About:
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster is a men’s professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of 8 teams rostered by the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar, philanthropist, and investor Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, Brett Jefferson Holdings, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Chernin Group, Blum Capital, The Kraft Group, Arctos Sports Partners, and other top investors in sports and media. The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. The PLL was recognized by Front Office Sports’ 2021 Best Employers in Sports. For more information, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com and follow on social media: Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@PremierLacrosse), Facebook (@PremierLacrosseLeague), YouTube (YouTube.com/PLL) and TikTok (@pll).
Company Values:
- Stay grounded
- Think critically
- Encourage creativity
- Persevere through the noise
- Operate like an owner
- Be helpful
Position Overview:
The PLL is seeking candidates to support the Premier Lacrosse League’s world-class content team. The role will work across a variety of tasks including content ideation, creation, caption writing, publishing, and community management. Hires will be full contributors and exist as members of PLL’s media team. Candidates must have an elevated understanding of social media trends, channels, and content formats. Proficiency in TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter are all required; channel-specific strengths will be viewed favorably.
Qualifications:
- Experience and understanding of social media and social content; actively-managed personal channels will be viewed favorably
- Knowledge of Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok (other platforms a plus)
- Highly-coachable with the ability to learn quickly
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal and team-based skills
- Hard worker who is a “doer” first; must be ready to roll sleeves up
- Lacrosse background or understanding of lacrosse media is a strong plus
- Strong writing and copywriting skills are a plus
- Existing or budding creative skill-set a plus
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support PLL’s social media content throughout the 2024 Season
- Travel to various locations may be required on an as needed basis
- Contribute ideas to the PLL content team
- Support iteration on creative assets and concepts
- Suggest copy for posts
- Provide real-time social coverage on game days
- Post content across PLL League or PLL Team platforms
- Stay in tune with lacrosse social media and broader social media trends; live in the conversation
- Owning our Tagboard integration for the social and broadcast team every weekend of the season
Compensation:
- $15.00 - $17.00 an hour
- Based on location and experience
We require COVID-19 vaccination. We will consider reasonable accommodations only for valid and documented medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
