Senior Sports Content Co Ordinator

An established company has an opportunity for a Senior Sports Content Coordinator to be based at Umhlanga,
Durban. The position will be reporting to the Social Media Manager and will be working closely with the wider
marketing team. The position will responsible for creating and publishing content on all social media platforms,
including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to grow an audience, build brand awareness, and ultimately, boost
sales. The chosen candidate will manage our presence across social media platforms as well as helping shape our
broader social and sports content strategy.

Minimum requirements:
• Copy writing experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends.

Advantageous
• Bachelor''s degree/Diploma in Marketing or relevant.

Responsibilities:
• Work closely with our Social Media Manager & Digital Content Manager to manage day-to-day
output on our social channels, driving engagement and conversation with our audience through
time relevant posts around sporting events and betting news.
• Lead on setting high standards across all of our social channels, pushing our brand proposition
imaginatively and in-keeping with our style and tone of voice.
• Contribute ideas for content both in-house and in response to briefs from our commercial
partners.
• Support on delivering marketing campaigns, video content and podcasts alongside the wider
team.
• Manage the social team rosters, ensuring we have sufficient coverage around the sporting
calendar.
• Manage invoicing within the team, liaising with contributors and the finance team.
• Lead on analysing, reporting and optimising based on channel performance as well as
monitoring social trends to ensure we’re always ahead of the next opportunity.
• Be happy to work at the weekend or evenings during the biggest sporting events, especially in
football and racing.
• Experience in writing sports content.
• Strong knowledge of a wide range of sports, especially football.
• Good understanding of sports betting and use of sports data statistics.
• The ability to work well in a team and under pressure.
• Previous experience of working within brand partnerships.
• Experience of working with internal teams.
• Testing campaigns, analysing key metrics, and identifying opportunities to increase campaign
performance.
• Monitor activity, analyse performance, identify areas of improvement, and recommend ways to
increase social presence.
• Must be willing to also work within the various digital marketing functions (email, SMS, Affiliate
marketing, SEO, etc.). Willing to learn and broaden knowledge across the entire digital
marketing.
Communication
• Ensure team members are aware of key business campaigns, business updates and marketing
campaigns.
• Ensure that the correct lines of communication are followed at