Assistant Content Manager -NFL College Sports

This is a remote position.

The Opportunity

Experience: 6 months of experience

Nature of Employment: Contract

Sportskeeda Football (American) is looking for an Assistant Content Manager to lead the NFL/College Football vertical. Your primary responsibilities would include working with the content team journalists SEOs and editors to grow the vertical in terms of content production quality timeliness innovation traffic hiring and revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Content Manager and Senior Content Managers to develop a comprehensive content strategy for the NFL/College Football vertical aligned with the overall sports vertical strategy and different events throughout the season.
  

• Monitor and achieve traffic targets set for various sources (Search Social Affiliate etc.). Identify emerging market and content trends to diversify and keep content fresh and engaging for both NFL/College Football audiences.
  

• Brainstorm and assign innovative topics create datadriven content schedules and oversee and champion daily operations. Train and onboard new writers familiarizing them with Sportskeedas tools processes and editorial guidelines.
  

• Maintain high content quality standards for NFL/College Football content focusing on Sportskeeda s editorial aspects analytics and audience engagement.
  

• Comanage the content team ensuring efficient workflow meeting daily quotas and addressing any issues quickly.
  

• Streamline operations to meet content business goals such as increasing website visits ad impressions and revenue for the NFL/College Football vertical.
  

• Take full ownership of daily content execution for NFL/College Football. Build and maintain content repositories creating new buckets as and when needed.
  

• Track internal content performance metrics for the respective vertical(s) (average turnaround time firsttomarket etc.) and identify areas for improvement.
  

• Stay uptodate on the latest NFL/College Football storylines crafting SEOfriendly headlines and socialfriendly quotes while adhering to Sportskeedas editorial standards.
  

• Collaborate with the Content Manager on data analysis and R&D to develop datadriven insights that build into the existing content strategy.
  

• Share insights from daily competitor monitoring identify content gaps and work with the Content Manager & the Senior Content Managers to address them.
  

• Coordinate and liaise with content editorial and SEO teams to ensure timely content delivery and meet internal targets.
  

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Assistant Content Manager or similar role in the sports industry (preferably US sports)
  

• Strong understanding of the US sports market and the key sports involved but not limited to the NFL/College Football landscape (read: NBA/WNBA) including current trends storylines and key players
  

• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
  

• A strong analytical and datadriven approach to content creation
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a passion for creating engaging sports content
  

• Experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices
  

• Experience working in a fastpaced deadlinedriven environment
  

• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and content creation tools
  

• Excellent organizational and documentation skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously pertaining to the dynamic nature of the job and the industry
  

• Ability to lead and motivate a team
  

• A good sense of humor communication skills and a sense of empathy should be able to work with a team that has people from different nationalities ethnicities and backgrounds
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in a digital media startup environment handling the same sport
  

• A mature understanding of social media distribution for the sports content business
  

• Experience transcribing interviews/short video clippings for social media content
  

Benefits

• Opportunity to conduct exclusive interviews with athletes and draft prospects. This is a golden opportunity to connect with established sports journalists editors and potentially athletes and public figures.
  

• Youll gain handson experience with tasks like expanding upon a datadriven content strategy business expansion management negotiation content business operations etc.
  

• Youll hone essential content and business skills needed for content creation on various platforms