PEP - Freelance YouTube Video Producer/Editor

Versant • Stamford, CT

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Versant Sports is hiring a freelance Digital Video Producer/Editor for its Sports video editorial team. The role produces and edits digital-first sports content for YouTube, websites, and social platforms, with a focus on golf. The producer/editor creates and distributes content quickly, selects clips that can drive views, and adapts stories for digital platforms while working under tight sports deadlines. Work may include live-event highlights, livestreams, weekly video series, interviews, show clips, and other assigned projects. The position is project-based and limited-term, with an estimated duration of up to 12 months, subject to amendment or termination as project deliverables are completed. The position is based in Stamford, Connecticut, and requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, due to sports schedules and breaking news.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science from an accredited four-year college or university, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience producing sports digital video content end-to-end for digital platforms.
• Excellent expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere, Photoshop, and After Effects.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong copy-editing skills and ability to self-edit work.
• Ability to work under extremely tight deadlines.
• Social media savvy, including the ability to post original content on YouTube.
• Creative thinking and ability to use sports and social trends to tell stories in digital video.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor while collaborating with a team.
• Must be willing to work in Stamford, Connecticut.
• Must have authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings, in response to sports schedules and breaking news.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of golf, including the PGA Tour, LPGA, DP World Tour, and amateur golf.
• Understanding of digital metrics, including page views, video views, and ways to grow different platforms.
• Strong understanding of digital trends.
• Knowledge of additional sports, ideally NASCAR, Premier League, Bundesliga, WNBA, or volleyball.
• Ability to ideate, create, and package content for different digital platforms.
• Effective communication skills and experience working across multiple departments.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills, initiative, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create original digital video content for YouTube and social accounts, focusing on golf.
• Cut sports highlights during live events for digital distribution.
• Write headlines, captions, and metadata optimized for YouTube.
• Apply strong sports news judgment to identify clips likely to drive views on YouTube and social platforms.
• Ensure video stories are factually accurate and work to drive video views.
• Coordinate with social and editorial teams on edits and video-on-demand content as needed.
• Edit content using Adobe Creative Suite and graphic and branded templates.
• Serve as creative producer/editor on projects such as livestreams, weekly video series, interviews, show clips, and other assigned work.
• Liaise with production, booking, and post-production teams as needed.
• Produce guest interviews, attend field shoots as needed, and capture crisp, clean footage using a DSLR camera or iPhone.
• Take assignments from the Senior Manager of Video Production.
• Contribute ideas in team brainstorms to grow video views, on-site and off-site traffic, and audience.
• Maintain professionalism when working with talent.
• Manage multiple projects with parallel timelines.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level