YouTube Production Assistant, CBS Sports (Temp)
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About the role
CBS Sports is looking for a temporary YouTube Production Assistant in Fort Lauderdale and/or Stamford for a 6 or 9 month assignment. This position will play an important role in managing the main CBS Sports channel on a daily basis. On top of directly uploading video, they will actively communicate and collaborate with our production, programming, and social teams to maximize viewership of our content.
Responsibilities
- Monitor CBS Sports programming across streaming, broadcast, cable, and podcast
- Identify notable segments and highlight clips with high potential for performance
- Optimize video metadata (titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails) to maximize discoverability
- Work with designers to customize thumbnails for videos; edit templates for thumbnails when necessary
- Upload videos and organize clips in a timely manner
- Edit segments into longform compilations
- Regularly communicate and collaborate with CBS Sports HQ programming and production to ensure segments are uploaded in a timely fashion
- Gather audience feedback and trends to help refine content strategy
- Support community engagement by responding to comments and community posts
Requirements
- Extreme passion for all sports
- Familiarity with YouTube channel management
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite for basic video and design editing
- Willingness to work prime time sports viewing hours, nights and weekends included
- Ability to work under extremely fast turnaround times
- Outstanding writing ability and a solid understanding of English grammar
About CBS Sports
CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the Big Ten ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.
In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage. CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+.
CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.
Pay
Hiring salary range: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.