by Kay Tay | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.
As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
The hourly range for this role is $31.25 – $36.05 per hour, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award.
In addition to the base, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $500 to set up your home office!
As a Trading Operations Associate, you will be responsible for the Operational Management of the Pre-Live & In-Play Fanatics Betting & Gaming Sportsbook product. Responsibilities will include event settlement, the management of Retail & Online Incident and working closely with Customer Operations, content and other customer facing teams, ensuring a 1st class Betting Experience.
The successful candidate does not need previous Trading experience but should be able to demonstrate a keen eye for detail and the ability to work well under pressure. This role is ideal for a candidate looking to begin a career working within a Sports Trading Department.
Responsibilities
- Reaction and management of internal and 3rd Party incident for both Retail and Online products. Liaising with customer facing departments to ensure quick resolution and minimal customer impact.
- Ensuring Customer facing product is proactively monitored and maintained to the highest standard. This Includes event signposting, resolving customer queries and ensuring scoreboard information is accurate
- Maintain a ‘Customer First’ continuous improvement mindset. Collaborating internally and externally to improve the Sportsbook product. Ensuring strong 3rd Party relationships as part of this.
- Accurate and timely Settlement of markets across the Sportsbook.
- Scheduling and Booking of all Sporting events – Working with the wider Trading department to ensure the In-Play product is optimised each day.
- Assisting in the maintenance and analysis of Operational performance reporting linked to Customer First KPIs.
Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- Candidate must be located in Central/West Coast time zone
- Entry Level Position, 0 – 2 years of experience
- In order to be successful in this role, a real passion for Sports, and an inherent understanding of what Sports fans want in order to be entertained is crucial.
- The position involves flexible working hours including weekends, evenings and public holidays to cover the busy sporting calendar.
- Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and effectively work cross-functionally across different teams at FBG and the larger Fanatics organization.
- Excellent time management, good attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Competitive and highly motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude. Ability to use own initiative.
- Excellent communications skills and an outgoing personality.
- Able to operate effectively within a team and as an individual.
- Consistently Excellent under pressure and able to work to tight deadlines.
- Good organisational skills.
- Open to regular travel to events and other Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings.
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by Kay Tay | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
PushBlack is the nation’s largest media advocacy organization for Black Americans, currently serving 9 million people monthly across all platforms. We use the power of narrative, especially Black History, to educate and activate our subscribers to build their personal power and create lasting economic and political change.
In 2021, PushBlack grew to 6M subscribers on Facebook Messenger and 500K followers on Instagram. We also ran the nation’s largest GOTV campaign for Black Americans. In May 2020, we launched Black History Year, our critically-acclaimed podcast, which has received over 3M downloads. As the #1 trusted media source for millions of Black Americans, our growing media footprint empowers our audience and activates them to take actions in the best interest of the Black community, driving unprecedented levels of civic engagement.
What We’re Looking For
We’re hiring an exceptionally detail-oriented and dedicated Copy Editor to be a supportive force to the Managing Editor and content team. The Copy Editor serves as a crucial line of defense for PushBlack stories in areas of editing and research, and play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, clarity, and quality of our content. You will work closely with writers and editors to refine articles, fact-check information, and maintain our high editorial standards. This individual will also collaborate on projects for multiple platforms including, but not limited to, social media, podcasts, and video scripts.
The ideal candidate for this position is passionate and knowledgeable about Black history and has a keen eye for detail. They are committed to challenging and disrupting dynamics of white dominant culture in the workplace. This candidate is a highly motivated self-starter who has experience managing multiple editing projects, has excellent communication skills, and enjoys collaborating with a creative team.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Collaborate closely with the Managing Editor to maintain the highest editorial standards across all our platforms.
- Take the lead in copy editing and line editing to ensure our content is free from errors and adheres to our brand guidelines.
- Engage in thorough fact-checking and meticulous research to verify the accuracy of information and historical facts and maintain the highest level of credibility. Extend your expertise to assist in crafting compelling video scripts, podcast scripts, and presentation decks.
- Manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality.
- Actively participate in content meetings, providing valuable input and suggestions to enhance the quality of our work.
- Work closely with writers to refine their work and maintain consistent editorial standards.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive content guidelines that align with our editorial mission and objectives.
- Regularly share updates, best practices, and resources related to writing guidelines and content quality improvement.
- Contribute to the development and execution of our editorial strategy.
- Collaborate with the Managing Editor on special editorial projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards.
Requirements
Skills + Experience
- 3 to 5 years of proven experience in copy editing and line editing.
- A deep understanding of grammar, punctuation, and style.
- Excellent communication, time management, and project management skills
- Strong research skills and the ability to fact-check with precision.
- Proficiency in editing video scripts, podcast scripts, and presentation decks.
- Exceptional attention to detail and an eye for maintaining consistency.
- Familiarity with digital media and the ability to adapt to evolving content platforms.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with writers and the editorial team.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently and meeting deadlines.
- Adept at juggling multiple projects and priorities effectively.
- Commitment to understanding Black history and its impact on Black liberation.
