Junior Social Media Journalist - Sky Sports (Multi-Sports)

About This Role

This role is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Social Media Journalist to work in the Sky Sports Social Media team, focusing on commissioning, curating, and publishing content to Sky Sports multi-sports accounts/channels, and Sky Sports’ main brand accounts across all social platforms. The role also requires close collaboration with the wider social media team, the editorial and video teams in Sky Sports Digital, as well as more widely with Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Content teams. Reporting to a Social Media Output Editor, this is a key role that will ensure Sky Sports is the sports media brand of choice for U35s and diverse audiences, while creating revenue opportunities and continuing to add value to the Sky Sports subscription.

Responsibilities

• Understand how to make content stand out on each social platform, tailoring tone accordingly while remaining true to Sky Sports Social’s brand voice
• Work closely with Content Production and Design team to commission social-first content for Sky Sports’ main brand accounts, including gfx, vertical video, and thumbnail creation, where required
• Publish content to all Sky Sports multi-sports accounts across all platforms, working closely with the Sky Sports News Production and Digital teams, to ensure content is published in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner
• Liaise with Community Management team to engage target audiences around our content on the channels you oversee and capitalize on trends, as well as facilitate and promote community engagement events around talent and athletes, including Reddit AMAs and watch parties
• Work closely with video production and editorial teams to make sure our social output is fully aligned with all output streams
• Cut and publish live news moments to multiple social platforms, and facilitate monetization opportunities on each social platform, including live streams
• Demonstrate an understanding of editorial processes with a keen interest in developing own news judgment
• Contribute new ideas and propositions to ensure the continued evolution of Sky Sports across social platforms
• Maintain a good knowledge of current sporting issues, stories, and rival publishers

Requirements

• Demonstrable passion and knowledge for all sports (including F1, cricket, golf, tennis, boxing, and darts)
• Demonstrable passion and very good knowledge of cricket
• Existing experience of publishing sports content on social platforms, understanding of social video techniques and the different ways U35 and new audiences consume content
• An understanding of emerging platforms with a keen interest in technology and innovation
• Attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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