Manager - Copywriting, Sports

7018 Jiostar India Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JioStar India Private Limited is seeking a Sports Copywriter to craft fan-first content for on-air promotions, digital platforms, social channels, and marketing campaigns. You will translate cricket, IPL, and other major sports moments into engaging narratives across formats with cultural relevance and accuracy.

Collaborate with design, editorial, marketing, and video teams to ensure a cohesive voice and fast turnaround during live events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Literature, or a related field.
• Experience in copywriting, content writing, editorial, or creative content, preferably within sports, media, broadcast, entertainment, or digital.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong writing and storytelling across multiple formats is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging copy for sports campaigns, digital content, advertising, social media, and other sports initiatives
• Develop long-form content including articles, features, player stories, editorial pieces, and other storytelling formats
• Script and storyboard content for videos, teasers, promos, and other sports-related audiovisual projects
• Develop timely content around live sporting events, tournaments, athlete updates, and major sporting moments
• Edit and proofreading content while ensuring quick turnaround, particularly during live matches and major sporting events
• Adapt content across different formats, platforms, audiences, and stages of the sports content lifecycle

Skills

Copywriting

Storytelling

Sports knowledge

Editing

Proofreading

Digital media literacy

Content strategy

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, or related field

Job description

The Sports Copywriter will be responsible for creating compelling, fan-first content across on-air promotions, digital platforms, social media, and marketing campaigns. The role requires a strong understanding of sports, particularly cricket, audience behaviour, and the ability to turn sporting moments and narratives into engaging, culturally relevant content across formats.

What you’ll do:

• Create engaging copy for sports campaigns, digital content, advertising, social media, and other sports initiatives
• Develop long-form content including articles, features, player stories, editorial pieces, and other storytelling formats
• Create creative taglines, punchlines, campaign messaging, and promotional copy tailored to the target audience
• Script and storyboard content for videos, teasers, promos, and other sports-related audiovisual projects
• Develop timely content around live sporting events, tournaments, athlete updates, and major sporting moments
• Translate complex sporting action, statistics, and narratives into simple, engaging, and emotionally resonant storytelling
• Stay current with national and international sports trends, particularly cricket, kabaddi, football, and Olympic sports
• Collaborate with designers, marketers, social media, video, and editorial teams to create cohesive storytelling across platforms
• Maintain consistency in brand voice, editorial quality, accuracy, and cultural relevance across content
• Edit and proofread content while ensuring quick turnaround, particularly during live matches and major sporting events
• Adapt content across different formats, platforms, audiences, and stages of the sports content lifecycle.

Skills & attributes for success:

• Strong copywriting and storytelling skills, with the ability to create sharp, engaging, audience-first content
• Strong understanding of sports, particularly cricket and marquee sporting events such as IPL and ICC tournaments
• Ability to turn live sporting moments and complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives
• Strong creative instincts with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and real-time content requirements
• Understanding of audience behaviour and content consumption across broadcast, digital, and social platforms
• Ability to adapt writing style and tone across different formats and audiences
• Strong editorial judgement, proofreading, and content-quality skills
• Basic understanding of digital and social media content formats
• Proficiency in the relevant content language(s), with strong written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with creative, editorial, marketing, design, and video teams

Qualifications & experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Literature, or a related field
• Experience in copywriting, content writing, editorial, or creative content, preferably within sports, media, broadcast, entertainment, or digital
• Portfolio demonstrating strong writing and storytelling across multiple formats is mandatory

Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar India Private Limited (formerly known as Star India Private Limited) is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.