Social Media Associate (Remote)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Executes basic functions of social strategy, which include: Curation of social, distribution of articles, podcasts, live blogs, and video to relevant platforms on an ongoing basis.
• Assist in developing and implementing reactive social strategy based on breaking news, major moments and live games.
• Develop copy and visual assets to amplify top content from our newsroom onto our social channels.
• Assist in driving audience growth.
• Develop deep working relationships with departments across the company, including but not limited to editorial, programming, design, engineering, marketing, audio and video, and position yourself as the go-to source for any cross-functional need - big or small.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced news environment, processing relevant information from multiple departments and synthesizing it to weave together a plan for the immediate, mid-term, and long-term future.

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years professional experience in sports social media, newsroom social and/or sports digital marketing.
• Creativity to engage a passionate audience of sports fans.
• A general understanding of The Athletic's brand and voice on various social media platforms.
• Analytical mindset with understanding of key social growth & engagement metrics.
• Demonstrated platform fluency on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook in business/professional applications.
• Experience managing multiple social channels.
• Strong writing skills with a keen eye for detail, grammar & punctuation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Baseline knowledge of data analytics in order to understand and track KPIs.
• Flexibility in terms of schedule (weekends, evenings, holidays, etc.).

Qualifications

• Educational background is not explicitly specified, but at least 2-4 years of relevant professional experience is required.

Benefits & Perks

• Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
• Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
• 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
• Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
• Global benefits packages offering similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.