Social Media Content Manager

Orange County, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the social storytelling and creator ecosystem for a youth-sports brand, shaping editorial voice, partnerships, and on-the-ground content operations that energize communities.

  • Lead day-to-day social channel management and platform-specific calendars tied to storytelling and culture.
  • Scale creator partnerships from briefing to delivery, including event-based content and seasonal interns.
  • Nurture communities by surfacing resonant moments and driving engagement across tournaments and local teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Editorial Leadership & Channel Management: Lead day-to-day management of Unrivaled Sports social channels. Build platform-specific editorial calendars rooted in storytelling, community, and culture, and produce content that brings our brands to life.
  • Develop A Portfolio Approach: Create toolkits, prompts, content challenges, and recurring formats that drive consistent content from creators, tournaments, teams, and local communities.
  • Brand Partnerships: Work with brand partners to concept, pitch, and produce co-branded content that aligns with both Unrivaled Sports’ editorial voice and partner objectives.
  • Creator Leadership: Develop a strong POV on creators for Unrivaled Sports, finding and leading the execution of creator partnerships from briefing to collaborating.
  • Scaled, On-The-Ground Operations: Manage a network of seasonal interns and content contributors at key tournaments and events. Ensure creators know what to shoot, how to shoot it, and what stories matter most.
  • Community Engagement: Actively nurture our communities. Reply to comments, amplify standout moments, and surface insights around what’s resonating.

Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years leading social, preferably in the sports space
  • Hybrid work arrangement with preference for New York, Washington DC, Baltimore, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles
  • Must be willing to travel to events and Unrivaled Sports owned/operated complexes to capture and oversee content (approx 45% of time)
  • Full-time role offering competitive compensation and rewards package including health benefits, 401k program with matching, PTO and 18 company holidays.

Preferred

  • Deeply tapped into sports culture. You track emerging voices, formats, memes, and conversations across pro, college, and youth sports—and understand how to translate them into a youth sports-centered brand.
  • Editorially minded. You think in story arcs, formats, and repeatable content structures—not one-off posts.
  • Collaborative. You can navigate a matrixed organization with ease—partnering across sports, venues, operations, and leadership teams.
  • Player-Coach: You can both create the content and scale the team around you. You’re able to build and conduct a distributed content organization, pulling in great creators, contractors, and freelancers.

Benefits

  • health benefits, 401k program with matching, PTO and 18 company holidays.
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Unrivaled Sports

Founded by Josh Harris and David Blitzer, with a significant strategic investment by The Chernin Group (TCG), Unrivaled Sports oversees a diverse portfolio of youth sports properties across Baseball, Softball, Football, and Action Sports. Unrivaled Sports’ portfolio includes Ripken Baseball®, Cooperstown All Star Village, Sports Force ParksTM, Baseball FactoryTM, Softball FactoryTM, We Are Camp, and the ForeverLawn Sports Complex at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village.Unrivaled Sports has partnerships in Baseball with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., and in Action Sports with 5-time Olympian Shaun White.All its properties are committed to providing young athletes with world-class experiences, development opportunities, and platforms to excel.Learn more at unrivaledsports.com and @unrivaled.sports on Instagram

Founded in 2024
88 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.4%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
5.7%
Social
16.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~88

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (9% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$120M
Last Raise
Series Unknown, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2024
    Series Unknown

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