Digital Content Creator
Fox Sports
Los Angeles, CAThis is a Freelance Job
We are seeking a dynamic digital content creator with a passion for sports to join. The Freelance Digital Video Specialist will be responsible for creating engaging content for sports and podcasts, condensing podcast segments into optimized vertical videos for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts. They will contribute to the daily operations of our YouTube and TikTok channels and produce full game highlights that highlight key storylines. A strong knowledge of sports and experience in editing full-length podcasts and VODs are essential for this role. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love connecting with sports fans, we want to hear from you!
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Create fun digital content for Sports and Podcasts
• Create full game sports highlights that identify key storylines of the game
• Condense podcast segments into vertical videos that are optimized for different digital platforms i.e. TikTok and YouTube Shorts (The Joel Klatt Show, Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour)
• Run or contribute to day-to-day operations of YouTube and TikTok channels
• Edit full length podcasts and VODs
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• Experience editing Reel – include 9x16 and 16x9 examples
• Advanced Adobe Premiere knowledge, video editing, and storytelling
• Advanced knowledge of digital platforms, YouTube, and TikTok
• Intermediate Photoshop knowledge, YouTube thumbnail creation
• Writing skills and SEO experience
• Understanding how to best optimize video for the following platforms: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Foxsports.com
• Build and maintain relationships across a variety of groups including social media, production, and other show teams
• 1+ year of Digital/TV editorial experience
• Familiar with digital platforms, industry terminology, and understand deadlines
• Effectively communicate with social media managers, producers, and other project stakeholders
• Knowledge of how to edit compelling video content using Adobe Premiere
• Strong vertical video editing skills for TikTok/Reels/YouTube shorts, including caption creation, added visual elements, storytelling
• Strong written and grammatical skills required for writing video metadata
• Strong sports knowledge and a passion for sports
• Experience editing full length podcast and VOD/headline creation
• Experience in day-to-day operations of running a YouTube Channel
• Ability to manage and organize multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to work weekends and nights as needed and work in the office daily since schedules will vary by season with sports
NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER
• After Effects knowledge
Salary/Benefits
$28.85 - $39.42 /hour USD
Final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location
Additional Information
FOX Sports is the industry leader in live events and serves as the umbrella entity for Fox Corporation's extensive multi-platform sports assets in the U.S. With brands capable of reaching over 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports encompasses the sports television arm of the FOX Network, including FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus, and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture in the Big Ten Network and digital properties like FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. Additionally, FOX Sports Digital is a dynamic content creator dedicated to delivering engaging sports content. The network has consistently delivered the most-watched television program, NFL's America's Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.
