High School Sports Creator

Responsibilities

• Research, pitch, report, shoot, script, edit and publish compelling short-form videos and social-first stories.
• Appear on camera for live streams, Game of the Week coverage, interviews, social media-first reporting and recurring shows.
• Develop original concepts that showcase the athletes, teams, rivalries and communities that make Massachusetts high school sports distinctive.
• Produce text-on-screen explainers, interviews, features, live coverage and other platform-native formats.
• Publish content using best practices for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and emerging social platforms.
• Build audience engagement by starting conversations, earning trust and growing community over time.
• Work quickly and independently to produce timely content from games, events and breaking news situations.
• Contribute reporting and writing to MassLive’s broader statewide high school sports coverage strategy.

Requirements

• A degree in journalism, communication, digital media or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience in journalism, video, social media or digital content creation. Experience does not need to come from a traditional newsroom, but candidates must demonstrate strong news judgment and storytelling ability.
• Demonstrated experience creating and publishing compelling video for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or similar platforms.
• Experience growing a social media audience by building engagement, starting conversations and earning trust.
• Strong knowledge of Massachusetts high school sports, or the ability to quickly build trusted relationships with coaches, athletes, families and school communities across the state.
• Ability to write clean, concise scripts and produce content in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with editing tools such as CapCut, Instagram Edits, Adobe Premiere or similar platforms.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects under deadline pressure.
• Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates MassLive from competitors.

Preferred

• Strong audio recording abilities are a plus.
• Bilingual and multilingual language skills are a plus.