiences:
- 0 to 1 years’ business or related experience is required.
- Must demonstrate a passion for and knowledge of baseball.
- Required to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Be extremely organized, demonstrate initiative and an ability to complete multiple assignments in a timely manner.
- Individual must work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrate the tact, diplomacy, decisiveness, and superior people skills required in a pressurized live television environment.
- Possess the manual dexterity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Possess the visual acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Possess the auditory acuity needed to effectively create required work product.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to navigate distances of various lengths within the work environment.
Education: Current students or recent graduates seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Broadcast/Journalism/Television Production degree is highly preferred.
Work Classification: Employee will have a hybrid (in-office/at home) work schedule.
Work classifications may be changed or modified at any time by the Company.