Associate Social Marketing Manager - Entertainment/Gaming
Onward Search

Job Info

Our client, a video game company, is seeking an Associate Social Marketing Manager to join the team.

You will report to the Director of Social and be responsible to:


Execute, optimize, and support social strategies for products, campaigns, and initiatives within video game's entertainment portfolio, owning the day-to-day operations
Launch, plan, and operate official social media channels across established and emerging social platforms for this team; includes content ideation, copywriting, asset management, publishing, and reporting
Work closely and collaboratively across Brand, Creative, PR, Influencer, and regional teams to champion social-first ideas and build globally integrated activations that are consistently player-first
Assist in managing multiple campaigns simultaneously and effectively, thoughtfully prioritizing and problem solving
Partner with social platforms to identify creative and first-to-market activations
Deliver on goals with performance metrics for the team’s campaigns, monitoring regularly to understand effectiveness of strategies and identify opportunities for improvement
Build a connection with the existing fandom and potential fans, and propose new ways to engage with them
Seek out the latest industry trends across gaming, entertainment, music, and technology, and help develop a vision for the future of their convergence


Musts:


3-4 years of professional social marketing experience at a studio, streaming platform, or agency within the entertainment and/or music industry
Proficient in all relevant social media platforms, tools, and software (such as Spredfast and Sprinklr)
Experience building, executing, and scaling social media campaigns across multiple platforms with a proven track record of growing audiences and delivering on engagement metrics
Innate eagerness to roll up your sleeves to not only strategize, but execute on that strategy
In-depth knowledge and continued curiosity of the digital media landscape
Experience briefing and managing creative agencies


Pluses:


Experience and passion in gaming
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, readily adapting to changing priorities, nuanced feedback, and aggressive project time frames
Extreme attention to detail with relentlessly high standards
Exceptional verbal and written skills
Experience at an agency working on social campaigns within entertainment and/or music
Paid media experience, ideally within social media (biddable, high impact, custom digital, influencers)

Employer Details:
Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.