Digital and Social Content Manager - Sports

We're currently recruiting for a Digital & Social Media Manager to join a leading independent sports and marketing agency based in London.

The agency works with a range of high-profile international clients across sport, entertainment and wider consumer brands, delivering creative, digital and social campaigns across global markets.

This role will predominantly support a client based in the Middle East, so experience working with Middle Eastern clients, audiences and cultures is essential.

The successful candidate will bring strong digital and social media expertise, alongside a genuine understanding of the region. You'll support the development and delivery of digital and social strategies, content plans and campaigns, turning audience and cultural insights into engaging and effective communications.

It's a hands-on, client-facing role, so you'll be comfortable developing content, contributing ideas, managing relationships and leading project discussions.

You'll

• Support the development of insight-driven digital and social media strategies.
• Develop and deliver content and campaigns, overseeing the creation, editing, curation and publishing of high-quality, platform-specific content.
• Apply a strong understanding of Middle Eastern cultures, audiences and behaviours to inform content, campaigns and client recommendations.
• Build trusted client relationships through confident, clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• Plan and deliver impactful real-time content, including supporting live events and reactive moments.
• Stay ahead of platform developments, cultural trends and emerging best practice.
• Track content and campaign performance, communicate key findings and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Support client work and live events at weekends, both remotely and onsite, when required.

We're looking for someone who

• Has a genuine passion for sport and an interest in the stories, personalities and audiences that surround it.
• Has a passion for creating and takes pride in the finished product.
• Is curious, proactive and interested in how digital and social platforms continue to evolve.
• Shows initiative and takes responsibility for moving work forward.
• Has an appetite to learn and welcomes feedback.
• Has 2-4 years' experience in digital and social media, ideally within an agency, sports or brand environment.
• Has experience delivering digital and social media work for clients or audiences in the Middle East, with a strong understanding of the region's cultures and audiences.
• Has experience executing social media content plans and campaigns from concept through to delivery.
• Is a confident copywriter, able to adapt tone and messaging for different audiences and platforms.
• Has strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Has experience in client relationship management and is confident contributing to and leading project discussions.

Experience working within sport, entertainment or a wider consumer-facing environment would be advantageous, as would Arabic language skills.

This is a London-based role, with 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working remotely. The role will also involve some international travel, expected to be approximately 1-2 times per year.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.