Freelance Digital Editorial Producer, Milan Cortina Olympics - NBC Sports

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a project/limited term position with an estimated duration of 11 months between May 2025 – March 2026 or 1 month during Gamestime, unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within the project are completed.

As a Digital Editorial Producer, you will be part of the digital editorial team telling the stories of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics/Paralympics across NBCOlympics.com, Peacock, and various digital platforms. You are responsible for the day-to-day creation and publishing of content, including but not limited to: competition recaps and preview articles, athlete profiles, “How to Watch” and other SEO-friendly guides, coverage of Olympic Trials, titling and metadata for Olympic live streams, headlines and descriptions for short-form video, and breaking news updates.

Leading up to the Games, you will become an expert in their sports’ rules, athletes, history and more, and during the Games, they will monitor live action and developing storylines within their assigned sports, curating NBCOlympics.com pages that correspond to their assigned sport(s). You will be part of the at-home NBC Olympics team based in our Stamford, Connecticut headquarters.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Creating, publishing, and managing digital content on NBCOlympics.com
• Writing news articles, event previews and recaps, tune-in articles, etc.
• Real-time monitoring of live events during shifts, noting newsworthy moments and providing guidance to video editors for highlight curation
• Writing SEO-friendly headlines and carrying out content tagging for written/video content
• Authoring titles and curating other metadata for live streams across multiple digital platforms
• Conducting virtual interviews for feature stories

Basic Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, Journalism, Communications or a related field; or equivalent work experience
• Minimum one (1+) year of relevant work experience or related internships
• Solid writing skills, including sound editorial judgement and the ability to generate compelling content in a fast-paced, highly-transparent environment
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMSs), video publishing tools and basic HTML
• Knowledge and/or interest in Winter Olympic sports 

Desired Characteristics:

• A true passion for the Olympics, sports, and online culture
• Experience writing at a professional level about Olympic sports is a plus
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; attention to detail and flexibility while multi-tasking and meeting deadlines. Ability to create content rapidly with the focus on accuracy first always
• Experience managing a high volume of projects and requests simultaneously
• Versatile, self-motivated and able to work well both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Familiarity with AP style and SEO techniques
• Experience using Drupal CMS
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional night and weekend hours during the pre-Olympic period, and weekends and overnight shifts during Olympic Gamestime (as needed)

As part of the hiring process, you will be asked to complete a written assessment.

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