Sporty GroupSporty Group

Social Media Manager (Hybrid)

Added 2 months ago

Description

About the role

We’re looking for a Mid-Senior Social Media Manager to lead social strategy and execution across Sporty, with a strong focus on media and broadcasting and performance-driven social media.

You’ll be responsible for making our social presence feel fast, local, relevant and high-impact, while ensuring content drives both community growth and business outcomes.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership: you’ll collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, Brand, Design, Content, BI and Country teams, combining creativity with sharp performance thinking.

What you'll be doing

Social Strategy & Execution

  • Build and execute social strategies, aligned with global brand guidelines and priorities

  • Own the social calendar around major football moments (EPL, UCL, LaLiga, AFCON, World Cup qualifiers, etc.)

  • Translate football narratives into daily content that wins attention and drives conversation

Content & Community Growth

  • Create and publish content across platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, Telegram, etc.).

  • Manage community engagement: comments, DMs, escalations, sentiment and moderation.

  • Execute real-time/reactive content around match days, breaking news, controversies, memes and trends.

Brand Growth

  • Support Sports Media storytelling through Sporty formats: highlights-style narratives, football culture content, commentary-driven moments, and personality-led publishing.

  • Help scale repeatable content series with strong retention and community hooks.

Creators, Partnerships & Local Relevance

  • Work with influencers, creators, tipsters and sports personalities to drive reach and credibility.

  • Support paid + organic campaign activations with marketing teams.

  • Spot local relevance opportunities across Spanish-speaking and global football audiences.

Reporting & Performance

  • Track KPIs: reach, engagement, follower growth, CTR, conversions, retention, and sentiment.

  • Deliver weekly/monthly reporting with insights and next actions.

  • Run testing frameworks to continuously improve formats, hooks, timing and distribution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Coordinate with designers, editors, content creators and country teams for speed + quality.

  • Support junior teammates when needed with feedback and guidance.

  • Keep workflows clean, efficient and scalable.

What you'll bring

  • 3–6+ years experience in social media (ideally sports media or football content)

  • Strong understanding of sports betting culture and what drives community + conversion

  • Deep football knowledge + love for the sport

  • Excellent platform instincts across TikTok/IG/X/FB/YouTube Shorts

  • Confident using analytics to improve performance and decision-making

  • Strong stakeholder management and ability to move fast in a high-output environment

What’s in it for you

  • A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter

  • 28 days paid annual leave

  • Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this

  • Referral bonuses & flash bonuses

  • Top of the line equipment

  • Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.

Company

Sporty Group operates across global sports media, gaming, fintech, and entertainment with SportyTV as its flagship media platform. The group builds mass-scale products spanning live sports experiences, interactive entertainment, and next-generation digital platforms.

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