Social Media Manager, Soccer

Los Angeles, CA (Remote)

$21/hr – $27/hrIntern/New GradTemporary

Posted 23 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own live coverage and social content production for Italian football across weekends, with a focus on fast, reactive posts, editorials and audience growth, while collaborating with a Creative Lead and contributing new formats.

  • Live match coverage and post-match social storytelling
  • Video editing, graphic creation and content strategy across platforms
  • Independent content ownership and cross-team communication

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Cover Italian matches live across Saturday and Sunday, with occasional Friday and Monday fixtures.
  • Create and publish fast, reactive content around goals, players, storylines and major match moments.
  • Edit social-first video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and existing templates.
  • Create graphics and supporting content during the week to maintain consistent publishing cadence.
  • Produce lifted edits, compilations, player-focused content, archive edits and trend-led social content.
  • Identify moments with strong viral, shareable or conversation-driving potential.
  • Write effective social copy, hooks and headlines.
  • Understand how to run and grow a social account across Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube.
  • Contribute ideas for new content formats, trends and recurring programming franchises.
  • Communicate clearly and professionally with clients and the wider team.

Requirements

  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Good working knowledge of Photoshop and wider Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
  • Strong understanding of football and football culture.
  • Excellent knowledge of social media, predominantly Instagram, and current platform trends.
  • Understanding of what makes short-form soccer content engaging, shareable and capable of reaching new audiences.
  • Experience creating content for social platforms, ideally within soccer, sport or entertainment.
  • Strong editorial judgement and the ability to identify compelling moments quickly.
  • Good social copywriting skills.
  • Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.

Preferred

  • Experience with After Effects or motion graphics would be a bonus

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off and 11 paid holidays
  • Company sponsored 401(k) plan
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