Join Redtorch as our new Digital & Social Media Executive
Welcome to our world!
We’re Redtorch, a bespoke and fully independent Research, Content & Creative Agency working to make sport more relevant.
We’re seeking a passionate digital & social media executive with at least one years’ agency experience to join our friendly team of sport-obsessed data-fanatics, strategic thinkers and creative communicators.
You’ll work within the Redtorch Communications Suite and report to our Head of Communications. You’ll collaborate with the Redtorch Research & Performance Lab and Creative Studio to deliver campaigns for many of the biggest sports federations in the world.
This full-time job is a hybrid position which requires 3 days in the Redtorch office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) based in King’s Cross, London.
You’ll need to be excited about the prospect of working in a fast-paced agency environment across multiple clients. Oh! … and have a serious passion for sport!
The role
We’re looking for a positive and enthusiastic marketer with a fantastic attention to detail, excellent organisational and multitasking skills… oh, and serious passion for sport!
Working closely with our teams from research and creative while also communicating daily with clients, your responsibilities include writing, editing, and producing social media and digital content for many of the biggest sports in the world.
You must be eligible to work in the UK (we’re based in London) and be excited about the prospect of joining a young team in a dynamic and growing business.
Key Responsibilities
- Content calendar creation, scheduling and posting across various social media channels including Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- Ability to oversee social media community management
- Edit and publish high-quality written content, ensuring it is powerful, engaging and accurate
- Work with creative production teams to curate, create, edit and publish video and graphics for a variety of sports
- Ability to react in real-time to sporting and ‘on trend’ moments
- Compile weekly / monthly monitoring reports on fan discussion and community-created content
- Partake in weekly client calls to deliver project updates and supply content and strategy recommendations
Skills & Requirements
- At least 1 year social media experience
- A pro-active positive attitude, self-motivated and plenty of initiative
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Passionate and knowledgeable about sport
- English speaking with fluency in a second language a bonus
- Bonus but not necessary: 2:1 degree (predicted or recently achieved) in any undergraduate discipline
Package
- £27,000 salary
- Holiday:
- 28 days (20 days + 8 bank holidays)
- Plus an extra day off for your Birthday
- Company pension scheme
- Hybrid working
- Minimum 3 days a week in our London office – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Agency Christmas shutdown
- Quarterly agency events/socials
- Opportunity to travel globally
- Personal development budget
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private healthcare
- Financial contribution to wellness activity of your choice
If you’re interested in joining the team please send:
- A cover letter
- Your CV
- 3 reasons why you’re perfect for this role
