Social Media Manager / Content Creator

DAZN; World Trade Center (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO up to 15 days

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

DAZN in New York is seeking a Social Media Manager / Content Creator to produce engaging social-first content across DAZN channels, with hands-on filming, editing, and on-camera appearances. You will cover live basketball moments and craft real-time content that fuels fan conversation and community engagement.

Ideal candidates excel in creating dynamic vertical video, understanding basketball culture, and delivering fast turnarounds.

Qualifications

• Experience creating engaging social-first content with a portfolio.
• Strong basketball knowledge and culture.
• Excellent on-camera presence and regular content presentation.
• End-to-end content production, from concept to publication.
• Fluent English in writing and speaking.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Social media content creation

On-camera presentation

Video editing

Basketball knowledge

Trend identification

Fast-paced work

English proficiency

Tools

Camera operation

Video editing software

Job description

Social Media Manager / Content Creator

Department: RS-407 - Content - P&E - Content Formats

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: US - New York

Description

Why Join DAZN?

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 - $85,000. 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

• Proven experience creating engaging social-first content (portfolio required).
• 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.

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, up to 15 days of paid time off, health benefits (including dental & eye care), a sick time package, parental leave offering, voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering) and a 401(k) retirement plan.

You’ll also find a family friendly community and learning and development resources.