Social Media Manager, Action Sports

Title: Social Media Manager Action Sports
Classification: Temporary Full-Time Employee
Location: Remote
Compensation: $23.50 per hour

Company Summary
Wave Sports & Entertainment (Wave) is the leader in digital storytelling for the next generation reaching more than 140
million highly engaged followers globally. Waves award-winning programming is led by some of the most popular athletes and personalities in culture today-- including the hit digital series Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and So True with Caleb Hearon - dishing out entertaining commentary unique perspectives expert analysis and behind-the-scenes stories about the biggest moments and trends shaping sports and entertainment.

Waves Media Agency (WMA) collaborates with leading sports leagues and rights holders to create engaging data-driven digital programming. Our partners include major organizations such as the ACC Serie A & CONCACAF and we deliver always-on content experiences that engage the internets largest and most passionate fan communities.

Role Summary
Wave Media Agency is looking to hire a Social Media Manager to run the social channels for a New York-based professional action sports team. Youll build a vibrant community around the teams athletes competitions and culture and push the boundaries of how fans experience action sports online. The ideal candidate lives and breathes action sports (skate BMX moto snow and beyond) knows the athletes and the culture inside and out and has a proven history of running sports team or athlete social accounts.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of the teams social channels (TikTok Instagram & Facebook) producing editing and publishing a high volume of short-form video content.
• Source standout tricks runs slams viral moments and trending topics from competitions training sessions and athlete channels.
• Build athlete-led storytelling (profiles hero storylines behind-the-scenes access rivalries progression) that turns the teams athletes into personalities fans follow.
• Create timely compelling edits and recurring content series that align with current social trends platform best practices and the competition calendar.
• Apply social-native editing techniques (on-screen text captions trending sounds transitions) to maximize virality and audience engagement.
• Speak authentically to core action sports communities while making content accessible to new and casual fans with a distinctly New York voice.
• Collaborate with athletes team staff partners and internal content teams to build a programming calendar tied to events athlete news and local and cultural moments.
• Integrate sponsor and partner deliverables into content in a way that feels native to the feed.
• Capture clip and publish live during competition days including weeknights and weekends.
• Shoot mobile content on-site at competitions training sessions and fan activations; travel as required.
• Manage community engagement across comments DMs and collaborations with athletes and creators.
• Track performance (engagement shares saves watch time follower growth) report on growth and use insights to cut weak formats and double down on what works.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of and passion for action sports including their athletes history and culture.
• Proven experience producing and editing short-form video content for social media.
• History of growing a sports team or athlete social account across multiple platforms through community engagement and distinctive editing styles.
• Proficiency in video editing software is a must (Adobe Premiere After Effects CapCut or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of social media trends and platform algorithms particularly for sports content.
• Comfortable shooting high-quality mobile content in fast-moving live event environments.
• Creative mindset with a sharp eye for viral moments and storytelling opportunities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Waves 5 Core Company Values

1. Simplify and Get It Done

1. Master Your Craft

1. Practice Hospitality

1. Be Direct

1. Fearlessly Pursue New Ideas

We strive to hire individuals who embody these principles as they are key to our success. This role plays a vital part in nurturing a culture that supports our fast-growing adaptive and industry-leading team. If youre someone who thrives on freedom and responsibility and is excited by a dynamic and fast-paced environment this could be the perfect opportunity for you. However its important to note that this role may not be the best fit for those who prefer a slower-paced or lower-pressure setting.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Capacity to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery and hardware.
• The ability to communicate and exchange information clearly and accurately.
• Work is sedentary and involves sitting for the majority of work hours.
• Able to work full-time M-F and nights and weekends as needed.
• Due to the cyclical nature of the sports and entertainment industry the employee may be required to work varying schedules including game nights to reflect the business needs of the company.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and work is performed in a business office environment.
• The worker may be exposed to variable lighting conditions (brightness or darkness) and noise during production when in the office.

At Wave Sports & Entertainment we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ethnicity ancestry religion national origin gender sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age citizenship marital or parental status disability veteran status victims of any qualifying act of violence or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.

We are a Bullpen Sports Network Inc. affiliate company

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