Content Creator – New York Knicks

Who are we hiring?
The New York Knicks are seeking a skilled content producer responsible for creating best-in-class social media content across team-owned channels with an eye towards broadening engagement with Knicks fans through creative, well-produced, and well-timed storytelling. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of how people digest and engage with social content, an eye for detail, and stay up to date on cultural trends, emerging platforms, and industry best practices. This position reports to the Senior Manager Digital Strategy & Content and will collaborate with the social team to develop content for team coverage, tentpole events, marketing partnerships, community programs, and more.
What will you do?

• Assist in the daily production of content including but not limited to graphics, simple motion graphics
• Independently conceptualize unique and compelling content pieces and campaigns that connect the New York Knicks to broader cultural and media trends
• Manage multiple projects at once and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Stay up to date on best-in-class content, surfacing learnings, internet trends, new uses of social platforms, design trends and innovative ideas to push the Knicks positioning.
• Possess ability to collaborate with larger creative department within brand guidelines.
• Create compelling social content from photographs, creative footage, and play a key role in the creative production process.
• Assist in and often take the lead on the ideation and production of social content and campaigns.
• In collaboration with the social media team, create content that elevates and promotes the Knicks’ brand
• Assist in development of season-long and tentpole campaigns, generating iterations of existing campaigns, designing/animating one-off content pieces

What do you need to succeed?

• Ability to work autonomously yet also able to sync accordingly with full cross-department planning.
• Detail oriented with a track record of managing multiple projects at once and delivering on time.
• Working knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite, with an emphasis on Photoshop.
• Deep understanding of major social platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok, YouTube, Facebook, etc.), and an ability to create effective content for each platform.
• Strong visual eye regarding the creation and curation of graphics, images, and for social.
• Versatile interpersonal skills and professionalism to work across multiple environments and departments, including interaction with players.
• Must be available nights / weekends as needed for live coverage during games.
• 1-3 years’ experience working in the sports industry in a similar role; knowledge of basketball preferred but not required.

Why is MSG for me?
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSG Sports) is a leading professional sports company, with a collection of assets that includes: the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Rangers (NHL); two development league teams – the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL); and an esports team - Knicks Gaming, an NBA 2K League franchise. MSG Sports also operates a professional sports team performance center – the MSG Training Center in Greenburgh, NY. More information is available at www.msgsports.com.
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