March Madness Social Programmer

Job Description

March Madness Social Programmer (Temporary)

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

The Job

Turner Sports & Bleacher Report are seeking a Social Programmer to assist with the daily social programming & curation of the @MarchMadnessMBB social media handles, our year-round college basketball brand.

The Daily
• Maintain the voice for @MarchMadnessMBB by immersing yourself into the college basketball community
• Develop content strategies with a focus on creating unique, shareable content across multiple platforms
• Build out social content calendars; daily community management
• Create original posts and find new ways to engage with our audience
• Liaise with editorial, multimedia, production, creative, programming to implement social plans
• Monitor social web, sports news sites, blogs, athletes pages for relevant and useful content
• *Something to note* Tournaments, games, events often take place on the weekends, at night. While this role features night and weekend shifts, work/life balance is incredibly important to us and we are flexible in our scheduling.

The Essentials
• You have a passion for sports, especially college basketball and a strong knowledge of all things sports
• You're a strong writer and creative at heart, who has a clear understanding of social design principles
• You have flawless spelling and grammar with an eye always towards even the smallest details
• You love keeping up with current trends and pop culture
• You have experience with social media management & have an active presence on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
• You have experience with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.
• You have amazing communication and presentation skills and are able to sell an idea to both management and colleagues
• You're a bonafide wordsmith and you take pride in being able to tell a story in 140 characters.
• You're an energetic self-starter with an innate curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit
• You're a self-starter and strong teammate who works collaboratively and responsibly with fellow passionate sports fans.
• You're used to working under pressure, nailing tight deadlines and taking creative risk when the time is right.
• You're not afraid to 'try something different' as you plan out your data driven content strategy
• You're someone who looks for new ideas and solutions, anticipates issues and follows up to keep projects moving across multiple teams
• You've received accolades for how exceptional your project management, organizational and multi-tasking skills are

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d92y2m-18-221-53-209-42 in your application.