Social Media Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to DAZN

PTO & Leave

Health benefits

Disability cover

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Learning & development resources

Flexible working

Job summary

DAZN in New York is seeking a Social Manager to lead the internal content creators covering DAZN's priorities across sports. You will shape strategy, programming, and manage the team while also creating and publishing content during busy moments.

The role requires strong editorial judgement across multiple sports, calm leadership in fast-paced live events, and collaboration with Editorial, Creative, Marketing and Production teams. Hybrid role based on site in NYC.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading social teams within sports or media environments.
• Strong multi-sport editorial knowledge across major sports.
• Experience managing internal content creators and scheduling coverage across multiple simultaneous priorities.
• Clear understanding of how sport-specific social handles and generalist brand handles work together.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate coverage across sport-specific priority handles and the @DAZN handle.
• Own the programming strategy for the social team, ensuring creators are scheduled effectively across key events, fights, and matchdays.
• Program the @DAZN handle to amplify major moments and stories across DAZN's rights portfolio.
• Ensure the team can flex across sports depending on the calendar, priorities, and live moments.
• Act as an editorial decision-maker during live events, ensuring fast, accurate, and platform-native publishing.
• Create content directly, including filming, editing, posting, and clipping live feeds.
• Work closely with sport-specific social leads, Editorial, Creative, Marketing, and Production teams.
• Use performance insights to optimise coverage plans, internal creator deployment, and content mix.

Skills

Social team leadership

Editorial knowledge across sports

Content creation & editing

Live coverage & platform dynamics

Job description

About the Role

The Social Manager - DAZN leads the team of internal content creators dedicated to covering DAZN's key company priorities across major sports rights. Sitting within the Social team, the role focuses on strategy, programming, and people management across multiple social handles, ensuring the internal team is flexible and effectively deployed to support sport-specific priority handles while also programming and contributing to the @DAZN handle as a supporting, cross-sport channel. It is a player-coach role requiring strong editorial judgement across multiple sports, clear leadership, and the ability to still create and publish content when needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate coverage across sport-specific priority handles and the @DAZN handle.
• Own the programming strategy for the social team, ensuring creators are scheduled effectively across key events, fights, and matchdays.
• Program the @DAZN handle to amplify major moments and stories across DAZN's rights portfolio.
• Ensure the team can flex across sports depending on the calendar, priorities, and live moments.
• Act as an editorial decision-maker during live events, ensuring fast, accurate, and platform-native publishing.
• Create content directly, including filming, editing, posting, and clipping live feeds.
• Work closely with sport-specific social leads, Editorial, Creative, Marketing, and Production teams.
• Use performance insights to optimise coverage plans, internal creator deployment, and content mix.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience leading social teams within sports or media environments.
• Strong multi-sport editorial knowledge across major sports.
• Experience managing internal content creators and scheduling coverage across multiple simultaneous priorities.
• Clear understanding of how sport-specific social handles and generalist brand handles work together.
• Confidence creating end-to-end social content alongside the team.
• Strong strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution.
• Deep understanding of social programming, live coverage, and platform dynamics.
• Calm, decisive leadership in fast-paced, live sports environments.

Workplace

• Hybrid role based mostly on site from the New York office.

Benefits & Perks

• Access to DAZN.
• Up to 15 days of paid time off and 9 days of annual leave.
• Health benefits, including dental and eye care.
• Generous sick time package.
• Short and long-term disability cover.
• Parental leave offering.
• Personal insurances, such as basic life term and personal accident.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Family friendly community.
• Learning and development resources.
• Opportunity for flexible working.
• Access to an internal speaker series and events.

About the Company

DAZN is the global home of sport, delivering premium live and on-demand coverage across a wide range of sports. DAZN's social ecosystem reflects this breadth, with sport-specific handles driving depth and fandom, supported by the general @DAZN handle to amplify moments and stories across the portfolio.