[Hiring] News Associate @Underdog

Role Description

Monitor NBA and WNBA news, lineups, and storylines while creating social media posts from @UnderdogNBA and @UnderdogWNBA on Twitter/X.

• Generate ideas for “evergreen” content based on research and knowledge of existing storylines and history.
• Find creative ways to integrate Underdog’s product, odds, and markets into engaging social media posts.
• Help the team manage back-end administrative systems and organizational tools.

Qualifications

• Terminally online.
• Ball knower.
• Creative and articulate, able to package trending moments in formats that people relate to and enjoy reading.
• A little unhinged about basketball.

Requirements

• Documented experience growing a social media channel or turning around news content with an emphasis on speed and accuracy.
• Knowledge of NFL, MLB, golf, college football – any other sports to help the team across channels.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO for full-time employees (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before and into the NFL season).
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Home office stipend.
• A virtual-first culture, but we come together a few times per year in person for offsites, trainings, hackathons, and more.
• Slack reactions for every occasion.
• 401k with up to 5% employer match.
• Company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents, FSA, and more.
• Opportunity to celebrate your favorite sports teams through local meetups and company-sponsored events.
• Claude and ChatGPT enterprise accounts.