The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR consists of three national series (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series™), four regional series, one local grassroots series and three international series. NASCAR is a company driven by technology and innovation, both of which are central to competition and are at the core of our sport. The sport’s impact is demonstrated with a strong corporate and media footprint. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).
Job Description
NASCAR Digital Media seeks a talented professional to work for our Digital Media team based at our Charlotte, NC office. The Coordinator, Digital Platform will provide coordination on NASCAR Digital Media’s Platform Team with the technical operation of NASCAR’s digital platform (web properties and mobile), including live products, mobile applications, live video streaming, data feeds and social media integration. Person in this role will be at the forefront of the digital evolution and must prepared to take NASCAR to a leadership position among all sports properties in the discipline.
Essential duties and responsibilites include the following:
- Assist in the day-to-day technical operation plan of the NASCAR platform and user experience, including live digital products, mobile applications, live video streaming, data feeds and social media integration.
- Assist in writing requirements and quality assurance testing for new NASCAR digital projects along with any additional requests from Project Management team.
- Create and update pages for live video and VOD applications, including meta-tagging, syndication, and mobile video and data delivery as well as other appropriate new technologies.
- Prepare and distribute race weekend materials to appropriate parties including Run of Show list, third party notifications, driver in-car camera emails, race weekend reports and other digital collateral.
- Triage and document digital issues from internal employees, third party companies and stakeholders using department designated tools (Slack, JIRA, Google Sheets, etc.).
- Provide weekly quality assurance testing on NASCAR.com digital products and web pages to ensure correct online displays and functionality.
- Manage NASCAR Digital Media Services’ sites during live weekend events by providing quality assurance testing for all page links, feed connections and any user-facing web pages, while in direct communication with the race track, NASCAR productions, etc.
- Handle coordination of all live digital products and events during race weekends, along with any additional weekend support, which may require work outside of normal business hours.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university required; or one (1) to two (2) years related digital or e-commerce experience, internship and/or training; or experience commensurate with the above requirements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products and basic understanding of WordPress, Google Products, Brightcove, JIRA, Amazon Web Services, etc.
- Knowledge of motorsports industry
We are a company unlike any other in the world. At NASCAR you will find a community of diverse individuals focused on our history and heritage, but with an eye toward the future. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. The key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, benefits second to none, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!
NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, age, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, or any characteristic that is protected by law.