JOB SUMMARY
The Coordinator, Social Editorial is a member of the Social Media team and is primarily responsible for publishing content to MLB’s official and boutique social media accounts. This role requires the flexibility to be available nights and weekends throughout the year.
Responsibilities
Conducting Core Work Activities
- Publishes content across MLB’s portfolio of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts
- Works in tandem with various other verticals of the social media department to ensure best practices are followed
- Writes and edits captions with the mindset of the messaging coming from the official voice of Major League Baseball
- Covers day-to-day baseball storylines as well as works with other segments of the Social Media team to ideate content for jewel events (Opening Day, All-Star Week, Postseason etc.)
- Works to specialize content to fit each individual social media platform
Supporting the Needs of Stakeholders
- Executes against project plans to ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned tasks
- Collaborates with manager and stakeholders to support business needs
- Generates and provides timely and accurate updates in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
- Communicates in a clear and concise manner that is easy to understand
Education and Experience
- 4 year degree from an accredited university in marketing, advertising, communications, business, or related field, OR equivalent relevant experience
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good editorial judgment
- Proficiency in grammar, punctuation, and syntax
- Experience working on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube preferred
- Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
- Strong understanding of baseball (MLB, its clubs and players) is essential
Pay Range: $25 - $30 per hour
The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including 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.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email us at accommodations@mlb.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!