Sports Production Assistant

New York Post • New York, NY

3d • $25 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York Post is seeking a Production Assistant for a new daily live sports show. This role will be instrumental in assisting with all aspects of the daily production process, creating compelling and shareable videos, and promoting the show across social platforms. The ideal candidate will have a deep interest and knowledge of a wide range of sports, including major leagues, emerging sports, gambling, esports, fantasy, and current New York sports news. This is an opportunity to join an iconic media brand experiencing significant digital growth.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a digital/sports newsroom environment
• Encyclopedic sports knowledge including upstart sports, fantasy, and esports.
• Ability to pitch, produce, and script
• Ability to polish on camera talent
• Ability to work closely with internal stakeholders and reporters.
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Experience creating video for social platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X and more a plus
• Strong news judgment, track record of successful video production
• Implement best practices for video metadata, thumbnails, and discovery on all videos
• Fluency with key tools in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects) also a plus.
• Familiarity with the New York Post and our writing style
• Use web analytics to monitor audience engagement with our videos and strategize for growth on various platforms
• Excited about new types of multimedia storytelling
• Must enjoy working collaboratively and accurately in a fast paced but fun environment
• Strong news judgment and attention to detail and journalistic values a must

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating video for social platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X and more
• Fluency with key tools in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects)
• Familiarity with the New York Post and our writing style

Responsibilities

• Assist in all aspects of daily production for a nationally distributed live sports show
• Produce compelling, shareable short-form video clips to drive tune-in and audience engagement
• Lead the creation of thumbnails, headlines, and other visual/packaging elements optimized for digital and social platforms
• Manage and execute interactive promotion of show content across social media channels
• Socialize show clips strategically to maximize reach, viewership, and engagement
• Ensure smooth day-to-day production workflows while juggling multiple simultaneous tasks
• Collaborate with producers and team members to generate ideas and contribute to daily show brainstorming
• Support the production of digitally native video content tailored to platform-specific audiences
• Apply deep knowledge of sports—including major leagues, emerging sports, gambling, esports, and fantasy—to content creation and promotion
• Identify and help elevate unconventional, entertaining, and newsworthy sports stories in line with the publication’s brand voice

Benefits

• Benefits eligibility begins upon conversion to full-time employment.
• comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed