Digital Manager

SPORTFIVE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement Savings

Vacation & Holidays

401(k) Matching

Job summary

SPORTFIVE seeks a Digital Manager in New York City to lead its US Digital team and activate a growing client roster. You will work with clients on strategy, execution, and hands-on leadership across campaigns.

You will oversee key team members, collaborate with creative, commercial, design and CRM, and help drive new business while ensuring campaigns meet client goals and timelines.

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years of social media and content creation experience, preferably with an agency or professional sports team/rights-holder.
• Extensive experience/understanding of social media platforms and digital environments, with creative thinking.
• Understanding of the sports and entertainment industry, especially global soccer.
• Proven experience scaling a social media brand and driving performance.
• Knowledge of photo and video editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere.
• Experience in developing branded content and activation concepts.
• Understanding of media buying mechanisms on social media and video sharing platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to grow a book of business and expand a team.
• Experience with data storytelling, social listening, and brand performance tracking.
• Proactive, creative and team working spirit.
• Ability to self-start.
• Proficient and fluent in both spoken/written Spanish and English a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ideation and development of strategies (social, digital, web, influencers/creators) and briefs for clients and teams.
• Provide proactive leadership for the team and nurture relationships with clients.
• Support new business efforts, coordinate with senior leadership and pitch opportunities.
• Support staffing plans, timelines and budgets while identifying risks and opportunities.
• Maintain oversight of all project deliverables.
• Drive development of new business pitches and execute first-to-market campaigns.
• Create scope of works for client projects ensuring resources align with goals.
• Establish project policies and guidelines to ensure best practices are followed.
• Ensure campaigns meet client briefs and business goals.
• Collaborate across creative, commercial, design and CRM for alignment.

Skills

Social media strategy

Content creation

Team leadership

Sports industry knowledge

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Lightroom

Premiere

Job description

About SPORTFIVE

SPORTFIVE utilizes the unique emotional power of sports to create and enable pioneering partnerships in sports. By delivering responsible commercialization, full-service solutions and long-term value for all stakeholders in sports, SPORTFIVE strategically and creatively connects brands, rightsholders, media platforms and fans by leveraging a global network paired with decades of experience and entrepreneurial spirit. As a market leader with customer centricity and vast data intelligence at its core, SPORTFIVE leads the sports business into the future through its digital solutions and aims to be the most progressive and respected partner in sports.

SPORTFIVE operates as an international sports business and marketing agency with a global mindset and network of over 1,200 local experts based in 15 countries active in football, golf, e-sports, motorsport, handball, tennis, American football and many more.

Job Title

Digital Manager

Primary Work Location

New York, NY

Team and Job Overview

SPORTFIVE is seeking a Digital Manager based in its US Headquarters in New York City. This role will be a key member in the management of the fast-growing and award-winning U.S. Digital team at SPORTFIVE. The Digital Manager will help lead and digitally activate SPORTFIVE’s growing roster of clients and team. The position will work hand-in-hand with clients, leading client key accounts, strategy development, and campaign execution. In addition, the role will include oversight of other key members of the team.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Lead the ideation and development of strategies (social, digital, web, influencers/creators) and briefs (creative, content) for clients and teams
• Provide proactive leadership for the team and nurture relationship with clients
• Support new business efforts, coordinate with senior leadership and participate in new business development and pitching
• Support the creation of staffing plans, timelines and budgets while proactively identifying risks and opportunities
• Maintain oversight of all project(s) deliverables
• Play an integral role to drive forward the development of robust new business pitches and execute first-to-market campaigns that bring to life best-in-class social media ideas, as well as integration into other key marketing services
• Support the creation of scope of works for a wide array of client projects—ensuring that resourcing aligns with client goals and expectations
• Establish project policies and guidelines to assure that client and campaign best practices are being followed and identify/present solutions for any internal agency process challenges which may hinder the delivery of successful work.
• Ensure all campaigns are in line with client needs, briefs, and creative direction, while guaranteeing that all creative meets both the strategic and business goals for the client
• Work cross functionally across creative, commercial, design and CRM to ensure social media strategy is aligned with overall marketing initiatives
• Execute and optimize business performance reporting including but not limited to weekly recap, benchmarking, performance monitoring, campaign evaluation, best practices, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-7+ years of social media and content creation experience, preferably with an agency or professional sports team/rights-holder
• Extensive experience/understanding of social media platforms and digital environments, a proven ability and passion for creative thinking in partnership with other key members of the team
• Understanding of the sports and entertainment industry, especially global soccer

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience scaling a social media brand and driving performance
• Knowledge of photo and video editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere
• Experience in developing branded content and activation concepts
• Understanding of media buying mechanisms on social media and video sharing platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to grow a book of business and expand a team
• Experience with data storytelling, social listening, and brand performance tracking
• Proactive, creative and team working spirit.
• Ability to self-start
• Proficient and fluent in both spoken/written Spanish and English a plus

Job Requirements

• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Prior corporate experience with social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok
• Prior experience managing team or league handles for a rightsholder property and/or sports team

Compensation

Salary Range: $75,000 – $82,250

SPORTFIVE is providing the compensation range it might pay for this position. The rate of pay offered will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location.

Benefits

Working at SPORTFIVE provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement savings.

Affordable employee medical premiums starting at $32.52 per month (highest deductible) to $173.64 per month (lowest deductible).

Employees start at 10 vacation days per year (increasing with seniority) plus 20 paid holidays.

401(k) with matching up to $4,000 per year.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Our Hiring Process

Every application is reviewed by a real person. We do not use AI to screen or make decisions on candidates. Because we give each submission genuine consideration, response times may vary. Because we cannot communicate with each applicant individually on the status of their resumes, we use automated emails to keep applicants updated. Thank you for your interest in joining SPORTFIVE.

Nearest Major Market

Manhattan

Nearest Secondary Market

New York City