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The role serves as the team's end-to-end creator, bringing ideas from concept to publication with speed, creativity, and a strong understanding of platform-native storytelling. The freelance Content Creator identifies content opportunities, responds to emerging trends, and produces engaging content designed to drive audience growth and engagement across channels.\nThe freelance Content Creator is equally comfortable creating fast-turn, mobile-first content and producing higher-polish branded, original, and tentpole projects. The role captures content using both smartphone and professional camera equipment, including DSLR and mirrorless systems, while also managing audio and production elements as needed. Working across multiple teams, the freelance Content Creator collaborates with the Senior Social Media Manager on social content initiatives and partners with the Director of Video Content on video production planning and coordination. The role works closely with the Social Media Specialist on trend-driven and user-generated content executions, the Social Graphics Content Specialist on visual packaging, the Short-Form Video Producer Lead on video development, and the on-shift coordinator to align content delivery with publishing priorities. Through strong creative instincts and hands-on production expertise, the freelance Content Creator helps deliver timely, engaging, and platform-optimized content across the brand's digital ecosystem.\nThis freelance role is expected to be approximately 40 hours per week, with schedules aligned to tournament coverage needs. Flexibility to work weekends may be required during key tournaments and high-volume event periods. This freelance engagement is anticipated to run through December 2026, with the potential to be extended through the end of 2027 based on business needs and performance.\nThis is a freelance position and onsite in Santa Monica, CA.\nIn this freelance role, you will... \nLead Content & Creative Direction (primary lane - concept, produce, capture, edit)\nConcept content end-to-end across the five social platforms - trend-driven pieces, branded content, recurring serialized formats, tentpole moments, original creator concepts, and one-off campaign creative. \nProduce shoots from concept to set - define the shot list, coordinate talent, locations, props, and timing; manage logistics on the day. \nCapture content using both production modes: \n • Phone-first capture - vertical video, BTS moments, court-side reactions, trend executions, fast-turn pieces. \n • DSLR / mirrorless + audio capture - interviews, branded content, original series segments, higher-polish tentpole pieces. Comfortable running camera, lenses, lavalier and shotgun microphones, basic lighting. \nEdit captured content end-to-end - phone or CapCut for fastest-turn pieces, Premiere Pro for polished and longer-form work. \nBring on-camera presence and voice-over capability where the piece calls for it. \nOperate under the Tennis Channel brand voice and visual standard set by the Senior Social Media Manager and the Director of Video Content; flag content-quality concerns up before publish. \nBring Production Expertise (what this role brings to the team)\nPhone-first production: fluent shooting vertical content directly on phone, with on-the-go lighting and audio when needed. \nDSLR / mirrorless production: owns end-to-end setup - camera body and lenses, monitor, lighting basics, lavalier and shotgun mics, on-camera and ambient audio. \nAudio capture: comfortable running lavs, shotguns, and USB mic setups for podcast-style or interview-style content. \nSelf-editing in CapCut Pro (fast-turn vertical) and Premiere Pro (polished horizontal and vertical). \nColor and audio finishing competence for finished pieces; comfort handing off to a specialist editor when the piece warrants deeper finishing. \nLead Campaign Execution\nLead end-to-end content creation for assigned tournament tentpoles, brand campaigns, sponsor activations, and serialized formats - concept, produce, capture, edit, and publish. \nCoordinate with the Senior Social Media Manager and Director of Video Content on which campaigns the Content Creator owns end-to-end vs. supports. \nContribute the Content Creator's owned content slots to the Master Cross-Platform Content Calendar and the video team's 90-day pipeline view. \nTravel to select tournaments and shoots to capture on-the-ground content - typically 8-15 weeks per year on the road. \nStay Ahead of Platform Expertise & Trends\nLive inside platform trend cycles on TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Instagram, and YouTube - sound choices, edit timing, format awareness, creator-economy moves. \nBring concepts to the Weekly Trending Content Meeting (chaired by the Senior Social Media Manager) - daily and tournament concepts built on emerging trends - and own follow-through on what gets approved. \nRun a tight reactive-content loop: when a trend or moment breaks between meetings, ship a creator response fast under brand-voice guardrails. \nRun platform-feature