Part-Time Freelance Golf 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