SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
We Realise Potential in Your Story
Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are an award winning digital content studio and media network who are currently on a quest to find a Social Media Managerto join our Sport team. Is this your next opportunity?
The Social Media Manager will be embedded within the England content team, supporting their existing content managers across both teams in executing their content plan whilst adding your creative flair! Therefore, experience working with or within a rights holder of similar standing to that of The FA is a must for this job. You should be able to demonstrate an equally strong knowledge and passion for elite-level football in both the men’s and women’s games.
PERKS OF THE JOB
We are proud to be an award winning workspace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced gender neutral parental leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, yoga and health treatments!
HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME
- Building upon a pre-defined social media strategy and its execution to drive KPIs including commercial growth, brand awareness, engagement and performance;
- Day-to-day liaison and communication with the client;
- Content ideation, creation and publication across predominantly Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads and WhatsApp.
- Feeding into and updating a monthly content calendar;
- Taking direction from England Content Managers in the effective delivery of tasks and objectives;
- Briefing the wider Little Dot Studios team, editors and designers on requirements and management the feedback process to the successful delivery of assets;
- Work across key live events (i.e. match days, major tournaments, senior/development camps and commercial activity) in an editorial and channel management capacity.
- Ensuring pre-agreed workflows are followed, and deadlines met, whilst ensuring consistent high-quality work;
- Community management across channels by optimising post copy and assets for engagement and applying channel metadata efficiently.
- Executing and maintaining the brand tone of voice and visual identity;
- Monitoring performance of content using platform analytics
- Social listening: monitoring conversation in relevant areas and engaging when appropriate.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.
- Strong knowledge of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp).
- Excellent understanding of platform analytics and reporting.
Strong evidence of creating, and publishing, engaging, entertaining and informative content.
- Thorough knowledge of men's and women's football, particularly England teams (senior and development levels.)
- Ability to use Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop to an intermediate standard whilst knowledge of After Effects is beneficial but not essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal.)
- Awareness of what a live football cycle (matchdays, tournaments) looks like.
- Requirement to spend at least two days a week at Wembley Stadium.
- Ability to manage a large digital community, responding to conversations and producing reactive content where appropriate.
LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT
We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fuelling your favourite content.
We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realised). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.
WE ARE COMMITTED
We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.
