Yahoo Sports Social Media Editor

Sam’s Social Media Club is helping Yahoo find a Yahoo Sports Social Media Editor.

Yahoo Sports connects fans to the sports and fantasy games they love most, providing personalized quality content and superior fan experiences every day.

 

 

Responsibilities:

• Manage, ideate and program for Yahoo Sports’ social media channels: Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook
• Conceptualize and execute original content and live streaming ideas for social platforms.
• Grow Yahoo Sports’ social handles via content and community building and proactively pitch opportunities for growth.
• Post breaking news and UGC/original content around live events on multiple social platforms.
• Stay up to date on current industry trends, evolving strategies and works constantly with editorial and video teams on ensuring all types of social content are following current best practices
• Ideate unique call-to-action campaigns or other creative strategies to promote content and engage with users on social platforms
• Identify sports stories to pitch to editorial and existing social media team
• Weekly and monthly reporting on all social analytics and using data to make decisions and recommendations on content.
• Work in lockstep with Yahoo Sports’ creative team to build out proactive and on-the-fly static and video content.

 

 Skills:

• Deep understanding of sports/social media platforms with experience programming on all major platforms (scheduling posts, programming video, content promotion, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of all social media platforms and an understanding of crafting stories in an interesting way that grabs attention and has the ability to go viral on the internet
• Strong editorial judgment and deep knowledge of all sports – specifically: NFL, college football, NBA, WNBA, MLB, college basketball.
• A creative thinker that has the ability to move quickly and capitalize on breaking news stories and live sporting events
• A proven track record of creating content that grows a sports brand’s social media accounts
• Strong understanding of key social metrics and how to optimize content based on those metrics
• Ability to identify static and video content that resonates on specific social platforms
• Strong writing skills, grammar, communication skills and an understanding of the “tone” of the internet.
• Ability to produce/edit video and create graphics for social platforms using Adobe Creative Suite a plus.

 

You Also Should Be:

• 3-5 years programming social content or “owning” a social account for a sports social media brand
• A team player and go-getter who can multitask and work across multiple groups to partner and collaborate on multiple initiatives
• A huge fan obsessed with all things sports, social media and internet trends.
• Someone who enjoys engaging with the social audience and loves to build the conversation around our content
• Someone who can work a flexible schedule in accordance with sports breaking news and live sporting events. Weekend and evening shifts are required.

 

 

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

 

 

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

 

 

The compensation for this position ranges from $56,250.00 – $117,500.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

 

 

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.

 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

 

 

Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.