Content Manager, Milesplit

Description
Position at FloSports
FloSports is a world-class sports media company strategically positioned to be the essential destination for passionate sports fans, delighting them with live event coverage, breaking news, highlights, stats, rankings, and team and player profiles. We are growing Our Sports every day by continuing to invest in our ever-expanding ecosystem, which consists of over a dozen sport verticals and hundreds of streaming partners. FloSports is creating the home for sports like hockey, track & field, racing, grappling, wrestling, cheer and more, and we are looking for innovative and passionate people like you to help us!
THE ROLE:
FloSports is seeking a Content Manager to lead the execution of editorial strategy and manage a team of content creators that support the MileSplit state network. Candidates need editorial management experience for web and social media and the ability to think creatively and analytically to develop content that engages fans, promotes our premium offering, tells compelling stories, and enhances the brand.
The MileSplit state network is a key part of the Track vertical within FloSports, which delivers live events, rankings and results, and original content to an audience that includes fans of the sport, the competitors themselves, and those invested in their success-from coaches to relatives. With a team of content creators across the nation, the MileSplit state network provides local youth and high school track and field and cross country coverage to state-based audiences that seek updates on meet results, athlete statistics, college recruitment, and more.
We're looking for candidates with ideas on how to maximize the various elements of our offering with cohesive content strategies that implement best practices in media across each of our state-based coverage teams, which include full-time employees and contractors. Championing change and acting as a catalyst for innovation will be vital to the success of this position. The Content Manager for the MileSplit state network will report to the Sr. Manager of Content for the Track vertical and work closely with them to execute the vision for Track coverage across each state, elevate top stories to be spotlighted on the national platform, and help grow our audience.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage a team of content creators that develops great digital content, both written and video, from the idea phase to publishing.
• Track content analytics to monitor engagement and deliver insights to your team that influence creation and curation strategies.
• Allocate budget, headcount, time, internal/external assets, etc. in a way that maximizes impact and supports FloSports company goals.
• Lead your team in meetings to come up with content plans that engage fans, market live events, tell compelling stories, and enhance the brand.
• Manage the creation of impactful and high-quality social media and web content, both written and video, from the idea phase to publishing.
• Own the development of platform-specific content that resonates with the target audience and maximizes engagement-and reinforce those best practices within the team.
• Champion business initiatives and rally your teams around them with thorough plans for success.
• Seek, utilize and manage the best staff and freelancers you can find and guide them to create killer content.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Experience in a similar role managing creative/editorial employees-preferably, within the sports media space.
• Experience with content analytics and demonstrated ability to apply takeaways that inform strategy.
• Experience creating engaging content for social media and a working knowledge of monetization for these channels. Understanding when and how to leverage our live offering (distributing streams to social, identifying cross-posting opportunities, etc.) and replay library (highlight packages, featured moments, throwback videos, etc.) will be a key function of this role.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and adaptable to change.
• You're a fantastic editor, and know AP Style in and out. Grammar mistakes drive you crazy.
• Proficient with Content Management Systems (CMS), core and emergent social media platforms, and web/OTT content best practices.
• You know what compelling video content looks like and how to manage your team to deliver it.
• You're organized. You know how to prioritize your time. You manage multiple projects with ease.
• You're creative and analytical. You enjoy coming up with unique takes on stories and refuse to do something that has been done before. You thrive on taking an idea and making it a reality.
• You work well with senior management, but you can also work independently. You take leadership and ownership of your team.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential.
OUR BENEFITS:

• Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
• Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
• All-hands events hosted twice a year in beautiful Austin, Texas
• Annual equity awards for all top performers
• Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
• Progressive parental leave policies
• Unlimited paid time off
• Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
• Free laundry service for all positions that require travel
• Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
• Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week