Associate, Digital Production

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

LA28 is seeking an Associate, Digital Production to help create video, photo, and social content that brings the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games to life across digital platforms in the years leading up to 2028.

Reporting to the Senior Associate, you contribute to ideation, production, and editing of long-form and short-form content, capture coverage at LA28 events, and prepare assets for distribution across social, web, and email.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of professional video editing/production experience.
• Expert-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of platform-specific formats for short-form video on social channels.
• Experience creating content for Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and Facebook.

Responsibilities

• Support ideation, production, and editing of long-form and short-form video content across digital platforms.
• Capture professional photo and video content with live event coverage at LA28 activations.
• Source assets from media libraries for deliverables and stakeholders.
• Assist in creating briefs on content process and shoot-day requirements.
• Work within brand guidelines to deliver on-brand, high-quality content.

Skills

Video editing

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Lightroom

Photoshop

Social media storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Graphic Design, or related field

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Lightroom

Photoshop

Job description

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance for any positions.

If you are based outside the Los Angeles area, we still welcome your application — we value talent from all geographic backgrounds and want to hear from you if you are able to work on-site in LA.

Role Purpose

As Associate, Digital Production, you will help create the video, photography, and social content that brings the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games to life across digital platforms in the years leading up to 2028. Reporting to the Senior Associate, Digital Production, you contribute to the ideation, production, and editing of long-form and short-form content, capture coverage at LA28 events, and prepare assets for distribution across social, web, and email. You collaborate closely across the Digital Engagement and Marketing team to keep every deliverable on-brand, accessible, and consistently on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the ideation, production, and editing of engaging long-form and short-form video content across all digital platforms.
• Capture professional photo and video content and provide live event coverage at internal and external LA28 activations.
• Source and pull assets for photo, graphic, and video projects from external media libraries for stakeholders.
• Assist in creating presentations and briefs on content process, production needs, and shoot-day requirements.
• Work within established brand guidelines and creative direction to deliver consistent, on-brand, high-quality content.

Required Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of professional video editing and production experience, ideally within the sports or entertainment industry.
• Expert-level proficiency across the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, with a focus on Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of platform-specific content formats, emerging trends, and best practices across major social media channels, particularly short-form video optimized for mobile audiences.
• Hands-on familiarity creating and editing content for Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Facebook audiences.

Valued Experience

• Experience in the sports or entertainment industry.
• Motion graphics and design skills across Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Live event content capture and rapid turnaround experience.
• Familiarity with the Olympic or Paralympic Movements.
• A strong creative eye and storytelling instincts.

What We Offer

• A creative role producing content for a historic global sporting event.
• Hands-on experience capturing LA28 moments across web, social, and email.
• Close collaboration with a talented digital content and social media team.
• The chance to shape how the world sees the Games.

What This Role Means for the Games

The content you produce is how millions of fans will first experience the LA28 Games. Your work builds anticipation and emotional connection across every platform, helping communicate the story of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement and welcome a global community to Los Angeles in 2028.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• The majority of work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The LA28 office is an open floorplan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.
• Perform other duties as required; the role will evolve over time and may include operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Must be available to work weekends and evenings for LA28-sanctioned events.

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is $70,500 - $82,000. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28's operational business needs and applicable law.

Accommodation

LA28 is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require an accommodation at any stage, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Equal Opportunity

LA28 is committed to fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. LA28 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and all applicable laws. We strive to build a team that is inclusive and encourage qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.