ABOUT THE JOB

Hello! We are looking for a tennis fanatic who also has experience or interest in writing scripts for YouTube videos. As our Script Writer/Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the content for our tennis YouTube channel, where we create player analysis, match recaps, and explore narratives from across the tennis world.

As our Script Writer/Analyst, you will take charge of transforming ideas and using statistics to create persuasive and captivating scripts that speak directly to our audience. Your creativity should inform and entertain, incorporating humor, thematic elements, and clear directions for our video editing team. This is an opportunity to combine your passion for tennis with your talent for storytelling and create content that resonates with viewers worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Craft engaging, cohesive, and casual scripts of approximately 3,500 words one to three times per month. Scripts should be accessible and enjoyable for our host to read without sounding unnatural.

Enrich our content by incorporating player interviews, highlights, and sound bites. Provide links to YouTube clips with timestamps. This is non-negotiable.

Provide clear directions for the video editing team, including specific clips that can enhance the narrative.

Ensure all information is accurate and every script is delivered on time.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

You are a passionate tennis fan who watches and follows the sport on an almost daily basis. If you do not follow tennis closely, this is not the right job for you.

You must be an exceptional writer who is obsessed with understanding virality on YouTube. If you are not passionate about writing, YouTube, and business, this will not be a good fit.

You are creative and capable of bringing a unique perspective while maintaining a casual tone.

You have strong research skills and can understand and use advanced tennis data and statistics to create persuasive and entertaining scripts.

You are self-driven and committed to accuracy, punctuality, and fluency in English, with native proficiency preferred.

You can provide examples of tennis analysis you have completed or are open to completing an unpaid sample project to demonstrate your skills.

About The Job:
Hi! We are looking for a tennis obsessed Content Strategist who can consistently pitch strong video ideas and package them into titles and thumbnail concepts that fit our channel and bring in views.

This role is not just brainstorming. We want someone who understands what makes a tennis video click, what makes it hold attention, how to come up with thumbnail ideas that people click, and how to turn trends into ideas we can actually create.

Ideal Candidate:

• You must be an absolute tennis fanatic who follows the sport closely and understands tennis history, current events, and the culture around it.
• Beyond tennis knowledge, you also need to understand YouTube packaging and why certain ideas, titles, and thumbnails win.
  
  

We're Looking For Someone Who Is:

• Tennis expertise: You know the sport inside and out, and you keep up with what is happening right now
• YouTube instincts: You understand why a video gets clicked and why it holds attention
• Thumbnail concepts: You can consistently come up with thumbnail concepts that fit our channel and actually work
• Strong taste: You can bring us fresh ideas that push the channel forward
• Format versatility: You can pitch ideas that make sense for both long-form and short-form
• Trend awareness: You keep up with social media trends and tennis storylines
  Accuracy and reliability: You fact check, you are organized, and you deliver on time

Responsibilities:

• Pitch video ideas across multiple formats: long-form video essays, IRL videos, reported tennis stories, deep dives, investigative style narratives, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels series, and one off short videos
• Take ideas we already have and turn them into title and thumbnail concepts that match our channel and can realistically increase views
• Create a short brief on each idea with supporting evidence for why it will work (similar videos, search demand, relevance in tennis right now, etc.)
• Stay on top of trends across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and the tennis world so we are early on topics that are about to pop
• Create a short brief for each video idea you propose, with supporting evidence on why you think it is a good idea
• Keep up with trends throughout social media and keep up with trends within tennis
• We are looking for a self-driven individual who ensures 100% accuracy in their information and consistently meets deadlines for idea submissions

Goal:
We are looking for someone we can grow with and will be with the team for a long time!

About the Job
We’re looking for a talented and reliable video editor who’s not just good at cutting footage — but great at telling stories through it.

This role is for someone who can take raw b-roll and field-shot footage and turn it into a compelling, YouTube-ready video. Think: mini-documentary meets commentary-style edit.

But editing alone isn’t enough — we’re also looking for someone who can help script, outline, and shape the story before the edit even begins. You should be comfortable contributing ideas during pre-production, suggesting what to shoot, and helping tighten the narrative during post.

Strong communication is key — we want someone who can take initiative and help guide the creative direction of the video alongside our team.

