Manager, Social Media and Branded Content

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.

Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Position Summary: Excel Sports Management is seeking a Social Media and Branded Content Manager. This person will help build and execute social strategy to meet talent objectives and goals across Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms as needed. The Social Media and Branded Content Manager will also assist in the production and delivery of social media content within clients’ paid partnerships by working with external brand and agency partners, internal teams, and Excel Sports Managements’ clients across multiple sports. This role will report into the Vice President of Social Media Strategy in the New York office.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Social media management:

Share content ideas, best practices, and strategy with clients for personal channels
Manage and post brand partnership content across client channels
Assist larger social team on owned and operated agency platforms as needed
Monitor social media trends, tools, and best practices to implement across social content
Build and maintain professional relationship with client
Branded content management:

Manage end-to-end talent branded UGC process by ideating concepts, scripts, and shotlists to provide strategic and creative solutions to drive impactful results against brand and client goals
Lead project progress and communicate effectively internally and externally to brand and agency partners
Assist in editing iPhone-first content using CapCut, Edits, or similar video editing software
Coordinate with internal stakeholders on approvals and manage administrative tasks

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required
3-5 years of professional experience in social media and/or influencer marketing is a must
Experience working directly with talent is preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Must have video editing proficiency
Passionate about social media content, trends, and best practices
Experience creating engaging content to grow audiences
Excellent organizational skills, focus and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple deadlines and balance short-term and long-term projects
Ability to work outside working hours including nights, weekends, holidays when needed
Self-starter who can work on a small team in a dynamic organization
Must be able to think strategically, creatively, and problem-solve
Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask effectively in fast-paced environment
Driven to increase industry knowledge and work to stay ahead of the curve
Passion for Excel’s key sports, divisions and the sports landscape as a whole; interest in pop-culture and lifestyle trends