Editorial / Social Media Director (Sport)

50 Sport

England

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with flexible hours

23 days holiday (+ additional day for each year of service)

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Incentive Scheme

Paid Wellness Day

Birthday off

Agency Christmas close down

Paid sabbatical after 5 years

Training and development budget

Enhanced family leave policies

Referral awards

Onsite gym

Regular company socials

Job summary

A sports entertainment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an Editorial / Social Media Director to lead editorial functions for prominent clients, manage teams, and develop innovative content strategies. This position requires a strong agency background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for sports. The role includes flexible working hours and various benefits, ensuring a dynamic work-life balance in a fast-paced environment with key responsibilities in both social media and editorial output.

Qualifications

Significant agency or similar experience.
Proven line management, nurturing and leadership skills.
Experience with editorial processes from conception to completion.

Responsibilities

Develop the Editorial function and implement standards.
Drive social media and content output for key clients.
Lead live social activation and content capture.

Skills

Agency experience

Leadership skills

Sports knowledge

Editorial process expertise

Collaboration

Positive attitude

Job description

Editorial / Social Media Director (Sport)

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50 Sport is The Sports Entertainment Agency.

We build and grow social communities, deliver entertainment-led creative campaigns, and drive sponsorship value; connecting fans, brands, and rights holders worldwide. Uniting sport, entertainment, and culture through industry-leading creativity, social media, strategy and performance for clients including Ferrari F1 Team, FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Prime Video Sport and Qatar Airways.

Due to a number of recent business wins and existing client demand, we are looking to bolster our growing team with an Editorial Director (working on F1), for a fixed term of 2 months.

About you

Significant agency or similar experience
Proven line management, nurturing and leadership skills
Sports experience and a strong understanding of the Sports Business
Experience being the master of the editorial process from conception to completion
Motivated by collaboration and able to communicate effectively with all clients and all agency disciplines
A proactive, positive can‑do approach and able to direct and motivate the wider team
Champions the agencies' editorial services and connects these with our clients’ needs
Acts on initiative and experience, within a fast‑paced creative environment
Keen to teach as well as to learn, while having a thirst for knowledge to stay in touch with the latest technologies, copy styles/trends and best practices
You’re passionate about effective creative outputs, irrespective of channel
You’re passionate about how our industry can positively affect change around sustainability and DE&I
You believe in the potential of women’s sport

Please note that this is a full‑time position (40 hours per week), but given the nature of what we do (reporting live from sports events), this is not your typical 9‑5, and your working pattern will vary from week to week, and will include some weekend commitments.

Key responsibilities of the role

Reporting to the Head of Editorial, contribute to the development of the Editorial function of 50 Sport, implementing the standards and tone for all internal, external and client output
Act as editorial lead for 50 Sport’s key motorsport clients, driving the social media and content output, standards and results for the client
Take responsibility for all content plans for your clients, prompting new thinking within the team via regular suggestions/prompts for improvement
Lead and be responsible for external and internal editorial output for your clients (client presentations, creative briefs, insights reports, quarterly business reviews)
Lead on live social activation and content capture across specified clients, ensuring the right team setup and resources are in place
Lead editorial and content strategies for your clients
Take ownership of the editorial responses to new business pitches
Line management of one or more individuals providing mentorship and career development
Partner with Client Services team peers to develop client relationships built on trust, open dialogue and mutual respect
Help build stronger relationships with all media platforms, gaining access to roadmaps, pre-launch features and ensuring 50 Sport continues its preferred partner status
Understand and assess editorial upsell opportunities in tandem with client services
Work with the broader Editorial Team to further develop our service offering

Benefits

Hybrid working with flexible working hours
23 days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service, capped at 5)
Private health insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Incentive Scheme
1 x paid Wellness Day
Your birthday off
Agency Christmas close down
Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years’ service
Training and development budget
Enhanced family leave policies
Referral awards
Onsite gym
Regular company socials

Equality and diversity

We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.

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