The Content Producer (seasonal) is responsible for helping write, edit, create and manage Major League Baseball’s club content and posting it to digital platforms during games. They work closely with assignment editors, supervising editors and beat reporters to ensure that our site and app presentation is accurate, timely, informative and fun.
The role requires versatility, as all candidates will be expected to edit copy, navigate our content management systems and could also be called upon for reporting and newsletter coverage. It is first and foremost an editorial production position, and any fill-in writing opportunities are dependent on location and experience.
We want someone who's a baseball nut and comfortable around stats, but also appreciates the lighter side of the game and is inclusive of the casual fan, can edit articles quickly and accurately, understands effective headlines and is intuitive about which types of content will resonate.
This is not an office-based position and we will consider strong candidates from any U.S. location; however, candidates who reside near or in the following baseball markets would be filling a specific need: Anaheim, Cincinnati, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles, Minnesota, San Francisco and St. Louis.
Candidates who want to be seriously considered MUST include a cover letter with the application.
Responsibilities:
- Write, edit, fact-check and post content for use on MLB and team digital platforms
- React quickly and accurately during breaking news
- Craft entertaining headlines, captions and blurbs
- Package stories with video, photos, social media and other features
- Make judgments on story significance and arrange content into lead packages
- Communicate consistently with others on the content team on latest developments
Qualifications & Skills:
- Excellent writing and copyediting skills
- Experience with content management systems and web publishing
- Thorough grasp of baseball landscape and comfort with stats
- Work well under deadline and in fast-paced situations with multiple responsibilities
- Obsessive about accuracy
- Knowledge of social media and SEO
- Strong communication, presentation and organization skills
- Basic HTML and Photoshop skills a plus
- Must be available to work nights and weekends
Pay Range: $22.00/hr
The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Major League Baseball (MLB) considers relevant to the hiring decision. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.
Why MLB?
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.
MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you are interested in joining our team and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at: accommodations@mlb.com.