Senior Copywriter (Sports)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid workplace

Salary: $90,000–$110,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides technology-enabled access to live and on-demand sports content for fans and customers.

What you will do

• Lead copywriting for NHL, MLB, and NBA campaigns across brand platforms, broadcast and video scripts, social media, out-of-home, and sponsorship activations.
• Develop campaign concepts and messaging platforms with creative and design teams.
• Adapt tone and voice across league, team, sponsor, and fan identities.
• Present concepts and copy to hirify.global leadership, clients, and league stakeholders.
• Collaborate with motion design, video editing, and art direction to align copy and visual language.
• Contribute to new-business and pitch decks with campaign territories and sample copy.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of professional copywriting experience and a portfolio focused on sports or culturally driven brand work.
• Experience writing for major sports leagues, teams, or sports-adjacent brands; NHL, MLB, or NBA experience is strongly preferred.
• Ability to develop campaign ideas and messaging platforms, not only execute briefs.
• Strong range across long-form brand storytelling, broadcast scripts, and concise social copy.
• Strong presentation skills, attention to detail, and experience mentoring or directing junior writers.
• Ability to work quickly on sports-calendar-driven content while following brand, league, team, player-likeness, legal, and approval guidelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace with a family-friendly community.
• Access to hirify.global content.
• Up to 15 days of paid time off and a sick time package.
• Health benefits including dental and vision care, plus parental leave.
• Voluntary life, accident, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan and learning and development resources.