Player Social Coordinator (Seasonal)

Job Description:

This individual will assist in the distribution and creation of original content for Major League Baseball players' social media accounts. This person will be a member of the Player Social team at MLB, supporting the team's primary goal of providing content to MLB players to help them better engage with audiences on social media and grow their personal brands. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of baseball, a keen eye for quality content, and the ability to work well in groups or on their own.

Essential Functions:

Follow games to identify and distribute the best content to MLB players on a daily/nightly basis

Work closely with live content creators at each ballpark to ensure content is being captured and distributed to all players in the program in a timely manner

Sift through a lot content, photos, and videos and decide what content is highest quality and worthy of player channels

Track posting of distributed custom content for major MLB events

Follow MLB players' content to provide to MLB content team for reposting

Communicate with players directly in a professional manner

Work closely with the design team and video editors to create and deliver high-quality social content to players

Handle submission of player verification requests to social media platforms

Miscellaneous Player Social support projects as needed and assigned

Qualifications and Skills:

1+ year experience working in social media, digital content, or athlete relations

Bilingual (English & Spanish) candidates preferred

Strong understanding of baseball and our players

Experience creating social content or demonstrate the ability to do so

Understanding of what type of content works best on each social platform

Eye for content that attracts a Gen Z audience

Ability to be engaging, funny, and appealing in your work

Availability to work nights and weekends