Associate Social Media Editor

Job Category: Social Media Marketing
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Stamford - CT

WWE

WWE® is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience.

WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in more than 20 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, The CW and Netflix. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to all premium live events, a variety of original programming and a massive video-on-demand library. Netflix is the exclusive home for WWE programming around the world, other than select international markets. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day content production and programming efforts for flagship WWE social media platforms
  • Pitch and generate original content and copy for WWE’s owned and operated accounts across platforms including, but not limited to, Facebook, X, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Threads and WhatsApp
  • Ensure all WWE social content is optimized for each platform
  • Curate vertical video content across WWE social media platforms during live broadcasts and drive conversation among fans on X
  • Perform other content and programming duties including content calendar management, social content approvals and advising internal partners on best social media practices
  • Collaborate with peers and across teams to produce promotional content for WWE’s broadcast programming, digital properties and podcast network
  • Coordinate with digital design, photography, editorial and video production teams to support daily content creation
  • Monitor WWE social media content performance and identify trends in the larger digital media space
  • Implement paid social media campaigns across Facebook, TikTok and Instagram
  • Independently generate grammatically accurate and polished copy with minimal edits required
  • Keep current with WWE programming, storylines, talent, brands and products

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of experience in social media programming, preferably in the sports, entertainment and/or television industries
  • Background in content creation, copywriting and collaborating in the social media space with a proven ability to conceive and produce highly engaging content
  • Strong editorial judgment with proven track record of independently conceiving and publishing compelling content across multiple platforms
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills required
  • Experience working with content, social management and publishing systems (Emplifi, Grabyo, Smartly, Capcut, etc.)
  • Must be organized and detail-oriented with exceptional time management and multitasking skills, with an ability to thrive under pressure
  • Must be able to work rotating, non-traditional schedule, including select nights and weekends
  • Working knowledge of WWE shows and talent strongly preferred
  • Impeccable grammar and diction required
  • Experience with paid social and Ads Manager preferred
  • Familiarity with analytic tools and metric tracking (e.g. Emplifi, Blinkfire etc.)