Social Media Apprentice

The⠀Houston⠀Astros are⠀looking⠀for a⠀creative⠀who will⠀help⠀develop,⠀execute,⠀and⠀analyze⠀social⠀media⠀initiatives,⠀with a⠀focus on⠀gameday⠀content⠀with an⠀emphasis⠀on (but⠀not⠀limited⠀to) the⠀organization’s⠀social⠀accounts.⠀This⠀person⠀will also⠀support⠀the Social⠀Media⠀Coordinator⠀with⠀ad-hoc⠀projects,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀weekly⠀performance⠀reports⠀and⠀sponsored⠀content.⠀This role⠀is⠀extremely⠀collaborative,⠀and will⠀include⠀real-time⠀coverage⠀of home⠀and away⠀games.

Essential⠀Duties &⠀Responsibilities

Reasonable⠀accommodations⠀may be⠀made to⠀enable⠀individuals⠀with⠀disabilities⠀to perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions.

• Assist in⠀planning,⠀creating,⠀and⠀distributing⠀content⠀for the⠀organization’s⠀social⠀media⠀accounts.
• Assist⠀with⠀in-game⠀content⠀for social⠀media⠀posts,⠀being⠀mindful of⠀voice for⠀each⠀platform,⠀to help⠀grow and⠀engage the⠀Astros⠀social⠀audience.
• Assist⠀with⠀capturing⠀fan⠀content⠀for social⠀media at⠀home games⠀and at⠀off-site⠀promotional,⠀community,⠀and⠀sponsor⠀events.
• Utilize⠀graphic⠀asset⠀library to⠀build and⠀execute⠀real-time,⠀in-game⠀content⠀that meets⠀the needs,⠀requirements,⠀and brand⠀standards⠀of the⠀Astros⠀organization.⠀This may⠀include⠀but is not⠀limited to⠀daily⠀lineup⠀graphics,⠀broadcast⠀highlights,⠀final⠀scores.
• Take⠀part in⠀content⠀meetings⠀to assist⠀in the⠀development⠀on⠀fan-first⠀social⠀content.
• Communicate⠀with Live⠀Content⠀Creators⠀at each⠀ballpark⠀to ensure⠀content is⠀being⠀captured⠀for away⠀game⠀needs.
• Assist⠀on other⠀marketing⠀projects⠀and⠀campaigns⠀throughout⠀the season⠀including⠀reporting,⠀sponsored⠀content⠀tracking,⠀creative⠀updates⠀and⠀more.
• Stay⠀up-to-date⠀with⠀trends on⠀existing⠀and⠀emerging⠀platforms.
• Performs⠀other⠀related⠀duties as⠀assigned.

Qualifications

• Baseball⠀knowledge⠀is⠀required.
• Flexibility⠀and⠀willingness⠀to work⠀extended⠀hours,⠀evenings⠀and⠀weekends.
• High⠀level of⠀demonstrated⠀professionalism,⠀integrity⠀and⠀decorum.
• A⠀deep⠀understanding⠀of all⠀major⠀social⠀platforms⠀and trends⠀including⠀X,⠀Instagram,⠀and⠀Facebook,⠀TikTok.
• Creative,⠀energetic⠀and⠀proactive⠀approach⠀to⠀work.
• Ability⠀to⠀anticipate⠀and make⠀recommendations⠀based on⠀the needs⠀of manager⠀and/or⠀project
• Strong⠀relationship⠀building⠀skills.
• Innovative⠀and⠀proactive⠀thinker.
• Fluency⠀in English⠀and⠀Spanish,⠀verbal and⠀written,⠀is⠀preferred.
• Working⠀towards or⠀have⠀already⠀obtained a⠀bachelor’s⠀in⠀marketing,⠀communications,⠀business,⠀or related⠀field.
• 1+⠀years’⠀experience⠀in social⠀media,⠀sports or⠀entertainment⠀experience⠀preferred.
• Game⠀day duties⠀required.
• Creative,⠀energetic,⠀and⠀proactive⠀approach⠀to⠀work.
• Proficiency⠀in photo⠀editing⠀and⠀fundamental⠀design⠀tasks in⠀Photoshop,⠀understanding⠀of Adobe⠀Premier is⠀preferred.⠀Video⠀shooting⠀and/or⠀editing a⠀plus.
• Must⠀be⠀proficient⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Word,⠀Excel,⠀Outlook,⠀and⠀PowerPoint.

Work Environment

This job⠀operates⠀in an⠀office,⠀clerical⠀setting.⠀This role⠀routinely⠀uses⠀standard⠀office⠀equipment⠀such as⠀computers,⠀phones,⠀and⠀photocopiers.⠀The noise⠀level is⠀usually⠀moderate⠀but can be⠀loud⠀within the⠀stadium⠀environment.

Physical⠀Demands

The⠀physical⠀demands⠀described⠀here are⠀representative⠀of those⠀that must⠀be met by⠀an⠀employee⠀to⠀successfully⠀perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions⠀of this⠀job. This⠀is a⠀largely⠀sedentary⠀role.⠀Specific⠀vision⠀abilities⠀required⠀by this⠀job⠀include⠀close and⠀focused⠀vision.

While⠀performing⠀the duties⠀of this⠀job, the⠀employee⠀is⠀regularly⠀required⠀to see and⠀hear. The⠀employee⠀is⠀required⠀to sit for⠀long⠀periods of⠀time, use⠀hands/fingers⠀to utilize⠀various⠀electronic⠀platforms.