tests on creator output (new format, new placement, new edit style); document what works and surface to the Senior Social Media Manager and Director of Video Content. \nDrive Strategy & Planning\nMaintain a 90-day forward view of creator-content opportunities aligned with the team's tournament tentpoles, brand campaigns, and serialized programming. \nIdentify creator-content growth opportunities (new format, new on-camera concept, new platform-native execution) and bring them to the Senior Social Media Manager and Director of Video Content with a recommended action and a resource ask. \nAnalyze Performance & Report Insights\nSurface content performance insights - which pieces performed, which formats are tired, what to test next - to the Senior Social Media Manager and Director of Video Content. \nProvide qualitative content read-back weekly to feed the cross-platform executive narrative. \nTrack personal output volume and cycle time against targets set by the Senior Social Media Manager. \nPartner Cross-Functionally\nPartner with the Senior Social Media Manager on social-side content concepting, brand voice, and the Master Cross-Platform Content Calendar. \nPartner with the Director of Video Content on video-pipeline coordination - when a creator piece needs production support, an editor pairing, or longer-form finish. \nPartner with the Social Media Specialist on UGC, trending executions, and on-the-ground tournament capture. \nPartner with the Social Graphics Content Specialist when a creator piece needs custom graphics (titles, lower-thirds, end cards). \nPartner with the Short-Form Video Producer Lead, Video Editor (short-form), and YouTube Editor when a piece needs polished editing beyond fast-turn self-edit. \nCoordinate with the on-shift coordinator on publish-window timing for creator-owned content. \nKey Performance Indicators\nCreator content output volume per tournament week and per non-tournament week. \nEngagement and reach on creator-owned content across the five platforms. \nTrend response time: trend identified to published content (target: under 24 hours, often under 6 hours during active tournaments). \nNew creator format pilots launched per year - and percent that get repeated as serialized programming. \nContribution to YoY platform growth: IG (+50%), FB (+50%), TikTok (+100%), and YouTube (+100% via Shorts and creator-led long-form). \nOn-camera content performance vs. brand baseline (where on-camera is the format). \nQuality bar across creator output (qualitative review by Senior Social Media Manager and Director of Video Content). \nProduction reliability: shoots executed on plan, deliverables hit on time, on-set issues resolved without surfacing as blockers. \nKey Qualifications \n3-5 years as a creator in social media, brand, or creator-economy environment - ideally in sports, live events, news, or entertainment. \nDemonstrable portfolio across multiple platforms (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Instagram, YouTube). \nHands-on capture experience with BOTH phone-first production AND DSLR / mirrorless + audio production - required, not preferred. \nOwned or willing-to-own production kit: camera body and lenses, lavalier and shotgun microphones, basic lighting. \nSelf-editing fluency in CapCut Pro and Premiere Pro. \nOn-camera and voice-over comfort. \nStrong concept instincts and brand-voice sensibility - able to translate a brand into native-feeling content for each platform. \nComfort traveling for tournaments and shoots (8-15 weeks per year on the road). \nStrong organizational skills under live-event pressure and creator-cycle pace. \nTennis or live sports knowledge a strong plus. \nTennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.\nAbout Tennis Channel\nTennis Channel is the only multiplatform destination dedicated solely to tennis year-round. Together, the Tennis Channel flagship network, Tennis Channel 2, and the Tennis Channel app (tennischannel.com) deliver the most accessible and concentrated single-sport coverage anywhere. As the exclusive U.S. home of the ATP Tour and WTA Tour, Tennis Channel features live coverage of every Masters 1000 tournament - including Indian Wells, the Miami Open, Madrid, Rome, Cincinnati, and more - alongside live studio programming including its premier series, TC Live. Tennis Channel 2, a free FAST channel available in over 100 million homes, brings fans matches from across the globe at every level of the game. The Tennis Channel app brings it all together in one place, delivering live and on-demand matches, original content, and a personalized multi-view experience for fans, available on mobile and connected TV devices. Owned by Sinclair, Tennis Channel is also a co-owner of PickleballTV (pickleballtv.com), a joint venture with the Professional Pickleball Association.\nAbout Sinclair\nSinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.\nAbout the Team\nThe life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.\nThe base salary compensation range for this freelance role is $90,000 to $100,000. 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