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content writer United Kingdom

Sky

Full Time United Kingdom 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today

Job description

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

An exciting opportunity to become a content creator and in-vision reporter within the Sky Sports football team. The content creators will focus on how to best utilise our Premier League player and manager access, with the emphasis on digital and social first content. They will also appear in-vision on Soccer Saturday and Soccer Specials, providing live updates and interviewing players and managers pre and post-match.

What you'll do:

Identify and plan digital first content ideas and create weekly world class pieces for distribution across all Sky football strands with the focus on expansive fandom
Ability to appear in-vision on Soccer Saturday and Midweek Soccer Specials
Interview players and managers pre and post Soccer Saturday and Midweek SS
Develop and maintain key relationships with players, managers, clubs comms and Governing Bodies
Develop key working relationships across Sky Sports digital and social, promoting the sharing of ideas and information, ensuring collaboration, and promoting the sharing/pooling of resources
Ability to step-up to live football reporting
Be an ambassador and role model for Sky Sports with focus on promoting Diversity and Inclusion

What you'll bring:

Proven experience in interviewing Premier League players and managers.
Proven experience of creating digital first content
Experience of providing live updates and interviewing players and managers pre and post-match
Ability to build effective and positive relationships and collaborate with a range of individuals at various levels.
Strong communication (and listening) skills at all levels.

Sky Sports

We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky, we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on whom you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, delete and include option from below.]So we're happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

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