Senior Social Media Manager, Sports

Want to work on the cutting edge of social media? Want to join a company whose brand is so strong that we get unsolicited clients reaching out every week? Want to work at an agency whose mission is to Spread Joy? 

Movers+Shakers is a new kind of creative agency, built for the era of social & agility. We act as a creative AOR, influencer agency, and production house -- streamlined to drive cultural relevance with Gen Z and Millennials.

Brands like e.l.f., Netflix, Tinder, and Amazon rely on Movers+Shakers to win on social and beyond. We’ve gotten our clients over 250 billion views -- from explosive brand campaigns to viral daily content.

Fast Company named Movers+Shakers one of the "Most Innovative Companies" in the world, and Ad Age named us a "Small Agency of the Year" (three years in a row). Adweek called us "the best agency in the world at creating campaigns on TikTok." 

We're really proud of our work, and we're even more proud of our culture. In their first week, new employees inevitably comment on how positive and supportive our workplace is. A month in, they're noting how little ego there is, and how departments collaborate surprisingly deeply. 

Intrigued? Read on…

REMOTE-FIRST CULTURE! 

• This role is required to be in the New York City Metropolitan area
• Work from Home, WeWork, your mom’s house, you choose! Our team is 100% remote-first.
• All employees can have an All-Access WeWork pass to collaborate with teammates in your area or to simply change up your working environment. 

ROLE SPECIFICS 

Are you a Social Media Manager in the sports industry? A Strategic Creative who is obsessed with professional sports? Tapped into the everchanging landscape on social? Have experience in building systems and new ways of working? Thrive when unlocking the potential in a joyful, high-performing multi-disciplinary team? Your goal is to drive efficiency, effectiveness and creative impact across multiple social media channels for one brand.

• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with account management, creative, data and production teams to develop and execute holistic social media content plans
• Supervise the day-to-day flow of social content across all touchpoints and platforms.
• Be the champion of the sports industry for our team, with a hunger and drive to be the go-to person at Movers+Shakers that understands the nuances of professional sports.

Content Strategy: 

• Develop brand and content strategies that meet the goals of the brand 
• Understand and optimize content calendars for brands’ social media channels to support “always on” evergreen content and timely needs
• Help advise and monitor social and community management tactics for key product launches, sports events and games, activations and help create proactive crisis management programs.
• Monitor content performance and develop weekly, monthly and contribute to quarterly analytics reports in order to identify & provide key insights, recommendations and track against KPIs.
• Identify trending opportunities and cultural moments for the brand to partake in on a daily and weekly basis

Creativity: 

• Partner with the creative team to ideate on fun, relevant content that ladders up to clients’ overarching social/channel strategies
• Support content creation to ensure delivery in a prioritized, timely manner while proactively finding opportunities and efficiencies to maximize content opportunities.
• Engage with the community and participate in relevant cultural conversations to increase brand visibility.
• Be on hand to create social first content if and when needed to support the team.

Innovation & Thought Leadership: 

• Regularly analyze the competition and other best-in-class brands to inspire new ideas and executions – especially in new platform innovations.
• Extend Movers+Shakers position as an industry-thought leader with your insights and analytics.
• Mentor and help grow more junior team members

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• 5-8 years of client-facing social media management for a brand with multiple product handles and/or strategy experience in a creative agency setting
• Brings a playbook-level understanding of professional sports (basketball, baseball, hockey, football), from strategy to culture
• Extensive experience managing social media channels 
• Strong experience in ideation and execution of different strategic approaches
• Experience with and interest in TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, and Reddit
• Experience creating stories, carousels, or static content for different platforms 
• Experience with data, analytics and content reporting
• Strong copywriting and ideation skills
• Passion for delighting clients and going above & beyond 
• Comfort in a fast paced sometimes unstructured working environment 
• Leadership ability, able to guide and empower the team to achieve goals.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus 
• A self-starter with a finger on the pulse of new innovations and opportunities. 
• Spreads Joy!

BASE SALARY RANGE

Our estimated range for this role is $90,000-$100,000* 

*Don’t let this range drive your decision to apply. Actual compensation packages are based on the level of skill and experience each candidate brings to their role. Similarly, there might also be a more senior or junior position available, that would be a better fit with your expertise. For example, a person may apply for a Senior Creative Producer role, and we may assess that their skills are at the Creative Producer level. Each level has its own compensation range.

At Movers+Shakers, we pride ourselves on competitive salaries, and we work hard to ensure there is pay equity across the company. We welcome open and honest conversations about compensation in all of our initial calls. We look forward to meeting you!