Part-Time Social Media Specialist

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provide real-time social media support during home games, including:
  • Publishing content across Astros social media platforms
  • Claipping and distributing highlights and key in-game moments
  • Writing, editing, and optimizing captions consistent with brand voice
  • Tagging players, partners, and relevant accounts to enhance engagement
  • Reviewing social media content for accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to brand guidelines
• Support and assist with the onboarding and training of Social Media staff, ensuring alignment with established Astros social media practices, workflows, content standards, brand guidelines and best practices
• Occasionally cover remote for away games, collaborating closely with the Social Media Coordinator to ensure consistency and alignment with internal stakeholders

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to connect with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High proficiency in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, other emerging platforms
• Proficiency in photo editing and fundamental design tasks in Photoshop, understanding of Adobe Premier is preferred
• Video shooting and/or editing a plus
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and focused vision
• Ability to regularly work on your feet for long hours and climb stairs/ramps throughout the ballpark
• The position requires the ability to walk long distances and stand for 4 to 5 hours at a time without a break
• Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds on occasion

Work Environment

• Primarily operates in a stadium environment, with job duties and responsibilities performed both indoors and outdoors
• Employees will be regularly exposed to varying weather conditions, including extreme heat or cold, rain, etc.
• The noise level is generally moderate but can increase significantly during events, ranging from low to very loud depending on crowd size and stadium activity