COLLiDE Sport is looking for a social media manager who wants to take wild risks, push the boundaries, make noise, and go viral all the time.
Are you available 24/7 and crave greater autonomy and creative expression? Are you well-versed in the dynamics of social media, understanding the essentials of page growth, storytelling, and product promotion? Are you skilled at engaging with others online in a lively manner? Do you love soccer? If you possess a passion for online communication and are ready to harness your skills for positive and impactful interactions, we want to hear from you!
Join our dynamic team as a Social Media and Marketing Manager! In just a few years, our collegiate wood bat baseball team the Portland Pickles have emerged as a national brand, and our Minor League Baseball team sky-rocketed to the top of the social media charts in just two seasons. This year we launched a USL League Two soccer team in Portland, and now we're launching a USL W team and looking for someone with a passion for soccer that wants to grow our soccer accounts with us. We are looking to push all of our brands even further - if you think you're the right fit, tell us why!
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and develop Social Media campaigns for COLLiDE Sports brands, primarily for our USL League Two and USL W soccer teams, to drive traffic, increase followers, and convert sales, as well as execute partnership campaigns with teams, leagues and other clients
- Creating and maintaining monthly social media and marketing content calendar
- Copywriting - coming up with creative ideas/text to describe campaigns and initiatives
- Content creation - product and lifestyle photography and short-form video content for marketing campaigns and product releases
- Community management of Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok platforms
- Manage and execute email marketing campaigns
- Report on Monthly Analytics Status Update for our USL League Two and USL W accounts
- Set and achieve specific KPIs for each social media platform
- Design and implement social media strategy to align with business goals
- Digital asset creation - graphic design and video editing
- Will plan, create, execute, post interesting content related to brand
- Connecting live on social media with current pop culture and sports moments and inserting our sports brands into conversation
Requirements:
- Live in (or willing to move to) Portland, OR
- Enjoys being creative
- Adapt to a very fast paced environment
- Skillful in TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
- Self starter - will take ownership of social media accounts and come to social media director with ideas/questions/suggestions to improve
- Proven working experience in social media in the sports/ entertainment/ brand space
- Extensive knowledge of soccer/must love soccer
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- INCREDIBLE organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides
- Knowledge on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and/or Canva
- Shopify experience a plus
- Proven work experience as a social media manager
- Hands on experience in content management
- Excellent copywriting skills
- Ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video)
- Knowledge of online marketing channels
- Familiarity with web design
- Likes Fun
- Knows pop culture
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
