MileSplit.com, Flocasts’ channel dedicated to the 24/7 coverage of high school track and field and cross-country, is seeking a senior national site editor to join our team in Austin, Tx.
Job responsibilities include:
- Creating the most compelling written and video content in the sport.
- Conceptualizing and executing on weekly web-series.
- Overseeing the schedule of all written and video content being featured on Milesplit.com.
- Providing on-site coverage and in depth analysis from the top events.
- Interviewing athletes, coaches and mavens within the sport.
- Helping produce premium doc series.
- Managing contributor-submitted content from our network of individual state sites to fit the editorial voice of MileSplit .
- Management of social media channels.
- Work with our sales team to develop custom content around sponsored initiatives.
Position requirements are:
- High level of experience within the scholastic track and field community.
- Undergraduate degree from a four-year college.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including strong editing, grammar, and proofreading skills; good listener.
- Possess critical thinking, analytical, and creative talent to develop a concept, idea, fact or content into a strong written and/or visual presentation.
- Ability to create multiple pieces of content per day and deliver on deadline.
- Strong organizational skills; great attention to detail.
- Willingness to work cooperatively with marketing, product management, video production teams.
- Ability to interact with senior management and to work independently. Must be a team player that also demonstrates leadership skills in a matrix-managed organization.
- Proficiency in digital imaging software.
- Knowledge of FinalCut Pro, Adobe Premier, and/or Avid is a plus.
- Understanding of social media and advanced web technologies.
If this is you then please submit with cover letter your resume and links to relevant work samples to jobs@flocasts.com.