Social Media Manager, NT Live

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience) and 6+ years of related experience (or 4+ years with a master’s degree) in social media, content creation, or digital marketing (agency or in-house)
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a major social or content program, including setting strategy, managing the roadmap, and delivering measurable results, with a proven track record growing social for a financial brand, media company, or creator
• Deep knowledge of the futures, prop trading, or crypto space, including its audiences, communities, and culture, and strong alignment with NinjaTrader Live’s voice: credible, trader-focused, and authentic
• Proven experience building and leading community management programs, including owning a brand’s community strategy and representing a voice publicly
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, live content environment, with a deep understanding of short-form video, X, and live-driven content ecosystems
• Strong graphic design skills, with experience turning a brief into scroll-stopping visuals both independently and in collaboration with other designers, and comfort with video editing software (Adobe Premiere or similar)
• Experience with Sprout Social, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and project management tools (e.g., Jira, ClickUp, or Monday.com), plus experience using AI tools in your marketing workflow (Claude and ChatGPT preferred) for ideation, copywriting, research, or asset creation
• Experience adapting long-form content into short-form, social-first formats by finding the hook and cutting to what matters, and fluency in meme culture and internet humor that you use strategically without forcing it
• Strong writing skills with sharp hooks and concise, engaging captions, a knack for adapting tone across platforms and audiences, the ability to communicate recommendations clearly in writing and in meetings, and the ability to follow compliance workflows and approval processes
• Highly organized, with experience managing vendors, agencies, or contractors alongside multiple content streams and cross-functional workstreams, and a proven ability to align stakeholders (content, product, growth) without formal authority, including at the Manager and Director level

Preferred

• Comfort on camera for short-form video content (TikTok, Reels), a strong differentiator
• Basic familiarity with paid social, including knowing how organic and paid work together
• Familiarity with Social SEO, including optimizing captions, hashtags, and scripts to improve discoverability on TikTok, YouTube, and beyond

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
• 1 Service Day Annually
• 401k with 3.5% Company Match
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave
• Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader