Freelance Summer Content Associate

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.