In-Game Social Media Coordinator – Mets

We are looking to add a creative writer and Tweeter to join our Social Media team on a part-time basis. Candidates must have a deep and detailed knowledge of baseball and the Mets, and a keen editorial sense. Experience with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat is required. A strong handle of grammar, punctuation, syntax and Twitter voice is required. Attention to detail is a must. If you are an independent thinker with a love of the game, this could be a great job for you. Photoshop experience is a major plus.

This is a part-time, seasonal position offering 32 to 40 hours per week. Specifically, you would be required to provide in-game Twitter content during games to supplement and enhance the Mets’ daily efforts. Candidates are required to be flexible; we work when the games are being played, meaning days, nights and weekends. The plan is for you to work as many games as you possibly can, whether the team is at home or on the road. Shifts last from two hours or so before first pitch until 45-90 minutes after the final out.

Please send along your resume, Twitter handle, blog(s) and any writing samples (short or long-form) you think best reflect your style.

Below are some sample tweet topics. Compose each as if you’re tweeting from the Mets team account. Assume each topic occurs in real time; could also include link to highlight video, Club.com article, Gameday, Shop page, or nothing at all. Feel free to include any ideas you have for images/GIFs/graphics. Please include this in your cover letter.

1. Your team’s star hitter wins the batting title.
2. First day of Spring Training games.
3. Team wins ninth straight game.
4. Last hour of #FinalVote. Your team’s star hitter is neck and neck with a division rival.
5. 20% off all Club.com shop items.
6. After entering a tie game with the bases loaded and no outs, your reliever gets out of the jam with a strikeout.
7. Ace starter goes down with elbow injury in 8^th inning.
8. Your team’s best outfielder does it again, making an incredible diving play.
9. Your manager gets ejected after arguing the result of a replay review.
10. A scoreless game is broken up by a home run from your team’s hottest hitter.

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Hmmm let’s see.  I’m good at tweeting…

Your team’s star hitter wins the batting title.

I GUESS HE WILL BE SIGNING WITH MIAMI AT 12:01AM

First day of Spring Training games.

After the first strike I will say “PLAYOFF TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW AT 10AM!”   I will also slam any idiots who tweet the Family Guy season is over stupid thing.  Family Guy sucks by the way.  

Team wins ninth straight game.

This is a trick question.

Last hour of #FinalVote. Your team’s star hitter is neck and neck with a division rival.

#VOTEMARKAKIS

20% off all Club.com shop items.

I’m actually gonna send people to METS.com.   I think someone in MLB HR forgot to customize his posting.

After entering a tie game with the bases loaded and no outs, your reliever gets out of the jam with a strikeout.

This is also a trick question.

Ace starter goes down with elbow injury in 8^th inning.

Your team’s best outfielder does it again, making an incredible diving play.

(Player’s Name Here) t-shirts on sale after the game.

Your manager gets ejected after arguing the result of a replay review.

I do a 6 tweet diatribe about how replay is awful and the game was fine for 125 years without it.

A scoreless game is broken up by a home run from your team’s hottest hitter.

Clearly (team’s hottest hitter) is the best home run hitter of all time and the baseball’s haven’t changed.