Social Media Associate - Content Production

LA Clippers • Inglewood, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Media Associate - Content Production creates, captures, edits, and publishes platform-first content for the LA Clippers’ social media channels. This seasonal, part-time role is based at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, for the 2026–2027 NBA season. The associate is expected to attend all home games in person, including weekends, holidays, and playoffs; remotely support during away games; and spend Tuesday afternoons in the office with the social and content teams. Work hours fluctuate with event schedules and business needs, and the role requires a flexible schedule that includes weeknights, weekends, and holidays to cover games and high-profile concerts.

The role produces content for Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and emerging platforms, including vertical video, photos, graphics, highlights, and real-time event coverage. The associate works with social, marketing, and creative teams to execute content strategies and campaigns, maintains the Clippers’ brand voice and visual identity, and uses performance metrics and audience insights to improve content. The posting also describes a separate Spanish-language-focused opening whose duties include translating captions, writing Spanish-language copy, and shaping content for Spanish-speaking fans; fluency in Spanish is an additional requirement for that focus.

Halo Sports and Entertainment encourages curiosity and innovation, including the use of emerging technologies and AI tools to work more efficiently, support creativity, and improve fan and business experiences. The role pays $20.00–$25.00 per hour and is classified as non-exempt.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience in social media content creation, preferably in sports, entertainment, or a fast-paced digital environment.
• Strong understanding of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and vertical video storytelling.
• A social media mindset and regular consumption of social content, especially sports social media.
• Proficiency with CapCut, TikTok native editing tools, and the Instagram Reels editor.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience shooting and editing video on mobile devices and cameras.
• Ability to work quickly under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong creative instincts and an eye for storytelling, pacing, and visual composition.
• Knowledge of current social media trends and internet culture.
• Availability for a flexible schedule, including weeknights, weekends, and holidays, and ability to attend all home games in person and remotely support away games.
• For the Spanish-language-focused opening: fluency in English and Spanish, including speaking, reading, and writing; ability to translate captions and write natural, accurate, culturally aware Spanish-language social copy appropriate for Spanish-speaking fans.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Adobe Premiere.
• Experience with photo editing and light graphic design.

Responsibilities

• Create and produce original content for LA Clippers social media channels, including Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Shoot and edit high-quality vertical video optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
• Capture and edit real-time content during games, events, and community activations.
• Build content using photos, graphics, video, highlights, and other assets.
• Keep up with social trends, memes, internet culture, and platform updates to make content timely and relevant.
• Collaborate with social, marketing, and creative teams to execute content strategies and campaigns.
• Edit content quickly and efficiently for rapid turnaround in a live sports environment.
• Maintain a consistent brand voice, tone, and visual identity across content.
• Assist with content planning, scheduling, and publishing.
• Analyze performance metrics and optimize content based on engagement and audience insights.
• Attend all home games in person, including weekends, holidays, and playoffs; remotely support during away games; and spend Tuesday afternoons in the office.
• For the Spanish-language-focused opening: translate video captions, write Spanish-language social copy, and help shape content for a Spanish-speaking audience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed