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NJ/NY Gotham FC ("Gotham FC" or "the Club") is a National Women's Soccer League ("NWSL") team representing New Jersey and New York. The team plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. At Gotham FC, we don't just play soccer; we set trends, challenge the status quo, and lead with bold creativity. While our roots are grounded in the tradition of the beautiful game, everything else about us is fiercely original. We're here to redefine expectations, break boundaries, and build something that hasn't been done before. If you're ready to push the limits and make an impact, you belong at Gotham FC. The Role: Gotham FC is looking for a Senior Social Media Manager who thrives in fast-paced environments and understands the intensity of working in sports. Our ideal candidate will bring a strong passion for sports and social media, paired with innovative thinking and a strong understanding of social media and content strategy. This candidate will be entrusted with continuing to develop and grow our voice across all platforms, driving storytelling and fandom, building authentic connections with our ever-growing fanbase. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Content, this candidate will ideate and execute social strategies that reflect both the tradition of our sport and the bold vision of Gotham FC's style of play and future. Key Responsibilities:
- Social
- Co-manage always-on executions for Gotham FC's social channels (X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, and emerging platforms)
- Develop social campaigns and strategies that drive social growth, with an emphasis on TikTok to double our following by EOY
- Identify creative ways to increase and support ticket sales
- Actively conceptualize, create, curate, and publish engaging content that embodies Gotham FC's distinct voice and brand ethos, and engages with trends.
- Keep social Asana calendar up to date/planned ahead
- Manage cross-functional creative/content requests
- Work with Comms/Marketing teams to ensure social supports business/team announcements, ticket sales initiatives, merch releases, and more.
- Content Coverage
- iPhone coverage for home and away matches, training, events, community activations, productions, and more, ensuring our most compelling content is captured and shared with fans
- Create and execute content briefs for productions, trainings, and match days
- This role will be a key contributor to capturing content being posted across all channels. From BTS on media day to BTS at player appearances, matchday coverage and production additions.
- Sponsorship
- Collaborate cross-functionally to fulfill Gotham FC's partner deliverables
- Includes planning and posting for sponsor content series
- Includes management of sponsor/partner shot lists for match days
- Includes ideation and execution of creative partner content (series/posts)
- Manage content production briefs, player appearance briefs, Teamworks conversations, storyboard creation, and more with partnership marketing team
- Collaborate cross-functionally to fulfill Gotham FC's partner deliverables
- Matchdays/Match Travel
- Cover home and away matches
- Travel for away matches (not all, travel divided between content team)
- Cover trainings and other events/activities while travel for away matches
- Must attend all home matches in Harrison New Jersey
- Coverage on match days is intense and requires the ability to cover the match from your iPhone and post in real time.
- Home matches also include management of VIPs/Influencers and freelancers
- Analytics/Trend Forecasting
- Monitor and analyze analytics to optimize content performance, growth, and engagement, providing regular reports and actionable recommendations
- Create/present monthly reports to share growth and areas for improvement
- Proactively scout emerging trends and leverage culturally relevant moments to keep Gotham FC at the forefront of sports and entertainment conversation and grow followers.
- Influencers
- Manage influencers involvement in content
- Manage influencer/VIP involvement on matchdays
- Increase our influencer engagement by managing influencer match attendance, writing content briefs, and working with ticketing to track FEVO link clicks/conversions.
- 4+ years of professional experience in social media management, digital marketing, or related roles, preferably in sports, entertainment, or lifestyle brands.
- Ability to highlight past creative social media campaigns and content that were both/either successful or learnings
- Fluency with major social media platforms, their analytics, and best practices; understanding of emerging platforms is a plus.
- Strong visual sensibility and basic photo/video skills
- Must be able to use creative tools such as Slate, Canva, Adobe Suite, CapCut, etc.
- Able to work nights, weekends, and matchdays as the team's schedule demands.
- Exceptional communication, writing, and organizational skills
- Excellent collaborator
- Proficiency with Spanish and Portuguese is a plus
- Based in the NJ/NY area and available for in-person coverage and collaboration
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Boundary-Pusher: see standards as starting points and always try to be different/first
- Storyteller: know how to craft and execute creative concepts that engage and inspire
- Self-Starter: take initiative, own your work, and thrive in unconventionality
- Collaborator: enjoy cross-functional work to solve problems and achieve shared goals
- Soccer Enthusiast: understand the sport, live the culture, love the community
- Please list the languages that are you able to communicate in, and your level of knowledge.
- What is your salary expectation?
- Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?