Sport Social Media Manager

News UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London seeks a talented Social Media Manager to drive engagement for The Sun Sport. You will create compelling content and manage multiple social media accounts, focusing on sports. Ideal candidates are proactive and passionate about sports, with a strong understanding of social media platforms. This role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary

Wide range of training available

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Access to wellbeing benefits

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday per year

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of social media platforms and analytics tools.
• A keen interest in a variety of sports including football, boxing, darts, horse racing and US sports.
• Background in sport editorial or copywriting is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Drive engagement and build a sports community across social media.
• Manage and grow multiple accounts including The Sun Football and Dream Team.
• Source and create high-quality original engagement content.

Skills

Knowledge of social media platforms

Interest in sports

Good communication skills

Calm under pressure

Proactive approach

Organized problem-solver

Education

Experience in sport editorial or copywriting

Tools

Social media analytics tools

Job description

Job Description

The Sun Online is the biggest digital newsbrand in the UK and now the fastest-growing news site in the US. The Sun’s multi-award-winning Audience department sits at the heart of our newsroom, with our talented journalists publishing the best coverage of news, sport, TV and showbiz, lifestyle and family value. The team is constantly evolving, driving record traffic across all platforms, growing new audiences, and building engagement and loyalty with our readers.

We’re looking for a talented, highly motivated, resourceful individual, with deep knowledge of social media platforms and sports news, to join The Sun Sport Social team.

Your Role:

As the Sun Sport Social Media Manager, you will be responsible for driving engagement and building our sports community across various social media platforms. Your role will be instrumental in shaping and executing our social media strategy, creating compelling content, and fostering meaningful interactions with our sports-loving audience.

Day to day you will:

• Manage and grow multiple accounts including The Sun Football, Sun Sport and Dream Team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
• Suggest themes and stories, and guide editorial on best practice for sport social.
• Send push notifications on a range of sporting topics to drive page views
• Cover a range of high-profile sporting events including the Premier League, World Cup, Olympics and major boxing matches
• Source and create high-quality original engagement content including graphics, and work with the video team to plan and upload video content
• Work directly with editorial, digital, video, picture, design, commercial and marketing teams, ensuring their respective demands are met.
• Contribute to The Sun’s adoption of emerging social platforms and tools, and be part of the process to help grow The Sun’s sport social channels.

What we are looking for from you:

• Detailed knowledge of social media platforms and analytics tools.
• A keen interest in a variety of sports including football, boxing, darts, horse racing and US sports.
• A background in sport editorial or copywriting is preferable.
• Newsroom experience would be an advantage
• Good communication skills
• Calm under pressure and able to deliver work at a consistently high standard.
• Proactive and displays a willingness to take on any task.
• Take initiative in order to achieve desired results.
• Organised and a good problem-solver, able to eliminate obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches.
• Understanding of the Sun Sport brand, both print and digital.

Application process

Please send your CV and a cover letter.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.