Digital Manager

Sportfive Limited; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

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 US Digital team and 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. It requires 4–7+ years in social media and content creation with a track record in sports/entertainment, and

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years of social media and content creation experience.
• Extensive experience with multiple social platforms and digital environments.
• Strong understanding of the sports and entertainment industry, especially soccer.

Responsibilities

• Lead ideation and development of strategies for social, digital, web, influencers/creators and briefs for clients and teams.
• Provide proactive leadership for the team and nurture client relationships.
• Support new business efforts, coordinate with senior leadership and participate in pitches.
• Support staffing plans, timelines and budgets while identifying risks and opportunities.
• Maintain oversight of all project deliverables.
• Drive forward the development of robust new business pitches and first-to-market campaigns.
• Create scopes of works for client projects and ensure resources align with goals.
• Establish project policies to ensure best practices and solve internal process challenges.
• Ensure campaigns meet client briefs, goals and creative direction.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with creative, commercial, design and CRM teams.
• Execute and optimize performance reporting including weekly recap and benchmarking.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Strategy development

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Sports industry knowledge

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Lightroom

Premiere Pro

Job description

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 aDigital 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.

• 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