Social Media Manager- Sport

Brave Bison; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A sports marketing agency is seeking a Social Media Manager to enhance digital community engagement. The ideal candidate will exhibit expertise in social media platforms, develop creative video content, and maintain communication across various channels. This role offers competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a robust benefits package including private medical insurance and mental health support.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance and income protection

Mental health support

25 days annual leave

Birthday off

Remote working opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and trends.
• Ability to manage online communities and interact with audiences.
• Experience in developing social media strategies with KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute social media plans for sports clients.
• Maintain content calendar for regular and engaging posts.
• Create and edit social media content quickly as needed.

Skills

Digital publishing software knowledge

Social media platform expertise

Content planning

Community management

Copywriting skills

Trend awareness

Social media strategy experience

Adobe Photoshop proficiency

Video content creation

Influencer market knowledge

Paid marketing understanding

Communication skills

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

About Engage

Engage are a full-service sports marketing agency who, since 2012, have helped ambitious governing bodies, sports teams and sponsors become future fit. Operating in the UK, India, Australia and the US, we offer round the clock delivery to sports brands including the International Cricket Council (ICC), Real Madrid, Godolphin, New Zealand Rugby and Formula 1.

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a social media manager to work across our portfolio of sports clients. We are looking for someone who knows social media platforms inside out - and also knows what's coming next in these areas. The successful candidate would work with our content producers, account managers and social media managers to develop and execute an online video distribution and digital community growth plan. A knowledge of all sports would be useful but a keen interest in football, boxing and cricket would be highly beneficial.

Key skills and knowledge

• Strong knowledge and experience of digital publishing software and techniques
• Excellent understanding of all relevant platforms - YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat
• Planning social content and maintaining the content calendar to ensure social media content is regular, relevant and engaging
• Ability to manage communities, interact with fans, commentators, press and partners
• Strong copywriting skills including excellent spelling and grammar, as well as writing techniques to capture particular audiences
• Keen, ongoing awareness and interest in trends across social media, digital publishing, online video and sports output internationally
• Experience of social media strategy, KPIs and goals to increase a digital audience and engagement
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere for quick turnaround social edits
• Capture vertical social first content on location
• Contribute to creative ideas for video content as part of output strategy
• An understanding of influencer markets, and the ability to liaise with influencers
• Knowledge of the role of paid for marketing in executing plans
• Knowledge of relevant sporting audiences
• Excellent communication skills, including experience in a client‑facing role

General

• Work flexible days, according to the appropriate sports‑related calendar
• Able to perform under pressure and to work to tight timescales
• Be a good communicator with strong relationship management skills
• Knowledge of football, boxing and cricket desirable
• Salary dependent on experience

What you’ll get

Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package. But not only that, we are the UK’s first carbon neutral agency with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet across three core sustainability pillars of Greenhouse Gases, Waste & Recycling and Sustainable Consumption. Then there’s a whole host of benefits – from discounted gym memberships and free eye tests to an employee pension scheme and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption package.

Benefits

• Dynamic working: To keep that work‑life harmony in check, we’re flexible on where and when you work
• Private medical insurance: to keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind
• Life assurance and income protection: we know it feels good to be covered, just in case
• Calm Subscription: now more than ever, it’s important to mind your mind!
• 25 days annual leave: this increases to 27 days after three years with us, then up each subsequent year up to a maximum of 30 days
• Christmas closure: no need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period – it’s on us
• Birthdays off: one extra day to celebrate your big day
• Summer hours: between June and August we finish at 15:00 every Friday
• Online coaching and mental health support: unlimited coaching via OpenUp
• Remote working: work abroad for up to one month a year
• Performance & salary: reviewed twice a year for everyone

Equal opportunity

Finally, we’re proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status.