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Job Description

Role Purpose

The fantasy content creator will be responsible for providing original digital content on news and events for multiple sports, including but not limited to the NBA, MLB, and NFL working within the broader Editorial team.

Responsibilities

• Write original and insightful posts on all of the key news and events of the day
• Produce informative, timely, and concise fantasy analysis on breaking news, injuries, transactions, and game results
• Provide fantasy analysis for video, both for live streams and video on demand
• Brainstorm and pitch creative approaches to content and coverage of key events
• Work closely with additional NBC Sports Rotoworld writers and contributors on the site to ensure near around-the-clock coverage

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Strong editorial judgment and engagement with multiple sports properties
• Minimum 1+ year experience in a sports writing capacity
• Familiarity with and experience in fantasy sports writing. Comfortable with using fantasy terminology in copy

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, to meet deadlines, and multi-task
• Ability to follow major storylines across multiple sports and create clearly-written, editorially sound and user-friendly content around those storylines
• Familiarity with HTML and/or web-authoring tools and software
• Comfort with sports research/statistics sources and methods and ability to fact-check efficiently
• Familiarity with AP style with the ability to create clean, accurate and original copy
• Strong comfort level with video and audio editorial presentation
• Team player who is comfortable working with editors

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to work in a team environment, eagerness to learn, and ability to adjust on the fly as storylines and trends evolve and change
• Experience and familiarity with social media platforms and how they can be applied to content
• Particular understanding and use of Twitter
• Experience with sports betting and playing fantasy sports is a plus
• Availability on nights and weekends

Additional Requirements

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Willingness to work nights and weekends with short notice
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols

It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal’ s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color

Additional Information

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