Social Media Specialist ll

The Walt Disney Company; Bristol (CT); Híbrido; USD 79.000 - 108.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Walt Disney Company, via ESPN, seeks a Social Media Specialist II in Bristol, CT, for a hybrid editor/producer role involving news judgment, copyediting, Photoshop, and video editing.

Ideal candidates have background in influencer strategy and experience with high-profile talent, creators, celebrities, or athletes, and strong social content skills across major platforms.

Formación

• Minimum 2 years of experience in social media or a closely related field.
• Fundamental content creation skills in social media writing, photo editing, and video editing.
• Sound knowledge of the sports landscape, including current athletes, rules, events, and ESPN programming.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with on-air talent, creators, celebrities, or athletes.
• Appreciation for and strong understanding of internet pop culture and the role it plays in sports.
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills.

Responsabilidades

• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in shaping, creating, and distributing talent-centric social content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in identifying & curating, creator content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Follow ESPN Social standards of practice including an adherence to news and reporting guidelines.
• Generates new ideas for building account engagement and growth.
• Collaborates with team members to push content from on-air talent & creators to social platforms.
• Supports colleagues to make social content and copy compelling and platform-appropriate material daily.
• Regularly uses social data to inform content decisions.
• Note that sports happen during nights and weekends, and those shifts will be regular and required in this position.

Conocimientos

Social media experience

Copy editing

Photo editing

Video editing

News judgment

Content creation

Communication

Educación

Undergraduate degree in journalism

Undergraduate degree in communications

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree (journalism)

Herramientas

Photoshop

InDesign

Final Cut

Premiere

Descripción del empleo

Job ID 10163379 Location Bristol, Connecticut, United States Business ESPN Date posted Oct. 30, 2026

ESPN is seeking a Social Media Specialist II who will work in a hybrid editor/producer role that involves news judgment, copyediting, Photoshop, and video editing skills. The ideal candidate possesses a background in social influencer strategy and has direct experience working with high-profile talent, creators, celebrities, or professional athletes.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in shaping, creating, and distributing talent-centric social content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in identifying & curating, creator content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Follow ESPN Social standards of practice including an adherence to news and reporting guidelines.
• Generates new ideas for building account engagement and growth.
• Collaborates with team members to push content from on-air talent & creators to social platforms.
• Supports colleagues to make social content and copy compelling and platform-appropriate material daily.
• Regularly uses social data to inform content decisions.
• Note that sports happen during nights and weekends, and those shifts will be regular and required in this position.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in social media or a closely related field
• Fundamental content creation skills in social media writing, photo editing, and video editing
• Sound knowledge of the sports landscape, including current athletes, rules, events, and ESPN programming
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with on-air talent, creators, celebrities, or athletes
• Appreciation for and strong understanding of internet pop culture and the role it plays in sports
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated news judgment
• Experience using video editing software (e.g. Final Cut, Premiere)
• Experience using photo editing software (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign)
• Experience handling high profile talent, creators, celebrities, and athlete's social platform

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education

• An undergraduate degree in journalism, communications, online/multimedia and a suitable combination of related training and experience

Additional Information

• Holidays, nights, and weekends are required as this is when sports are primarily being played.

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Job Requirements

ESPN is seeking a Social Media Specialist II who will work in a hybrid editor/producer role that involves news judgment, copyediting, Photoshop, and video editing skills. The ideal candidate possesses a background in social influencer strategy and has direct experience working with high-profile talent, creators, celebrities, or professional athletes.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in shaping, creating, and distributing talent-centric social content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Performs a wide variety of tasks to assist in identifying & curating, creator content for sports fans across TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
• Follow ESPN Social standards of practice including an adherence to news and reporting guidelines.
• Generates new ideas for building account engagement and growth.
• Collaborates with team members to push content from on-air talent & creators to social platforms.
• Supports colleagues to make social content and copy compelling and platform-appropriate material daily.
• Regularly uses social data to inform content decisions.
• Note that sports happen during nights and weekends, and those shifts will be regular and required in this position.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in social media or a closely related field
• Fundamental content creation skills in social media writing, photo editing, and video editing
• Sound knowledge of the sports landscape, including current athletes, rules, events, and ESPN programming
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with on-air talent, creators, celebrities, or athletes
• Appreciation for and strong understanding of internet pop culture and the role it plays in sports
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated news judgment
• Experience using video editing software (e.g. Final Cut, Premiere)
• Experience using photo editing software (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign)
• Experience handling high profile talent, creators, celebrities, and athlete's social platform

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education

• An undergraduate degree in journalism, communications, online/multimedia and a suitable combination of related training and experience

Additional Information

• Holidays, nights, and weekends are required as this is when sports are primarily being played.

The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $78,700 to $108,100 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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