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