Matchday Freelancer/Social Creator- Soccer (In- Stadium)

Title: Matchday Freelancer/Social Creator- Soccer (In-Stadium)

Classification: Event-based freelancer

Location: Multiple

Compensation: Per event (TBC)

Summary:
Wave Sports + Entertainment (Wave)  is the leader in sports storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 130 million highly engaged followers globally. Wave’s award-winning, original programming is led by some of the most popular athletes and personalities in sports media -- including the hit digital series’ “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce,”  “Podcast P with Paul George,” and “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony”, “Straight to Cam with Cameron Brink and Sydel Curry-Lee” -- dishing out entertaining commentary, unique perspectives, expert analysis, and behind-the-scenes stories about the players and events that are shaping the world of sports. Wave also holds partnerships with 100+ rights holders and sports properties, providing always-on programming to followers of the internet's largest and most engaged social communities.

Wave Media Agency is seeking Matchday Freelancer/Social Creator- Soccer across a variety of cities to support social capture at key matches in 2025 and 2026.  This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in creating social content, a creative flair for capturing on-field action at stadiums, and a passion for soccer with an interest in building a career in social media. This position is a matchday specific freelancer role- with mutually agreed upon dates/matches still to be determined.

Responsibilities:

• Attend a single/multiple soccer matches as assigned- delivering real-time social content from the venue to our social/ editing team
• Film pitchside (on iPhone) all pregame, during and postgame action, while following a specific shot-list
• Deliver/upload all footage in real-time using the agreed upon delivery method (ie Slack/Dropbox etc)

Qualifications:

• Prior experience covering social/matchdays for professional/college sports.
• A strong understanding of social media platforms (Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) and their respective video content preferences and formats
• Strong interest and knowledge of soccer, on both the national team and club side.
• Ability to travel to-from the venue, and follow a specific shotlist as requested.
• Iphone 14Pro or Newer

Cities we are seeking Freelancers for:

Atlanta, GA

Austin, TX

Arlington, TX

Boston, MA

Dallas, TX

Guadalajara, MX

Glendale, AZ

Houston, TX

Kansas City

Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles, CA

Mexico City, MX

Miami, FL

Minneapolis, MN

Monterrey, MX

New York/New Jersey, NY/NJ

Nuevo Leon, MX

Philadelphia, PA

Bay Area, CA

San Diego, CA

St. Louis, MO

Seattle, WA

Toronto, CA