Football Betting – Social Media Specialist

Want a Social Media job that will let you be more than the 12th man in the beautiful game? If you’ve worked on large Meta (Facebook / Instagram) accounts (100k+ followers), check out this vacancy!

Our client is a social media publishing network with routes in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2014, the company has 40+ employees across 3 continents. One brand in their portfolio works with a popular football betting tipster and the largest Scottish social media brand. We’re expanding one of this  publishing network’s teams, hiring a social media job to support this football-focused brand

THE JOB

Reporting to the Brand Manager, as Social Media Specialist you’ll be responsible for growing this football focused social media brand’s audience and reach using a combination of organic and paid strategies. Your carefully crafted content will adopt the brand’s tone and engage with the UK target audience who bet on football. Your passion for football, betting, social media trends and your excellent copywriting skills will underpin your success in this job. You’ll need to work well under pressure, and bring strong organisation skills and attention to detail.

Using that attention to detail, please quote the phrase “12th man” in your application with your CV.

Your creative thinking and ability to generate innovative content ideas will be well utilised in this role. The more experience you’ve had professionally using social media platforms the better, similarly any graphic design skills will be a bonus. To be considered for this opportunity you will need to have been managing and growing social accounts in excess of 100k+ followers, specifically Facebook and Instagram (Meta).

TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• At least 1year as Social Media Executive or similar role, on a large Meta account (100k+followers)
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, algorithms, and best practices
• Excellent written, verbal and copywriting skills
• Creative thinking and the ability to generate innovative content ideas
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Huge football fan accustomed to football betting

It’s a bonus if you also bring:

• Knowledge of content marketing principles
• Graphic design skills and experience using Figma, Photoshop or Canva
• Interest in horse racing, darts or any other sport

LOCATION

The company is based in Edinburgh but fully supports remote working. However, as the company operates under gambling legislation you must be physically located in the UK for this position.

BENEFITS

• Salary upto £30,000 depending on experience (for more experienced applicants, note the “depending on experience” as the company is growing. Don’t rule yourself out from applying because of the salary we can consider more experience and flex salaries appropriately).
• Commission on top of basic salary OTE £6,000
• Flexible working hours, on rota for football matches
• Option to work from home or Edinburgh office
• 28 days holiday
• Company pension with 3% contribution
• Perkbox membership
• Regular fully expensed social events across the UK

If you’ve got aspirations of a marketing career and would love the opportunity to blend your passion for football with your social media skills, this is the opportunity for you. To apply, please use the contact form below or email your CV to Natasha via jobs@clockworktalent.com quoting job reference 1512 (and don’t forget to quote “12th man”. Thank you

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