Associate Director, Social Media, Sports Job at Monster in Los Angeles County

Sinclair, Inc. is quickly arising as one of the leading media companies producing highly engaging sports content in the digital space and beyond. They are home to some of the top sports podcasts, including “The Triple Option with Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone”; “Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard”; “Throwbacks with Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara”; and “BFFR with Sydney Leroux and Ali Riley”, with more exciting shows slated for 2025 and beyond. With a reach of over 180+ local broadcast stations, and 10’s of millions of social followers, Sinclair, Inc. continues to partner with high-profile talent, creating premium content and building communities of engaged audiences across all platforms. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Associate Director, Social Media, Sports to lead the overall strategy, development, and growth of social content related to its sports podcasting division. This high-profile leadership role will focus on building strong brand identities for each show, amplifying the unique voices of the talent, while crafting tailored strategies to grow highly engaged audiences across all platforms. This position will sit at the intersection of creative content development and marketing, managing an existing portfolio, while leading the development and ongoing strategy for new shows. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience leading social media and digital content strategy across sports and/or entertainment verticals. They will have the creative vision to develop exciting brands that engage audiences, combined with the technical expertise to execute bringing it all to life. Experiencing leveraging podcasting and/or long-form content is highly encouraged. What You’ll Do: Lead all development and execution of both short-term and long-term social strategies that drives audience growth, discoverability, brand awareness, and revenue across Sinclair’s portfolio of sports podcasts. Develop and execute multi-platform social strategies for both new and existing podcasts that go beyond show clips. Create franchises leveraging both in-show and show-adjacent content to engage and grow audiences. Collaborate on the creative vision and strategies for new shows on social. Build audience profiles, develop voice/tone, create a content roadmap and audience engagement strategy, and work with talent, show producers, social strategists, and creatives to build a successful show brand from scratch. Hire, lead, and mentor a team of social strategists and creatives, fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and collaboration that raises the bar on content creation. Build a clear department vision, set team and individual goals, and lead the department to deliver on objectives. Partner closely with the sales teams to seamlessly integrate brand partnerships and sponsorship elements into social content. Develop new and innovative new revenue strategies leveraging both talent and show social channels. Build strong, collaborative relationships with high-profile talent, helping them optimize their social presence to grow their individual and show brands. Understand how to leverage their existing followings to organically create new franchises. Continuously identify opportunities to improve workflows and efficiency. Develop and implement new processes that increase productivity and drive results across all channels. In partnership with marketing, create end-to-end community engagement strategies and fully integrate social in the brand strategic marketing plans. Execute high-level strategies leveraging Sinclair’s vast content distribution channels to organically grow shows and bringing in new, engaged audiences. Leverage data, analytics, and other insights to inform content strategy and creative decisions. Track KPIs and prepare reports and presentations for talent, senior leadership, and external partners to demonstrate impact and suggest improvements. Collaborate directly with marketing teams to develop strategies and support execution of both paid and organic social campaigns, aligning both sides and creating synergies to drive show growth. Study strategies of competitors, stay atop industry trends, and be an expert on new platforms, products, and methods to ensure Sinclair stays ahead of the curve. Who You Are: 8+ years of experience leading social media and digital content strategy, preferably across large-scale brands leveraging high-profile talent. Proven track record of innovation, creative content development, and strong audience growth. 4+ years team management experience, demonstrating strong leadership skills and the ability to set clear goals, prioritize projects, and push teams to perform at a high level. A strong passion for and deep knowledge of the sports, entertainment, and media landscapes both domestically and globally. Expert-level understanding of social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook), their algorithms, and how content plays differently on each. Ability to bring creative ideas to life, from concept to execution. Experience with motion and still graphics, video production, and designing social-first content that drives engagement. Experience working with external agencies is preferred. Strong analytical skills mixed with creative intuition, leveraging internal and external data to measure performance, drive content decisions, and inform future strategies or adjustments. Understanding of the podcasting and long-form content landscape, ability to translate longform video content into engaging social content that generates interest and engagement. A calculated risk-taker. Someone who enjoys pushing boundaries, thinks outside the box, and isn’t afraid to go against the grain, but does so thoughtfully and strategically. Experience collaborating directly with high-profile talent, maintaining a high level of professionalism Experience in both traditional and emerging media channels, including linear TV, FAST, digital display, paid social, OOH, and more. