Trent Rockets - Digital Content Creators (FTC 12 weeks) in Nottingham

Position: Digital Content Creators (FTC up to 12 weeks)

Location: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, NG2 6AG

Department: Marketing and Communications

Contract Type: Full time, fixed term (35 hours per week, up to 12 weeks between June and the end of August 2026)

Salary: up to £2,000–£3,000 per month, pro rata based on weeks worked

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, shoot and edit high‑quality video content for Trent Rockets social, digital and marketing channels.
• Produce platform‑specific content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, 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 throughout the tournament.
• 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 Trent Rockets.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven record of creating highly engaging digital content with evidence to support it.
• Experience creating video content for social media, professionally, freelance, in sport, media, entertainment or as a creator.
• Strong filming and editing skills, producing polished short‑form video content.
• Deep understanding of social platforms and algorithms, 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 timing, 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 ability to use data to improve content performance.
• Discretion, sensitivity and ability to gain trust of players, coaches and staff in an elite sporting environment.
• Highly organised with the capacity to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and matchdays as required.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in sport, cricket, live events, entertainment or fast‑paced media.
• Experience with 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.
• Understanding of YouTube optimisation, thumbnails, titles, descriptions and audience retention.
• Experience using social media management and analytics tools.

Personal Attributes

• Calm under pressure, flexible and able to adapt to changing deadlines.
• Ability to form strong relationships quickly and be sensitive to the professional sports environment.
• Digitally native with an 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 team appropriately.
• Inclusive in approach, creating 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.