Editorial/Social Producer, Prospects & Minor Leagues (Seasonal)

Major League Baseball

10d•$23

About The Position

We are looking for an editorial/social producer for MLB Pipeline – MLB.com’s vertical dedicated to coverage of prospects – and Minor League Baseball. Mlb Pipeline producers are responsible for writing, editing and producing prospect, Draft and Minor League content for MLB.com, MiLB.com, the 30 MLB club sites and all Pipeline and MiLB social media channels. They will work closely with homepage editors and other editorial/social producers to ensure that the sites provide users with the most relevant, informative and interesting content possible.

Requirements

Ability to write and produce compelling, concise content on deadline
Thorough knowledge of baseball -- specifically about prospects and the Minor Leagues
Position may require work at night and on weekends
Experience with content management systems and web publishing
Strong copy-editing skills
Knowledge of social media and SEO
Basic HTML and Photoshop skills
Ability to work well under deadline and in fast-paced situations with multiple responsibilities
Strong communication, presentation and organization skills
Must be able and willing to work as part of a team, and receptive to feedback

Nice To Haves

Facility with written Spanish is not required but beneficial

Responsibilities

Edit and post content for use on com, MiLB.com, team and partner websites
Use social media to promote content
Write prospect- and Minor League-focused articles for MLB.com and MiLB.com
Request video highlights and provide metadata for the clips
Update the sites quickly and accurately
Write interesting headlines, captions, blurbs
Manage and update MLB Pipeline’s comprehensive ranking of the top prospects in each MLB organization
Collaborate with multimedia department to ensure appropriate and relevant video is being used with each story
Select and crop photos to pair with stories, prospect lists and other packages
Make judgments on story significance and arrange content into lead packages on the sites
Communicate with the rest of the content team to ensure that all content is accurately placed on the various sites