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Experience with project management tools and collaboration across cross-functional teams. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Ability to both lead efficient teams while pitching larger strategies and delivering results to senior leadership. Experience leveraging content managements systems and publishing and analytics tools (Sprout, Hootsuite, etc.) Thorough understanding of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, etc.) Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. About Us Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net. About the Team The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk. The base salary compensation range for this role is $100,000-$130,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan. In Summary: The Associate Director, Social Media, Sports will lead the overall strategy, development, and growth of social content related to Sinclair’s sports podcasting division . The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience leading social media and digital content strategy across sports and/or entertainment verticals . En Español: Sinclair, Inc. está surgiendo rápidamente como una de las principales compañías mediáticas que producen contenido deportivo altamente atractivo en el espacio digital y más allá. Son hogar de algunos de los mejores podcasts deportivos, incluidos The Triple Option con Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II y Rob Stone; Unfiltered Soccer con Landon Donovan y Tim Howard; ??Throwbacks con Matt Leinart y Jerry Ferrara; y BFFR con Sydney Leroux y Ali, con programas más emocionantes programados para 2025 y después. Con un alcance de más de 180 estaciones locales de transmisión y 10s de millones de seguidores sociales, Sinclair Inc. continúa asociándose con talentos de alto perfil, creando y construyendo comunidades de audiencias creativas comprometidas a través de todas las plataformas. Estamos buscando una estrategia de crecimiento permanente e experimentada dirigida por el Director Asociado, la estrategia del desarrollo social, los deportes y el liderazgo de contenidos, mientras que cada uno de ellos se encargará de desarrollar su cartera profesional de marketing de alta calidad, así como sus nuevas voces de mercadotecnia, al mismo tiempo que ampliará la capacidad de gestión de todos los medios de comunicación social. Tendrán la visión creativa de desarrollar marcas emocionantes que involucren a las audiencias, combinadas con la experiencia técnica para ejecutar todos los podcasts nuevos y existentes. Se recomienda altamente aprovechar el podcasting y / o contenido en forma larga. Lo que harás: Dirigir todo el desarrollo y ejecución de estrategias sociales tanto a corto como a largo plazo que impulsen el crecimiento del público, la descubribilidad, la concienciación de marca e ingresos en toda la cartera de Podcast deportivos de Sinclair. Desarrollar e implementar estratégias sociales multi-plataforma tanto para nuevos como para Podcasts ya existentes que van más allá de los clipes de espectáculos. Crear franquicias aprovechando tanto el contenido en show como el contenido de anuncios para atraer y hacer crecer al público. Colaborar en las estrategia de creatividad y nuevas visones en programas sociales. Construir relaciones sólidas y colaborativas con talentos de alto perfil, ayudándoles a optimizar su presencia social para hacer crecer sus individuos y mostrar marcas. Entender cómo aprovechar sus seguidores existentes para crear nuevas franquicias orgánicamente. Identificar continuamente oportunidades para mejorar los flujos de trabajo y la eficiencia. Desarrollar e implementar nuevos procesos que aumenten la productividad y impulsen resultados en todos los canales. En asociación con el marketing, crear estrategias de participación comunitaria de extremo a extremo e integrar plenamente las estrategies sociales en los planes estratégicos de mercadeo de marca. Ejecutar estrategia de alto nivel aprovechando los vastos canales de distribución de contenido de Sinclair para aumentar organicamente los programas y atraer audiencias nuevas y comprometidas. Aprovechar datos, análisis y otras ideas para informar sobre la estrategia y decisiones creativas de contenidos. Un historial comprobado de innovación, desarrollo de contenido creativo y fuerte crecimiento de audiencia. 4+ años de experiencia en gestión del equipo, demostrando fuertes habilidades de liderazgo y la capacidad de establecer metas claras, priorizar proyectos y impulsar a los equipos para que realicen un alto nivel. Una gran pasión y profundo conocimiento de los paisajes deportivos, de entretenimiento y de medios tanto a nivel nacional como mundial. Comprensión experta de las plataformas de redes sociales (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook), sus algoritmos y cómo el contenido juega diferente en cada uno. Capacidad de llevar ideas creativas a la vida, desde el concepto hasta la ejecución. Experiencia con movimiento y gráficos fijos, producción de video y diseño de contenidos social-first que impulsa el compromiso. Se prefiere trabajar con agencias externas. Experiencia en la colaboración directa con talentos de alto perfil, manteniendo un alto nivel de profesionalidad. La capacidad para liderar equipos eficientes al mismo tiempo que lanzan estrategias más grandes y brindan resultados a los líderes superiores. La experiencia aprovechando sistemas de contenido y herramientas de publicación y análisis (Sprout, Hootsuite, etc.) La Compañía posee, opera y/o presta servicios a 185 estaciones de televisión en 86 mercados afiliados a todas las principales redes de radiodifusión; y es dueña del Canal Tennis y las cadenas multicast Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., y The Nest. El contenido de Sinclair se entrega a través de múltiples plataformas, incluyendo el aire libre, distribuidores de programas de video multi-canales, y la mayor agregadora de noticias locales del país, NewsON.