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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Social Media Executive to work as part of our Marketing team to manage our social media channels during weekend hours.

The ideal candidate will have a marketing or journalistic background, a passion for sports and the ability to multitask and manage their time effectively. This is a part time role to work during live sport and post quality engaging content with the opportunity for a full time role in the future.

It is an ideal opportunity for a student or recent graduate to gain invaluable experience in the sports broadcasting world.

Your profile:

• Experience in social media management
• Demonstrable interest or passion for sport, ideally rugby
• The ability to think on their feet
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to influence
• Availability to work Friday evenings & Saturday afternoons
• Strong editorial skills
• Excellent level of English
• The ability to work independently and on their own initiative

Job Description:

• Create engaging imagery/videos from live content and share them with a social audience in real-time
• Manage all social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Communicate directly with subscribers, viewers and followers
• Key to the position is to develop the brand awareness of Premier Sports to drive audiences to the channels
• Be the public face of Premier Sports and act as an advocate of the brand
• Preparing weekly sentiment reports on social media content and activity and growth of social media presence
• Thorough knowledge of strategic planning principles and marketing best practices

About Premier Sports

Formed in 2010, Premier Sports is a sports television channel broadcasting in the UK market. The channel currently holds the rights to Guinness PRO14, GAA, NHL, NASCAR, European Football Qualifiers and more. In August 2017, Premier Sports launched a sister channel, FreeSports, a FTA channel available on all major platforms in the UK. FreeSports shows a number of different sports including football, rugby league, ice hockey, rugby union, tennis, basketball, boxing, cricket and MMA.