Organisation Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Salary £25,500 – £27,000 Location Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 22 May 2026 Interview date 3 June 2026 Job Description ROLE PROFILE
CONTENT CREATOR / SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
DEPARTMENT: MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Communications
SALARY: £25,500 – £27,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities
Video Content Production
-Plan, shoot and edit high-quality video content for Nottinghamshire CCC’s social, digital and marketing channels.
-Produce platform-specific content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn.
-Capture matchday, training, behind-the-scenes, player, fan, community and event content.
-Create fast-turnaround edits during live matchdays and events.
-Film interviews, features, promotional content and sponsor-related assets.
-Develop creative ideas for recurring video formats and content series.
-Maintain high standards of visual identity, tone of voice and brand consistency.
Social Media and Content Distribution
-Use a strong understanding of social media algorithms to optimise content for reach, engagement, watch time and shareability.
-Tailor content for each platform, recognising differences in audience behaviour, format, timing and tone.
-Monitor trends, platform changes and emerging formats relevant to sport and cricket audiences.
-Support the scheduling and publishing of content across club channels.
-Use analytics to assess content performance and make recommendations for improvement.
-Help identify opportunities to grow younger, more diverse and more digitally engaged audiences.
Matchday and Event Content
-Support content delivery across all event days at Trent Bridge.
-Capture live atmosphere, fan moments, player arrivals, warm-ups, wickets, celebrations and behind-the-scenes content.
-Work at pace to deliver reactive content during key moments.
-Collaborate with media, commercial, ticketing, retail and community teams to support wider club objectives.
-Be available to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays in line with the cricket calendar.
Creative Development
-Contribute ideas for campaigns, launches, player announcements, ticket promotions and community storytelling.
-Stay informed about best practice in sports content, cricket media, creator culture and digital storytelling.
-Support photography, graphic and written content where required.
-Help maintain an organised content archive, including video files, project files and digital assets.
-Ensure content reflects the values, inclusivity and reputation of Nottinghamshire CCC and Trent Bridge
Person Specification
Essential Skills and Experience
-Proven experience creating video content for social media, either professionally, freelance, in sport, media, entertainment or as a creator.
-Strong filming and editing skills, with the ability to produce polished short-form video content.
-Confident using editing software
-Strong understanding of social platforms.
-Knowledge of how social media algorithms influence content reach, including watch time, retention, engagement, hooks, trends and posting formats.
-Ability to shoot content using cameras, smartphones, microphones and basic lighting equipment.
-Excellent sense of storytelling and visual composition.
-Ability to work quickly and accurately in a live sport or event environment.
-Strong copywriting skills for captions, headlines and social posts.
-Good understanding of analytics and the ability to use data to improve content performance.
-Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
-Willingness to work evenings, weekends and matchdays as required.
Desirable Skills and Experience
-Experience working in sport, cricket, live events or a fast-paced media environment.
-Knowledge of county cricket, The Hundred, women’s cricket and the wider cricket landscape.
-Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop or Lightroom.
-Basic graphic design or motion graphics skills.
-Experience producing content for sponsors, partners or commercial campaigns.
-Photography skills.
-Understanding of YouTube optimisation, thumbnails, titles, descriptions and audience retention.
-Experience using social media management and analytics tools.
Personal Attributes
-Creative, curious and full of ideas.
-Calm under pressure, especially on matchdays and during live events.
-Digitally native, with a strong instinct for what will perform on social platforms.
-Passionate about sport, storytelling and audience growth.
-Proactive and willing to experiment with new formats.
-Professional, reliable and able to represent the club appropriately around players, staff, supporters and partners.
-Inclusive in approach, with an ability to create content that appeals to a broad range of audiences.
Key Performance Indicators
-Growth in reach, engagement and video views across key social platforms.
-Improvement in video watch time, completion rates and audience retention.
-Delivery of regular, high-quality video content across club channels.
-Successful support of matchday, campaign and commercial content requirements.
-Development of new content formats that attract and retain audiences.
-Positive feedback from internal teams, players, supporters and partners.