Social Media Manager / Content Creator

DAZN; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DAZN is seeking a Content Creator to develop engaging, social-first content across our DAZN channels, bringing basketball moments to fans with live coverage, quick-turnaround editing, and on-camera delivery.

This hybrid role is based mainly on-site at our New York office and requires strong basketball knowledge, editorial judgment, and the ability to work in fast-paced game-day environments.

Qualifications

• Strong passion for basketball with knowledge of basketball culture.
• Exceptional on-camera presence and confidence presenting content.
• Advanced skills in filming, editing, and producing content end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, trends, and audience behaviours.
• Ability to work quickly in fast-paced, live-event environments.
• Creative, proactive mindset with strong execution skills.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and publish short-form content across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Cover live basketball games and produce content in real time around key moments and fan conversations.
• Self-shoot, present, and appear on camera regularly as part of the content output.
• Edit high-quality vertical video content with fast turnaround times.
• Clip live game footage and transform key moments into engaging social content.
• Lead on reactive, personality-led content during live games and key basketball events.
• Identify trends and turn them into engaging basketball storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with the Social Manager and wider social team to execute content plans.
• Contribute creative ideas and new formats to evolve the basketball social presence.

Skills

Basketball knowledge

On-camera presence

Filming

Video editing

Social media expertise

Fast-paced work

Creative mindset

English fluency

Job description

DAZN is the global home of sport, delivering premium live and on-demand coverage to fans around the world. Through our DAZN channels, we connect passionate basketball communities with the teams, players, stories, and moments that matter most. This role offers the opportunity to help shape how basketball is experienced across social media, creating engaging, social-first content that drives conversation, fandom, and community engagement around the sport.

The Role

As a Content Creator you will be responsible for creating and publishing engaging social-first content across DAZN social channels, helping bring the biggest moments from the sport closer to fans. This is a hands-on role requiring creativity, strong basketball knowledge, and excellent editorial judgement.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000. This is hybrid role which will be based mostly on site from our New York office.

What You'll Be Doing

• Create and publish short-form content across TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Cover live basketball games and produce content in real time around key moments and fan conversations.
• Self-shoot, present, and appear on camera regularly as part of the content output.
• Edit high-quality vertical video content with fast turnaround times.
• Clip live game footage and transform key moments into engaging social content.
• Lead on reactive, personality-led content during live games and key basketball events.
• Identify trends and turn them into engaging basketball storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with the Social Manager and wider social team to execute content plans.
• Contribute creative ideas and new formats to evolve the basketball social presence.

What You'll Bring

• Strong passion for basketball, with extensive knowledge of basketball culture.
• Excellent on-camera presence and confidence presenting content regularly.
• Advanced skills in filming, editing, and producing content end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, trends, and audience behaviors.
• Ability to work quickly and effectively in fast-paced, live-event environments.
• Creative, proactive mindset with strong execution skills.
• Fluent English (spoken and written) essential.