Social Media Manager - Pickleball TV

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the social strategy and execution for Pickleball TV across multiple platforms, driving growth through planning, content creation, publishing, and community engagement, while identifying new formats and partnerships.

  • Owns cross-channel strategy and calendar alignment with events and campaigns
  • Executes content creation, publishing routines, and performance analysis
  • Explores growth opportunities, creator collaborations, and platform optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop Strategy
  • - Build and own a distinct strategy for each channel — audience, content pillars, formats, cadence, and growth tactics.
  • - Set quarterly plans for each platform and plan for events, programming moments, campaigns, and sponsor deliverables.
  • - Identify growth opportunities, such as new series, formats, and creator collaborations, and bring recommendations to the Head of Social.
  • - Track performance, report weekly and monthly to the Head of Social, and adjust based on what's working.
  • Create & Publish Content
  • - Concept and create social-first content and series: player features, highlights, skills content, trends, and behind-the-scenes.
  • - Shoot, write, and edit short-form video; turn Pickleball TV programming into platform-native clips.
  • - Own the content calendar across all three channels and publish daily, including captions, sound, hashtags, and platform-native styling.
  • - Run live publishing during key events and QA every post for accuracy and brand voice.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years in social media, ideally in sports, live events, or entertainment, with a track record of growing channels
  • A portfolio of content you've concepted and created for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
  • Strong shooting and editing skills (phone-first; CapCut, Premiere, or similar)
  • Experience growing a YouTube channel, including long-form content, packaging, and YouTube analytics
  • Experience managing or directing others, such as a coordinator, freelancers, or interns
  • Fluency with trend cycles and platform best practices
  • Strong writing and analytical skills
  • Comfort under live-event pressure and willingness to travel, including weekends
  • Knowledge of pickleball a strong plus

Preferred

  • Knowledge of pickleball a strong plus

Benefits

  • Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

Salaries

Posted range

$80K/yr – $90K/yr

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Social Media Manager - Pickleball TV

Sinclair Broadcast Group · Santa Monica, CA · On-site