Gameday Digital Programming Assistant

Gameday Digital Programming Assistant

Requisition ID: 20000064

Description

The NFL Media office is seeking a Game Day Digital Programming Assistant to support the Digital Media Programming and Video teams. This role is responsible for Sunday highlight operations across NFL Owned and Operated platforms. Additionally, the Game Day Digital Programming Assistant position requires a creative thinker with the editorial expertise gained from a background in journalism.

The ideal candidate for this position must have extraordinary knowledge of NFL teams, players and current storylines.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for watching live NFL games and identifying key moments, milestones and highlights to distribute to NFL platforms.

Respond to content request coming in from the Programming and Video teams

Recognize key moments that should be highlighted that may not be included in a specific request

Proactively communicate with Programming & video teams to ensure we’re capturing the right content

Publish content identified to our internal platform for both mobile and web

Responsible for creating titles, captions, applying metadata and programming video content across NFL digital properties

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Vast knowledge of NFL teams, personnel and storylines

Must be available to work every Sunday of the NFL season, some in-season Holidays and some preseason games

Strong journalism skills (spelling, headline creation, grammar, etc.)

Elite communication and organization skills

Ability to multitask (watch live game, write headlines, communicate with programming staff, etc.)

Ability to handle a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines while working remotely

Preferred Education and Experience:

Intermediate experience in digital media workflows (content creation, metadata, content programming)

Intermediate-to-advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office

No video editing experience required

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics:

Able to work in a fast-paced game day environment

Willing to learn quickly and think on their feet

Ability to learn new programs and web publishing

Expected Hours of Work:

 Part-time- 1-2 days per week.