Social Sports Creator & Host, NBC Bay Area

NBCUniversal•San Jose, CA

6d•$85,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

NBC Bay Area is seeking a social-first Sports Creator & Host to bring Bay Area sports to life across various platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, television, streaming, and podcasting. The role focuses on the intersection of sports, culture, and Bay Area fandom, requiring real sports credibility, a strong personality, and the ability to create compelling content from conception to completion. This is not a traditional sportscaster or influencer role.

Requirements

Genuine knowledge and following of sports, understanding of Bay Area teams and fan culture, and ability to discuss them with confidence and authenticity.
Understanding of what makes social video work and ability to take a story from idea to publication.
Comfortable reporting, shooting, writing, and editing independently.
Ability to operate effectively both with a production team and on your own.
Engaging, curious, and comfortable being yourself on camera.
Ability to move naturally between a phone, a podcast microphone, and a television studio.
Ability to deliver analysis in an entertaining manner while maintaining accuracy, fairness, and NBC editorial standards.
Ability to provide value to sponsors through content integration that maintains audience trust and doesn’t sound like an advertisement.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and changing schedules based on the sports calendar and breaking news.
Demonstrated experience shooting, writing, editing, and appearing in short-form video content on Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or similar platforms.
Strong writing, communication, and editorial judgment.
Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Personality-driven video storytelling on sports, culture, and entertainment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with live reporting or live digital/video production strongly preferred.
Spanish bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

Pitch, report, shoot, write, and edit social-first content around Bay Area teams, athletes, fans, events, and sports culture.
Cover breaking sports news, major games, practices, press conferences, fan events, and other assigned stories.
Go live from the field for digital, streaming, and television coverage when needed.
Host a weekly NBC Bay Area sports show and contribute to longer-form interviews, podcasts, and streaming programming.
Conduct interviews with athletes, coaches, executives, fans, and other personalities.
Collaborate closely with the sports team, assignment desk, producers, reporters, digital editors, photographers, and the broader newsroom.
Work with marketing, sales, and creative teams to develop sponsored content and integrations that feel natural and maintain audience trust.
Engage directly with Bay Area sports fans and help build community around NBC Bay Area sports.
Act as a brand ambassador for NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48, participating in advertiser events, brand activations, and community appearances with professionalism, authenticity, and credibility, both on and off camera.