This Would Put You Over The Top
- Proficiency in Black History and/or Black Studies
- History or other social science research experience
- Expertise in journalism, nonfiction editing, or investigative research
- Understands that this work is in service of the organization, its audience, and the people who do the work of the organization
- Familiarity with G-Suite, Slack, Trello, and/or other online productivity tools
- Track record of fact checking, line editing, and copy editing for online media or nonprofit organization
- Remote work experience
- Familiarity with creative nonfiction subject matter
Benefits
What We Offer Our Team
- Whether you love your couch or your desk, it doesn’t matter. We’re 100% Remote!
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurances
- Retirement savings account (401K) with tiered matching contributions
- Three weeks’ (15 PTO days) paid vacation in the first year of service; four weeks (20 PTO days) in subsequent years. Ten (10) Sick days and 3 Floating Holidays every year.
- Eight (8) Paid Holidays, including Juneteenth, as well as a Winter holiday for the last week of the year
- Annual taxable work-from-home stipend ($4,800)
- Annual professional development budget ($1,750 of which $500 can roll over each year)
- School loan repayment assistance support up to $200 monthly for undergraduate loans or up to $300 for graduate loans
- Parental Leave during new child’s first year
Let’s Talk About The Salary
- The salary range for this position is $57,995 – $71,810.
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by Kay Tay | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally-focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.
Our current portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.
Ventures Endurance, a division of Gannett/USA Today Network, is seeking an experienced, creative, and motivated Social Media Coordinator to join our marketing team. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing our marketing and social media strategy with the goal of growing our online presence and improving marketing efforts.
Base Salary: $45,000, fully remote role
Responsibilities
- Manage social media content creation efforts across our 50+ Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter accounts
- Implement and refine our current social media strategy
- Measure the results of social media campaigns and adjust strategy based on findings
- Seek out social media growth strategies and implement them across all our brands
- Work closely with the graphic design team to create social media and additional marketing content
- Keep abreast of the latest social media best practices and technologies
Required Skills
- Must exemplify all 7 core values outlined above
- 2+ years of experience in marketing, social media, or a similar role
- Passion for all things Digital Media and Social Media
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail
- Experience creating organic posts, deploying, monitoring, and managing social media on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and LinkedIn
- Understanding of current social media trends, platforms, and dashboards
- Well-versed in social media marketing strategies
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and maintain a fast-paced workflow
- Good understanding of social media KPIs
- Excellent multitasking and time-management skills
About Ventures
Ventures Endurance Mission
Produce world-class, community-centric events that engage, empower, and celebrate every participant.
Ventures Endurance Core Values
Communicate Collaboratively
Act with Authenticity
Embrace Inclusivity
Celebrate Achievements
Exceed Expectations
Nurture Passion
Live with a Growth Mindset
USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures creates impactful consumer engagements and experiences through world-class events, promotions, races, and technology. We strive to exceed expectations and create unforgettable memories to drive value for our partners while leveraging our reputable institutions, including USA TODAY and more than 250 local media brands.
Our portfolio includes the largest high school sports recognition program in the country, USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, and other celebrated brands including the Official Community’s Choice Awards, American Influencer Awards, Rugged Maniac, Hot Chocolate Run, Blockbuster Bucket List sweepstakes, Amazing Teachers contest and more. Our events are managed with our proprietary ticketing and registration platform, EnMotive.
The events and promotions that we build inspire pride in local communities and connect local and national businesses with highly engaged audiences. We are an industry leader and drive results from coast to coast.
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by Kay Tay | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
NerdWallet, a website and mobile app delivering industry-leading financial guidance, tools and independent reviews, is seeking candidates with strong writing and editing skills for a position as a Content Management Specialist (CMS).
The CMS will work on projects that help maintain and optimize a large library of consumer-focused personal finance articles. You will use your attention to detail and research skills to update, fact check and enhance NerdWallet pages, sometimes working with teammates and sometimes independently, with the goal of ensuring the internet’s best answers for the topics we cover. Projects you may be working on in this position include:
- Launching new coverage areas that require detail-oriented, frequent updates.
- Using search-engine optimization skills to find new content opportunities and to experiment, update, fact check and optimize pages across our Taxes and Investing libraries.
- Ensuring our content is competitive and up-to-date for each tax season and during transitions between tax seasons.
- Independently identifying SEO opportunities, and collaborating with others to execute on their recommendations.
- Working closely with and learning from our subject matter experts, including expert reviewers, and watching news and reacting in real time with content updates.
Where you can make an impact:
- Finding new SEO opportunities for us to test and expand our reach.
- Optimizing our existing content to grow traffic and improve rank.
- Editing new and optimized articles – with the opportunity to occasionally write new articles.
- Fact-checking and updating content and industry data to ensure consumers are getting the latest, most accurate information.
- Enhancing the website through internal linking and other types of search engine optimizations.
You are:
- Adaptable and eager to learn. You may be considered for positions of greater responsibility later on.
- Excellent at prioritization and handling multiple projects at once.
