Social Media Manager

The Social Media Manager provides key support to the Senior Channel Manager and operates at the intersection of fans, brand and revenue. They are responsible for the quality, creative ambition and commercial value of the team’s social publishing, leading the planning, creation and publishing of best-in-class content across Williams’ social channels.

What you’ll do

• Support the planning, creation and publishing of content across all social media channels, in line with Williams’ overarching social and content strategy and content pillars.
• Provide experienced support to channel strategy, audience growth planning and fan engagement frameworks.
• Provide commercial and creative social expertise to Williams’ Partners, attending partner meetings with an agency mindset and proactively pitching new ideas.
• Champion rigorous quality control on every asset before publish, following Williams’ social content proofing process in full.
• Act as brand guardian for social, ensuring every post reflects Williams’ narrative, tone and audience targeting.
• Bring deep expertise in both organic and paid social best practice, using paid media to extend reach and performance of organic content and partner campaigns.

What we need from you

• 5+ years’ experience managing social media channels for leading brands, sports properties, or agencies, with strong partner and client management expertise.
• Demonstrable experience working with commercial partners, comfortable presenting ideas and defending creative decisions in partner meetings.
• Exceptional creative judgement and an acute understanding of brand.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with experience operating within a formal content proofing and sign-off process.
• Strong knowledge of both organic and paid social media, with hands-on experience planning and activating paid campaigns.
• Flexible to work occasional weekends and across time zones where required by the content and partner calendar.

Company Description

For almost 50 years, Williams has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name. Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships. Atlassian Williams F1 Team is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion.