Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Job Description: • Edit and post content for use on MLB.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 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 • Facility with written Spanish is not required but beneficial. Benefits: