Assistant Content Manager -NBA College Sports

This is a remote position.

The Opportunity

Experience: 6 months of experience

Nature of Employment: Contract

Sportskeeda basketball is looking for an Assistant Content Manager to lead the NBA/College Basketball 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 timelines innovation traffic hiring and revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Content Manager and Senior Content Managers to develop a comprehensive content strategy for the NBA/College Basketball 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 NBA/College Basketball audiences.
  

• Brainstorm and assign innovative topics create datadriven content schedules 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 both NBA/College Basketball 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 NBA/College Basketball verticals.
  

• Take full ownership of daily content execution for NBA/College Basketball. 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 NBA/College Basketball 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.
  

• Assist Content Managers in recruiting and building YOUR own team for NBA/College Basketball verticals.
  

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 NBA/College Basketball landscape (read: NFL/College Football) 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 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 manmanagement negotiation content business operations
  

• Youll hone essential content and business skills needed for content creation on various platforms and potentially multimedia storytelling.
  

• Youll learn the ins and outs of covering different sports understand editorial workflows and gain insights into the current trends and challenges of the industry.
  

• You ll understand how the content engine at Sportskeeda works from strategy to execution in addition to mastering comprehensive coverage for various sports from breaking news to indepth analysis.
  

• Learn from the best! Our team management and editorial processes are honed by media industry veterans with over 30 years of experience covering US sports. This management position will give you valuable insights into how a successful sports content platform operates.
  

• Competitive aboveindustry pay subject to fluctuate between experience assignment completion and overall time commitment.
  

• Potential for a solid future at Sportskeeda touching financial personal and professional growth bases together since we believe in promoting internally (based on performance).