Social Media Community Manager (Sports)

Do you eat, sleep, and breathe sports? If so, now, you can build your career on it! We have an opportunity for a community manager with a passion for sports to work as part of a social media team for a global brand. Our team is deeply integrated in social media conversations relevant to the brand, including sponsorships of sporting events and major athletes. You will actively engage in sports campaigns, in addition to daily conversations related to high-value service issues, products, events, and pop culture. You’re the ideal candidate if you’re motivated, organized, and skilled at moving multiple tasks to completion; are passionate about sports (football, basketball, soccer, golf, etc.), enthusiastic about community interaction, proficient in social media, and comfortable in digital environments.

Generate meaningful results for a growing social media team by supporting the creation and completion of client projects and materials, in a timely manner, without errors. Responsibilities include social listening, proactive engagement, protecting brand reputation, and managing brand content across a variety of social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram. You’re fit for this role if you can appreciate working an alternative schedule to meet the demands of social media conversations that take place outside of traditional work hours.

If the idea of engaging in major sports events on behalf of global brands excites you then suit up and get your resume to us before the clock runs out. If you want to score the game goal, make sure your resume and email communications are error-free and showcase your industry experience.

You’ll join an award-winning team. We're a proud seven-time Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company and four-time Top 100 PR agency in the U.S.

We’ve had both remote and hybrid office environments before it was popular. Some of our favorite perks are competitive health benefits with concierge service, our profit-sharing bonus plan, 401K with competitive matching, consistent professional development, our annual agency development summit Camp TruePoint, and every five years sabbatical.  

Candidates MUST RESIDE in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida or Texas.

IMPORTANT: Given the 24/7 nature of social media, this position requires flexibility with non-traditional work hours. TruePoint operates on an Alternative Work Schedule (AWS), offering flexibility beyond the traditional fixed schedule of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Your schedule will include a blend of daytime, night shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Engage in positive news and share relevant information/content/links. Respond to customer inquiries on various channels, including working with the online Customer Care team.

• Provide monitoring of our social media mission control, watching for spikes in aggregate social conversation about clients and competitors. Work with managers to identify and flag trends.
• Contribute to the development, execution, and presentation of social media strategies, plans, content, campaigns, and measurement reports.
• Write strategies, content, posting/publishing, reporting, and analyzing data to provide effective social media results. All communications must be customized to clients’ tone, voice, and style.
• Monitor and respond to customer inquiries across established social media channels, including Facebook and Twitter, and act as liaison with the online Customer Care team.
• Ability to identify opportunities for internal process creation and change and implement them.
• Engage with customers on news, products, and services and share relevant information/content/links.
• Identify and flag trending topics.
• Provide standardized reporting at the completion of each shift and as needed during times of crisis and high-volume activity.
• Provide content writing and real-time counsel for effective brand community management across various social networks.
• Contribute to reporting and auditing of client and industry social media. Conduct standardized reporting and analysis in real-time and as needed during times of crisis and high-volume activity.
• Develop error-free messaging and real-time content to support clients' social media goals. Demonstrate ability to consistently identify, flag, and engage on trending topics.
• Provide timely updates to account leadership and the client, ensuring goals and objectives are met.
• Contribute to developing successful agency and client processes, such as training guides, checklists, templates, plans, and case studies.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in community management is preferred. Additional experience in social media, paid media, and other areas of marketing is a plus.
• Have professional experience using enterprise publishing and listening tools. Being adept at Sprinklr is a significant plus.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule (a combination of nights, weekends, and holidays). Holidays are recognized with paid time off. Travel may be required.
• Be detail-oriented, organized, caring, innovative, communicative, and data-driven.
• Be comfortable with juggling multiple priorities and deadlines while synthesizing multiple perspectives to get the most important things done.
• Have strong communication, analytical and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Be self-sufficient, meet deadlines, and create high-quality materials.
• Ability to work cross-functionally to proactively collaborate, engage, and bring fresh ideas to solve challenges.
• Have a functional understanding of multiple social media platforms.
• Be a quick learner, always looking to embrace and master new technologies.
• Accurately and consistently track time daily.
• Effectively maintain a monthly expense report and reconciliation.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, including interacting professionally with client executives and teams.
• Work well on a team, including proactively contributing recommendations to enhance results.

TruePoint Communications is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Additionally, we provide equal employment opportunities to all and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

All offers of employment are conditioned upon the candidate's legal authorization to work in the United States. Candidates will be subject to a background screening as part of the application process.