Manager, Social Strategy – Sports

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🕒 February 3

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GDS Group

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1993

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

📱 Media

B2B • Enterprise • Media

GDS Group is a global partner trusted by leading brands to drive pipeline growth and business transformation. The company specializes in creating engaging experiences and delivering valuable insights through events, pipelines, and connections. They have a strong presence among Fortune 500 companies, with a high conversion rate from leads to follow-up meetings. GDS also focuses on providing immersive experiences for senior executives through various channels, including articles, podcasts, and creatively produced content. Their services aim to maximize marketing budgets and deliver measurable returns for their clients.

📋 Description

• Ideate, develop, and deliver best in class social editorial content tailored to the unique brand of each podcast across a variety of sports categories • Leverage the unique voice, insight, and experience of each talent to go beyond show cutdowns and put us at the center online conversations • Create and distribute original content across all show and talent handles, ensuring that posts are timely, relevant, engaging, and on-brand • Conceptualize, design, and distribute show content highlights, graphics, images, and videos to help support channel initiatives and strategies • Lead all organic growth strategies to grow followers and subscribers, increase engagement rates, and extend the podcasts’ reach through partnerships, collaborations, and viral moments. • Serve as the primary voice for each show. Drive community management initiatives to deepen connections with shows, talent, and teams. • Optimize content for searchability and discoverability, maximizing relevant keywords and SEO best practices. • Ideate and execute unique sponsorship and branded content campaigns, assuring all deliverables are met to necessary specifications • Be a leading voice in the content development of the show overall, ensuring social is incorporated, helping to drive audiences to our other platforms and keeping them engaged on all channels. • Analyze performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. Use insights to evolve and optimize future strategies • Drive alignment and collaboration with internal an external stakeholders through strong communication and organization • Provide on-site support for live events, including building out advance content plans, shooting content, and directing talent. • Proactively research competitors, social creators, and the latest social platforms, tools, and algorithm changes to ensure best practices. • Other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• 5 plus years experience in digital / social content creation, production, and strategy—preferably in the sports or entertainment industry • Expert-level understanding of social media platforms, their algorithms, and audience-building strategies across each • Highly skilled in photo and video editing (Adobe Creative Suite, etc.) • A self-starter, with the ability to work independently, and a drive to be successful • An understanding of both creative and production, with the ability to lead the entire process through from idea to execution • An effective communicator, driving collaboration between talent, staff, and external partners • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable steps. • A passion for women’s sports, digital-first storytelling, community building, and an understanding of the sports media landscape • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment against tight deadlines • Experience working directly with high-profile talent, maintaining a high level of professionalism at all times • A calculated risk-taker. Someone who enjoys pushing boundaries and thinks outside the box, but does so thoughtfully and strategically • Proficiency with social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social) and analytics platforms • Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed—following the 24/7 cycle of sports and social.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental and vision plans • Retirement plan participation • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • 15 paid vacation days • 2 paid personal days • 9 paid holidays • 40 hours of paid sick leave • Parental leave • Employee stock purchase plan