What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be editing 2–4 videos per month for Courtside Tennis, focusing only on our IRL content — the stuff we go out and film ourselves. These projects are typically personality-driven and filmed on-location, and we’re looking for someone who can bring structure, energy, and a clear creative point of view to the footage.

To start, we’ll begin with one paid trial video to make sure we’re a good fit on both sides. If things go well, we’ll move into a consistent monthly workflow.

If you’re also someone who can create or script short-form content (like Reels or YouTube Shorts) from our long-form IRL footage, that’s a huge plus — and something we’re looking to build out more.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Can
Take filmed footage and build an engaging, commentary-style edit
Help guide the story before the edit — by giving feedback on what we should film, contributing to scripts, and suggesting shot ideas — and continue to shape it during the edit if needed

Communicate clearly and confidently — someone who isn’t afraid to speak up with creative ideas and help lead the storytelling process

Work independently and meet deadlines without needing to be micromanaged

Bring creative energy and story instincts into both the planning and post-production process


This is not just an editing role
If you're not interested in shaping story structure or helping direct the content before editing begins, this isn’t the right fit.

Must Haves
Solid editing experience, especially with YouTube-style, personality-driven or documentary-style content

Strong storytelling instincts — you know how to pace and structure a video to keep people watching

Clear, consistent communication and the confidence to help lead creative discussions

Comfortable with scripting and contributing to the direction of a shoot

A collaborative mindset and ability to give and receive feedback

At least an above-average understanding of tennis — the more of a fan you are, the better

Bonus If You
Are familiar with IRL or commentary-style YouTube videos.

Here are two examples of the kind of content we make:
I Survived The World's Highest Gym (10,361 ft)
I Never Thought I'd Do This...

Can script and edit short-form content (Reels, Shorts, TikToks) from long-form footage

ABOUT THE JOB

This is a project-based role, not full-time, but we’re looking for someone we can bring in regularly to help us pre-plan, script, and shape videos from start to finish.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Research and script the tennis topic, including players, tactics, history, gear, statistics, and context.

Turn an idea into a clear outline before we film.

After filming, watch the raw footage and pull the best moments into a paper edit with timestamps.

Write the full voiceover script that matches the footage.

Add simple editor notes so the story stays tight, including what goes where, what to cut, and what to save for later.

WHO THIS ROLE IS FOR

You’ve written scripts for YouTube videos before, ideally for IRL or documentary-style content, not just video essays.

You understand how to structure a story, break it into scenes or chapters, and pace it for an online audience.

You’re a tennis fan, or at least know the ins and outs of the sport and follow the professional tours.

You’re creative and original. You’re not just using AI to fill a script. You know how to pitch, write, and think like a real storyteller.

You understand YouTube pacing, tone, and audience expectations.

You can write in a way that sounds natural when spoken aloud, not like stiff narration or an overwritten blog post.

WHAT THIS IS NOT

This is not an AI-assisted script generator job.

This is not your first time writing for video.

This is not a role for someone who does not watch or care about tennis.

We’re building something new for the sport, and we need smart, creative people to help us shape it.

BONUS IF YOU

You’ve worked on sports content, especially tennis.

You’ve helped build content packets for IRL shoots before, including scripting what to film and what to ask people on-site.

You’re familiar with the Courtside Tennis channel or similar high-quality YouTube storytelling.

EXAMPLES

Video at Babolat String Factory
Video at Babolat Natural Gut String Factory
Yes Theory video that is half explainer and half IRL

About the Role
We’re looking for a talented editor with a deep love for tennis to help us bring compelling, long-form tennis content to life. If you’re the kind of person who watches Roland Garros reruns for fun, has a YouTube watch history full of sports documentaries, and knows how to cut a story that keeps people hooked — this might be for you.

We publish documentary-style video essays and hybrid projects that blend voiceover with original filmed content. The ideal editor will be someone who understands the rhythm of a good story and knows how to bring structure, personality, and energy to a timeline — all without needing their hand held.

This role is only for serious tennis fans — that’s non-negotiable. You’ll be expected to know the sport inside and out: the players, rivalries, history, and culture. If you’re not already immersed in tennis, this job is not for you. You’ll be expected to know the players, the culture, and the nuances of the sport in order to edit quickly and accurately.

