Sr. Manager, Social Marketing – Marketing Giant – US – $85,000 + Bonus

Company Overview

Our client sits under their parent company, who are a leading marketing & advertising behemoth with thousands of employees spread across all four corners of the planet. They work with iconic names like Nike, Disney, Sony, Facebook, Gucci, Adidas and in terms of service range they cover customer experience, content creation, media planning services, creative brand transformation solutions, to name just a few things!

Role Overview

This is a vital role serving a key piece of business focused on strategy and execution for the client’s sponsorship in the motorsports space. They are looking for someone to lead a team on social and influencer-led activations, while delivering excellent client service.

*Racing and/or motorsports knowledge and / or experience is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day account lead, guiding and reviewing client & internal deliverables across social strategy, campaign ideation, editorial content planning / management, creative development (organic + paid), influencer partnerships, and reporting
• Liaise and support cross-functional teams, clients, talent reps and vendors to successfully produce deliverables in line with creative and strategic vision, client expectations and budgets
• Develop social strategies and activation plans that deliver against client objectives,
• Manage workflows, budgets and finance tracking across internal and external stakeholders;
• Partner with our sponsorship / consulting team to guide strategy, develop ongoing best practices and collaborate on new business opportunities
• Work with team to identify talent / influencers; will draft influencers contracts (along with the internal legal team), negotiate fees and manage the influencer relationship from contracting through campaign wrap-up
• This role will require frequent travel to various locations that correspond to the events schedule, including weekends and regular in person interaction/relationship-building with key client leads

Qualifications

• A passion for sports and entertainment, particularly a love for motorsports and the ability to speak to the ins and outs of racing and industry news
• Experience in social media content, strategy, creative and influencer / talent partnerships either in-house or at an agency
• You are a strong project manager, communicator, problem solver, and team player, with proven experience managing clients and fast-paced projects across multiple workflows
• PowerPoint writing & presentation skills; able to translate ideas into tangible deliverables
• Knowledge of standard operations across disciplines including social, video production and effectively manage team workflow & create timelines based on priorities, resource availability & other project requirements
• Comfortable with finance and reporting
• Commitment to help grow the business – this means sometimes working non-standard hours and responding to real-time events under tight deadlines

How do I apply?

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Who are Digital Republic?

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