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STARTS NEXT WEEK 20

hrs of PT work over the next 2 weeks. Please do not apply if you can not start as soon as next week. Thank you ?? Freelance Social Media Strategist, Sports & Gaming I'm looking for a Freelance Social Media Strategist with a strong background in sports media, sports publishing, and social strategy to support an exciting new-business pitch for a leading gaming publisher. Sports media backgrounds I'm especially interested in include ESPN, Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, Barstool Sports, league/team social teams, and comparable sports publishers or agencies. This is a short-term, remote freelance engagement starting ASAP and running over the next few weeks. What you'll be doing:

• Develop social strategy across audience insights, platform roles, content pillars, and programming
• Translate sports marketing principles, fandom, rivalries, tentpole moments, athletes, and creators into gaming
• Build content opportunities around gaming launches, seasons, updates, esports, and real-time moments
• Develop content concepts and formats for TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Twitch, and emerging platforms
• Recommend creator, streamer, pro player, and talent integrations
• Identify sports + gaming benchmarks and cultural trends
• Help define KPIs and success metrics
• Collaborate with the pitch team on strategy, slides, and presentation materials Ideal background:
• 4+ years of social media strategy and content development
• Direct experience working with a sports media brand, publisher, league, or team
• Strong understanding of sports fandom, live/reactive content, the sports calendar, and athlete/creator culture
• Understanding of gaming culture and audiences, with the ability to translate sports strategies into gaming
• Experience developing social strategy from insights through execution
• Deep knowledge of current platform trends across TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, and Twitch
• Experience supporting new-business pitches or presenting strategy to clients
• Strong writing skills and ability to work quickly in a deadline-driven environment Nice to have: Gaming, esports, game publisher, streamer/creator, league/team, or gaming media experience.

Engagement details:

? Remote ?? Up to 40 hours over the next few weeks ? Up to $45/hour (w2) all-in ? Start ASAP ?

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