Major League Baseball’s Club Content Contributor (Freelance) is responsible for covering the Pittsburgh Pirates through written and video content. We seek someone with a demonstrated passion for the Pirates, who can speak to the team’s audience from a fan’s perspective, regularly creating content that will resonate with the hardcore fan, the casual fan, and everyone in between. We want someone who is excited to produce content for an audience that shares their love of the Pirates.

Responsibilities

• Able to handle a wide variety of written content, ranging from news and analysis to whimsy, adjusting tone based on circumstances
• Daily video content that touches on whatever topic is resonating with the fanbase that day
• Communicate proactively with the club’s PR staff to provide coverage of club initiatives and handle all team announcements
• Attending most home games to assist with player storytelling and game coverage

Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to appear in, edit, and produce video content for site, app, and social media.
• An active presence on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X, and other social media platforms.
• Ability to write opinion and news articles as warranted
• A built-in following among the fanbase, either from social media, YouTube, or previous coverage of the team, also a plus.
• Thorough knowledge of the history of the Pirates and an understanding of what makes their fanbase tick.
• High degree of accuracy.
• Experience with content management systems and web publishing.
• Basic HTML and Photoshop.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends. Occasional travel may be required. 
• Being open to feedback, direction and new approaches on how to cover a Major League Baseball Club is crucial.

Compensation

The Day Rate associated with this work will be commensurate with the skills and experience required to perform the tasks.

Major League Baseball’s Live Content Program is a premiere content creation program leading the way in content capturing and innovation among all professional sports leagues. The program consists of photographers, videographers, and editors who have a passion for not only capturing compelling content but being at the forefront with engaging with the next generation of baseball fans. This program provides young & professional creators an opportunity to continue their creative and visual career while also learning from the best content creators in sports. 

The Live Content Creator is a member of the Live Content team and is primarily responsible for capturing video and photo content using one’s personal professional cameras of on- and off-the-field baseball experiences for the league, club and player’s social needs. Beyond day-to-day coverage, content might be used for brand marketing campaigns, editorial pieces, and external stakeholders to further elevate the growth of baseball. 

This is a part-time, seasonal position covering MLB games and events in the assigned city, reporting back to the Live Content team based in New York City. 

The Live Content Creator Program requires the use of personal professional cameras.

This role requires night and weekends through the year and requires flexibility to be available on short notice. Potential travel opportunities. 

Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ years of professional quality photography and videography experience
• Experience with DSLR or mirrorless cameras in a sports environment
• Knowledge of social media platforms and what content works best on each
• Proficient understanding of viral content
• Familiarity with MLB and overall baseball current storylines
• Love for visual storytelling
• Conducts professionally on and off the field representing Major League Baseball
• Editing skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut or similar platforms is a plus
• Spanish-Language is a plus
• Interview experience is a plus
• A love for the game of baseball

Requirements

• Commits to work on assigned scheduled dates
• Follows directions from the Live Content Management team based in NY to understand daily needs, storylines and prepare for special requests from social platforms, marketing and league needs
• Attends home games/events within one’s market to capture pregame, in-game, and post-game content for both home and visiting teams, player marketing, and the league in photo/video formats to send over for real-time distribution
• Generates content primarily for game day but may also create content for marketing promotions and sponsorship activations on social and editorial platforms
• Produces content on a nightly basis and edits on tight deadlines
• Abides to MLB HR compliance policies

Pay Rate: $25.00 per hour

The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision