- Junior
- Office in New York
Footballco is the world’s leading football media company, built for the next generation of fans. Our portfolio includes some of the game’s biggest and most iconic football platforms; including GOAL.com, MUNDIAL and Indivisa. Fuelling these platforms is a global editorial team spanning 17 different counties and an award-winning branded content team, who work with some of the world’s biggest brands to create fully integrated campaigns that connect to modern football’s ever-evolving audience.
At Footballco we are building a modern football media company that entertains & informs users with credible and original news, reporting, and content from our portfolio of consumer-facing brands. A company that services the fan’s desire for knowledge and brings them new entertainment no one else can make. A global publisher that can ensure the best content travels to fans everywhere.
What you’ll be doing:
- Creating static and video content for publishing across Footballco’s social channels in the US, including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
- Owning publishing calendars and output for the US-flagship GOAL USA and SoccerGirl brand accounts.
- Managing Footballco’s social accounts during the biggest moments on the soccer calendar, creating and publishing engaging content in real-time. This role includes working nights and weekends as necessary.
- Own Footballco’s social voice in the US, engaging with our audience on content across social through comments and replies.
- Working cross functionally with sales, production, and client services teams to publish branded social content.
- Assisting in creating social video formats for Footballco’s suite of longform content series.
- Assisting in rough cutting social video in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Assisting in driving social strategy to maximize views, engagement, and follower growth.
What you have:
- Previous experience in a social media role, with a portfolio of work samples to show your direct impact on driving views, engagement, and follower growth.
- Expertise in best practices across various social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and others.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- An understanding of the digital and social media landscape
- Basic graphic design/video editing skills.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to look ahead in content planning.
- An interest in and deep knowledge of soccer and sports culture - you live and breathe the USMNT, MLS, Champions League, Premier League, and more.
- Strong time management skills and ability to consistently hit deadlines.
- Can do, agile mindset. Ability to plan ahead to meet big moments when timing is everything.
