English Trainee / Editor in Sports Media / Social Media

mmc sport is an international editorial agency. We are sports journalists, translators, commentators, voice-over artists, content producers and social media experts.

We take care of over 80 social media accounts on a daily basis, above all on Faecbook, Twitter, Instagram,as well as VK or Sina Weibo.

We work in more than 20 languages for clients including: UEFA, DFB, DFL, FC Bayern, Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Mailand and Squadra Azzurra.

Job description:

mmc sport is looking for English natives with an eye for social media for our international editorial team.

Key role:

• Social media storytelling for clubs and associations

Requirements:

• Native English speaker
• Very good knowledge of German (min. B2 level)
• Very good editorial perception and execution
• Very good knowledge of sports terminology in English and German
• Love of sport, especially football
• Motivation and independence
• Experience and knowledge in the areas of editing, social media, translation are an advantage

Daily tasks:

• Translation of articles from German into English for the football clubs’ websites
• Writing match previews, reports and other reactions in English
• Write posts for, control and manage social media accounts of the football clubs (Facebook, Twitter)
• Live coverage of football games in English (live tickers)
• English subtitling and voiceovers of videos
• Research and data analysis

What we need from you:

• CV
• Cover letter