Senior Editorial Manager (Motorsport)

50 Sport; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with flexible hours

23 days holiday (+1 per year)

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness Day

Birthday off

Agency Christmas close down

Sabbatical after 5 years

Training and development budget

Enhanced family leave policies

Referral awards

Onsite gym

Regular company socials

Job summary

50 Sport, a leading sports entertainment agency, is seeking a Senior Editorial Manager to lead a key motorsport account. You will act as the main client contact for social content, setting editorial tone from daily posts to race-weekend activations.

You will guide editorial direction, liaise with stakeholders, and collaborate with design, strategy, and insights teams to deliver best-in-class digital content and activations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years agency or similar experience.
• A degree, college education or equivalent in marketing, communication, social media or sports.
• Advanced knowledge of social media fundamentals, methodologies and techniques.
• An interest in social media and motorsport.
• Experience within a sports rights holder or social media agency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main day-to-day contact for the client, leading regular meetings and daily content-focused liaison.
• Set and champion the editorial direction of the account, with a clear point of view across every stage of the project lifecycle.
• Liaise with client stakeholders in a positive, professional and transparent manner.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across design studio, strategy and insights and client service to ensure success.
• Develop and lead social content planning and ideation for race weekends and large-scale events.
• Plan content on a weekly basis across multiple social media platforms, including extensive race-weekend plans.
• Act as a social expert for the client on the ground when necessary.
• Own best-practice copywriting and the curation of social posts for client channels.
• Help craft the tone of voice and drive consistency.
• In conjunction with agency stakeholders, deliver and be accountable for a yearly content strategy, with associated KPIs.
• Optimise content and copy for each platform’s requirements, while driving standards and applying the latest trends across the account.

Skills

Agency experience

Social media strategy

Motorsport interest

Education

Marketing or related degree

Job description

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 Qatar Airways, Ferrari F1 Team, FIFA, Prime Video Sport, DHL, and Jim Beam.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Senior Editorial Manager to be the day-to-day lead for a key motorsport account competing at the top level of its category. You’ll be the client’s main point of contact from a social media content perspective and will set the editorial tone, from daily content through to race-weekend and large-scale event activations.

About you

• A genuine love of motorsport, and a social media native with the knowledge and confidence to bring ideas to the client
• Confident leading the day-to-day direction of an account and acting as the client’s main point of contact
• A natural relationship builder and team player who communicates well with clients and internal teams

Requirements:

• 6+ years agency or similar experience
• A degree, college education or equivalent in marketing, communication, social media or sports
• Advanced knowledge of social media fundamentals, methodologies and techniques
• An interest in social media and motorsport
• Experience within a sports rights holder or social media agency preferred

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Act as the main day-to-day contact for the client, leading regular meetings and daily content-focused liaison
• Set and champion the editorial direction of the account, with a clear point of view across every stage of the project lifecycle
• Liaise with client stakeholders in a positive, professional and transparent manner
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across design studio, strategy and insights and client service to ensure success.

Content planning, ideation and activation

• Develop and lead social content planning and ideation for race weekends and large-scale events, from initial idea through to delivery
• Plan content on a weekly basis across multiple social media platforms, including extensive race-weekend plans
• Act as a social expert for the client on the ground when necessary
• Own best-practice copywriting and the curation of social posts for client channels
• Help craft the tone of voice and drive consistency
• In conjunction with agency stakeholders, deliver and be accountable for a yearly content strategy, with associated KPIs
• Optimise content and copy for each platform’s requirements, while driving standards and applying the latest trends across the account

Delivery and collaboration

• Write proficient briefs for the creative teams so quality content is delivered to best practice specs and on time
• Work closely with the Insights team to deliver reports and recommendations
• Project manage bespoke projects, ensuring timely delivery with excellent communication
• Take a lead role in producing best-in-class digital strategies for the client
• Line manage junior members of the editorial team, coaching them on content planning and client communication and encouraging their development

Company 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
• 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

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates. 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 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.