Help Wanted: Staff Writer & Social Media Specialist

We are opening two new positions at SoxProspects.com! For both of these positions, we're seeking a commitment through the end of 2025, but ideally, we’re looking for someone who will want to stick around with us long term if there’s a mutual fit. Here are the details of the positions:

Staff Writer: The Staff Writer will write our daily Cup of Coffee column once or twice per week, author our Weekly Notes column at least once per month, and otherwise chip in to help on SoxProspects News as needed. We also usually ask for some extra help during draft week, which is happening in the July 13-15 time range in 2025. The time commitment for this position will be roughly 2 hours per week during the season, with significantly less in the off-season.

Social Media Specialist: The SMS will join our existing social media team helping to assist with our Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok feeds, both during the day and in the evening during games. The overall time commitment will vary. The primary task for this position will be to help post to our social media accounts in real-time during Red Sox affiliate games in the evenings, so an ideal candidate will be someone who can regularly – but not necessarily every single day – follow games and post noteworthy content. We also are all ears on ideas for new and interesting content to add to our social media accounts!

Requirements

• Familiarity with SoxProspects.com and the Red Sox minor league system
• Availability and interest as noted in the above descriptions
• Perfunctory understanding of baseball stats (understanding of advanced stats would be a big plus) 
• Some experience directly or analogously related to the position 
• Writing experience for the Staff Writer position
• Editing, content, and/or graphics experience for the SMS position
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional attitude and approach
• Someone who can work on their own without much hand-holding or oversight. To be upfront, we all work remotely, there’s almost no face-to-face interaction, and the site is not anyone’s primary job. After the first couple months, successful staff members take the bull by the horns and are able to make the position their own.

These openings are great opportunities to gain experience in the sports field! Members of the SoxProspects staff have gone on to write for ESPN.com, MLB.com, MiLB.com, the Baltimore Sun, Newsday, and Baseball Prospectus, among other outlets! 

Important to note that these are unpaid, volunteer positions. If you are interested in applying, please email info@soxprospects.com, preferably including a resume and a basic overview of your skills and experience with respect to the Requirements outlined above. We look forward to hearing from you! We do not have a set timeline to fill these positions – we’re just waiting for the right candidates. Apologies in advance that we might not be able to personally respond to every applicant.