What You'll Be Doing

Editing 1–4 long-form videos per month (typically around 18 minutes)
Sourcing clips, match footage, media assets, and audio as needed
Building strong, creative, and engaging narrative timelines in Premiere Pro using modern pacing, light humor, and thoughtful visual choices to elevate each video

Managing VO, music, and sound effects for rhythm and flow

Turning around edits in 1–2 days (or faster) per video without sacrificing accuracy

What We’re Looking For

You’re fluent in English and can follow voiceover-led edits with ease

You know how to research footage and structure scenes without a storyboard

You’ve edited video essays or narrative YouTube content before

You care about details, continuity, clarity and communication

You’re fast — and accurate. We have high standards for factual correctness and pace.

You’re comfortable using your own creative instincts to elevate an edit without being told what to do line by line

Required Tools & Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro (required)

After Effects (basic familiarity to drop placeholders)

Knowledge of tennis: past, present, and the culture around it

Bonus Points If You...

Have edited sports or documentary content before

Know how to balance humor, heart, and history in your pacing

Are familiar with tennis-specific editing styles

About the Job

We're looking for a tennis-obsessed Short-Form Content Strategist & Ideator who can help Courtside Tennis consistently develop strong content ideas for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok.

The main focus of this role is ideation. You will review our original footage, interviews, tournament coverage and behind-the-scenes content, identify the strongest moments and turn them into complete short-form concepts with a clear hook, structure and payoff.

We are not looking for someone who only finds a good clip and adds captions. We need someone who can connect moments, add context and build an actual idea or story around the footage.

What You'll Do

• Develop original short-form ideas, recurring series, explainers, IRL concepts and community-focused content
• Review raw footage and identify strong moments, hooks and content angles
• Turn ideas from our team into clear concepts that an editor can execute
• Write or outline hooks and short scripts when needed
• Keep up with tennis storylines, players, tournaments and social trends
• Occasionally edit a short-form video when needed
• Communicate clearly and keep the content process moving

What We're Looking For

• A serious tennis fan who follows the sport beyond the biggest names
• Strong short-form instincts and an understanding of hooks, pacing, retention and platform-native storytelling
• Someone creative, organized and able to work without constant direction
• Enough editing experience to understand what is realistic and guide an editor
• Someone who can explain why an idea should work, not just pitch a general topic

Bonus

Experience developing long-form YouTube ideas, titles or thumbnail concepts is a plus.

NEXT STEPS 

We're asking you to come up with two to three ideas for our channel. We want to strongly emphasize that we will not use these ideas without proper compensation. This task is purely for us to evaluate your ability to generate compelling content and understand your creative process.

What we're looking for is for you to develop 2-3 video ideas. For each idea, please provide:

1. A detailed explanation of why you think this idea is good
2. Why you believe our audience will enjoy it
3. An outline of what topics we would cover in the video

We're asking for multiple ideas because we need to see that you can consistently generate quality content, not just a one-off good idea. This task will help us understand your creative process, your grasp of our audience's interests, and your ability to structure engaging tennis content.

Remember, the only goal is "know your audience." We're looking for fresh, engaging ideas that showcase your tennis passion and YouTube savvy. Don't hesitate to think outside the box – your unique perspective could be exactly what we need to elevate our channel. We're excited to see what you come up with!

If you're ready to share your ideas, please proceed to the next section. There, you'll find a text box where you can either paste a link to your Google Doc containing your sample ideas or include your ideas directly in the text box. We look forward to reviewing your creative concepts!

NEXT STEPS 

Creative Thinking Task
We want to get a sense of how you think, structure stories, and approach content that’s both entertaining and narrative-driven. This short creative task isn’t about a finished script — it’s about how you’d approach an idea and start to shape it into something watchable. 

Please answer the questions below on the next section



Australia’s Tennis Problem Is Bigger Than Talent
(This idea is why is Tennis in Australia so popular but they have not produced many top players in recent memory)


How would you turn this into a compelling YouTube video?
(Think tone, narrative structure, pacing, potential challenges, interviews, IRL components, into something we could shoot and shape into a story.)


What part of the creative process do you enjoy the most?
(Ideation, writing VO, scripting post-footage, shaping narrative arc, helping guide the edit — whatever fits you best.)


How do you make your scripts editor-friendly?
(Explain how you use visual cues, pacing notes, structure, or transition suggestions to help an editor turn your words into a finished video.)