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Octagon · 6 hours ago

Manager, Social Strategy

Stamford, CT

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$58K/yr - $65K/yr

3+ years exp

Octagon, the world's premier global sports marketing agency, is seeking a Manager, Social Strategy to join its growing digital strategy practice. The Manager, Social Strategy will play a key role in crafting strategic and engaging social campaigns for brand clients in the CPG space, focusing on planning, executing, and measuring campaigns centered around organic social channels.

AdvertisingBrand Marketing

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Develop innovative and data-driven social media strategies for Instagram, TikTok, and X/Twitter

Build social campaigns based on insights, industry benchmarks, and emerging trends in marketing

Prepare monthly content calendars spanning multiple content streams, applying critical thinking to determine the optimal times and channels to post

Partner with the creative team to identify assets needed for social promotion across channels

Utilize social listening and measurement tools to research conversations and audiences, providing data-driven recommendations

Craft and present social strategy recommendations to clients and share the rationale behind the recommendations

Assess programs and provide valuable real-time insights and optimization strategies, along with post-campaign recaps

Spot trends, creators, and conversations and make recommendations on when the brand should jump in

Collaborate with the client team to communicate updates, address common issues, and provide insights that help shape future content

Assess programs and provide valuable real-time insights and optimization strategies, along with post-campaign recaps

Supervise a community manager, offering mentorship and support to help them develop their skills

Qualification

Social media strategyCommunity managementSocial listening toolsData-driven recommendationsClient-facing presentationsCommunicationCreative thinkingAttention to detail

Required

3-4 years of proven experience in social media strategy and/or community management

Highly proficient in crafting, executing, and optimizing social media campaigns and amplification strategies

Expertise in managing multiple projects from development through execution

Strong experience with social listening tools; has worked with platforms such as Infegy, Brandwatch, etc., and can pull out key findings and storytelling opportunities from the data

Highly skilled in crafting social POV's for client programs

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Deep attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of accuracy, as much of the work is consumer and client-facing

Proficiency with PowerPoint and ability to build and deliver client-facing presentations

You are creative; you can generate innovative ideas and collaborate effectively with creative and design teams

You're ahead of what's trending in social; what's resonating with consumers, what platforms are growing, what content rises above the rest – and a passion for/expertise in sports, entertainment, music, and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture