Game Night Administrator

Position Title: Game Night Content Administrator

Department: Marketing

Status: Freelance/Seasonal

Company Descripton

The Canadian Football League is Canada's home for professional football. With over a century of rich history and nine member teams across the nation, the CFL provides world-class entertainment and excitement to a passionate and dedicated fan base. A season-long journey of unforgettable moments and must-see-TV broadcasts culminates in Canada’s largest single-day sporting event – the Grey Cup, where the newly crowned champions earn the right to hoist the iconic emblem of Canadian football.

The CFL is dedicated to entertaining fans in Canada and abroad. The league pursues that goal through a continuing commitment to modernize and elevate both the game and the business. The CFL is transforming its digital ecosystem and maximizing fan engagement through captivating content, data analytics, personalized marketing, and more.

Just as important as its industry-leading operations, the CFL proudly champions the values on which Canada was built – unity, diversity, inclusion, strength, and service to the community. The league is supportive of all peoples, cultures, and backgrounds, offering a respectful and inclusive working and playing environment, centered on acceptance and understanding. The CFL's successes are measured not only on the field and within its ranks, but also in its unparalleled impact in affecting positive change and bettering Canadian communities and lives.

Position Summary

The Game Night Content Administrators are part of the CFL digital content team responsible for executing the league’s vertical video strategy across the league website and mobile app with a primary focus on live game coverage. This role plays a critical part in delivering a dynamic, real-time content experience by ensuring vertical video feeds are timely, engaging, and reflective of the most important moments happening across the league.

The position requires availability during game nights, including evenings and weekends, and demands strong attention to detail, speed, and decision-making in a fast-paced, live sports environment.

Key Responsbilities

• Manage the league’s vertical video feeds across the website and mobile app during live games, ensuring a consistent, engaging, and real-time fan experience.
• Monitor live games and identify key moments (highlights, big plays, milestones, storylines) to quickly curate and publish vertical video content.
• Execute and oversee predetermined plans for game night coverage, ensuring feeds are properly populated across pregame, in-game, and postgame windows.
• Collaborate closely with content, social, and production teams to align on priority moments and ensure content is surfaced quickly and accurately.
• Support postgame content updates to ensure feeds remain fresh and relevant following the conclusion of games.
• Support the planning, drafting, coordination, and delivery of timely push notifications throughout live games, highlighting key moments, major plays, milestones, and other priority storylines in alignment with the league’s game night strategy.

Qualifications & Skills

• 1+ year of professional experience in live sports coverage.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop for graphic design.
• Knowledge of video editing and formatting for social media platforms.
• Solid understanding of website, app, social media trends, platforms, and how to tailor content for each.
• Strong visual storytelling skills with a passion for sports.
• Sports fan with familiarity with football, particularly the CFL, considered an asset.
• Knowledge of journalism practices and social media marketing.

Expected Compensation

The expected compensation rate for this position is $125 per game worked. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position and should serve simply as a guide. The specific compensation offered may vary based on the number of games worked during the term.

Other Considerations

Work Schedule: Due to the nature of the business, the incumbent must be available and willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays, as required

Travel: As required

Contact

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your cover letter and resume.

The Canadian Football League is an equal opportunity employer, and we are working to create a more diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people living with disabilities and people identifying as LGBTQ2S+.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The CFL may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for an interview.

For additional information on the Canadian Football League, please visit our website at www.cfl.ca.