- Resourceful and self-directed. You can tackle anything from story updates to projects with minimal direction, and you consistently deliver polished work.
- Someone with a strong attention to detail. This could be a good role for someone with fact-checking or copy-editing experience.
- Passionate about self-improvement and at ease with constructive feedback that will help you grow.
Your experience:
We recognize not everyone will meet all of the criteria. If you meet most of the criteria below and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
- Journalism or related degree or equivalent professional experience
- A strong grasp of SEO best practices and content management, or an eagerness to learn those skills.
- 2+ years of consumer-focused writing, editing or fact checking experience.
- Personal finance interest or expertise, particularly with financial topics including investing or taxes.
Where:
- This role will be based in San Francisco, CA or remote (based in the U.S.).
- We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.
What we offer:
Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
- Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Time Off + 13 holidays + 4 Mental Health Days Off
- New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
- Mental health support through Ginger.io
- Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
- Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests
- Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
- Weekly Virtual Bootcamp, Yoga, and Mindfulness Meditation sessions
- Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend
Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)
- Nerd-led group initiatives – Intramural Sports, Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities
- Hackathons, Happy Hours, and team events across all teams and departments
- Company-wide events like Little Nerds Day (aka bring your kids to work day, even if you’re remote!) and our annual Charity Auction
Lifestyle (Be your best self – we’ll take care of the details)
- Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Donate to your favorite causes with a company match
- Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy
- Anniversary recognition program – choose from different items and experiences
- Commuting stipend
Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)
- 401K with company match
- Annual Enrichment Stipend for learning and development
- Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools
- Access to Rocket Lawyer for online legal support and resources
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by Kay Tay | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally-focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer Prize-winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.
Our current portfolio of media assets includes The USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY, and local media organizations in 43 states in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. We also own digital marketing services companies under the brand LocaliQ, which provide a cloud-based platform of products to enable small and medium-sized businesses to accomplish their marketing goals. In addition, our portfolio includes one of the largest media-owned events businesses in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.
The Audience Team in the South Region of the USA TODAY Network plays a crucial role in ensuring high impact local journalism reaches its maximum audience, helping to support our newspapers in the region and grow and retain subscription bases for our publications. This role will work closely with the Tennessean newsroom based in Nashville.
Audience Engagement Specialists are strategic partners and the architects of overall publication plans for our journalism in order to maximize audience and subscription growth. The Audience Engagement Specialist ensures that the right content is published and delivered to the right audience in the right way on the right platforms at the right time, both in advance planning and execution. Using analytics to create plans, adjust plans in real time and help advise on reporting holes or opportunities is key.
This is a multi-newsroom, multi-platform role that empowers strategic work with other journalists to brainstorm and execute digital storytelling, such as photos, videos, graphics, sidebars and social cards; native platform management with home page/app curation, newsletters and push alerts; search optimization; and social media platforms.
The Audience Engagement Specialist is a strategic partner for local editors and reporters within the newsrooms they are assigned.
They will have or hone strong news judgment toward promoting stories on our native platforms, search, social and in print. Editors trust their Audience Engagement Specialists partner to make independent decisions about how and where content is presented.
This role may require occasional early morning or late-night hours and weekend shifts to manage platforms and respond to breaking news.
Responsibilities include:
·Partnering with editors on premium schedule and staying updated on best practices regarding subscriber-exclusive content.
·Maintaining digital and print content calendars via Presto Suite and determining embargo times to reach target audience. Keep a birds-eye view of content across the newsroom and Network.
·Managing native and off-site platforms: Scheduling and setting up home front stories, push alerts and social media posts. Time of day for target audience is top of mind.
·Optimizing premium and high-potential content for search, recirculation and deeper audience engagement time.
·Enhancing content with video, galleries, SEO meta-data, hyperlinks and images.
·Writing effective digital headlines, promo briefs and breaking news alerts that help attract audiences.
·Spotting and correcting issues related to grammar, spelling, punctuation and style.
·Creating social cards via Canva for high-potential stories and scheduling them on social media platforms.
·Using Parse.ly and Google Analytics to make data-driven decisions and advise on opportunities targeting the audience funnel.
·Attending newsroom/team meetings and possibly running meetings.
·Helping newsrooms swarm breaking news and trending by suggesting (and sometimes writing) stories targeting search and social. This will include search optimization and formatting live blogs. It may include creating content and gathering user-generated content.
·Sharing content to other planners/sites and searching for content to promote on yours, including USA TODAY and sites in the regional structure.
·Enforcing workflow standards, including planning communication and deadlines.
·Serve as a secondary print planner when necessary
Qualifications:
·Bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
·3+ years’ experience in a news or social media role
·Proficiency in digital platforms, such as websites and apps, social media and search
·Experience with content analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or Parse.ly is a plus
·Experience in a deadline-driven environment
·Strong communication skills and a willingness to collaborate is a must
·Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and breaking news
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
1.Your resume – one to two pages.
2.A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
3.Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
The hourly rate for this role will range between $15.90 and $29.30. Variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and union representation, if applicable.
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