Community Manager - Sky Sports Social Media
Sky
Osterley, United Kingdom
Full-time, Contract
Posted Oct 16, 2025
Full-time
Compensation
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- Put Sky Sports’ community management strategy into action across all social media platforms
- Work closely with the Sky Sports Content teams to leverage opportunities to give audiences across social the opportunity to engage and interact with key talent and athletes
- Come up with community management-based ideas to promote hero events across the sporting calendar
- Provide insight through social listening as to what audiences think and what they would like to see
- Maintain knowledge of existing and emerging platforms and technologies and community management trends in social media
- Understand how to make content stand-out on each social platform, tailoring tone accordingly while remaining true to Sky Sports Social’s brand voice
- Coming up with innovative ways of promoting our hero events with special one- off campaigns
- Cut and publish live news moments to multiple social platforms, and facilitate monetization opportunities on each social platform
- Demonstrate an understanding of editorial processes with a keen interest in developing own news judgement
- Contribute new ideas and propositions with a focus on how to better engage audiences to ensure the continued evolution of Sky Sports’ presence on social platforms
- Stay up to date with social trends and come up with innovative ways to participate in them in a way that enhances the Sky Sports brand
- Support Sky and Sky Sports in the promotion of “Force for Good” initiatives
- Work closely on a day-to-day basis with all teams within the Social Media Publishing Hub and Content Production and design teams to align on strategies and tone of voice, where appropriate
- Ensure that lines of communication within and across departments are clear and workable
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud
- Demonstrated understanding of how to engage audiences through community management across accounts with large audiences
- Demonstrated experience working in a quick-paced work environment with tight deadlines
- A calm, organized and methodical approach to work
- Knowledge of SLA and KPI requirements
- Ability to work well with staff at all levels to ensure goals are met
- Experience of managing and publishing to sizable social media accounts and communities
- Demonstrable passion and knowledge for all sports, specifically football, f1, cricket, golf, and tennis
- An understanding of emerging platforms with a keen interest in technology and innovation
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory
- Demonstrated experience working in a quick-paced environment with tight deadlines
Benefits
- Access to free NOWTV
- Generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
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Location
Osterley, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-time, Contract
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