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Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English Premier League Club, based in North London, with an estimated 615.5 million global followers.Led by the late great Bill Nicholson, the Club became the first in England to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1961, and the first in the UK to win a European Trophy two years later. Spurs has since been home to some of the game's great entertainers, including Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, Gareth Bale, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane.In April 2019, the Club opened an iconic new stadium that sits at the heart of a £1billion sport-led regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium is the largest football club stadium in London and is a multi-use venue with the ability to host a variety of events 365 days a year, including NFL, boxing, rugby, concerts and other major events, plus visitor attractions including Stadium Tours and the Dare Skywalk.The stadium development scheme has to date created more than 4,000 new jobs for local people, with circa £300m pumped into the local economy each year.Tottenham Hotspur has:A clear strategy to develop talent from within its Academy, showcased by a strong track record of Academy players graduating to the first-team squad.A £100m state-of-the-art Training Centre that supports the Club's ambition to attract, develop and retain the best talent.Commercial partnerships with globally-recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world's leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world's leading sports footwear and apparel companyA commitment to minimizing its environmental impact across Club operations, being named as the greenest in the Premier League for the past three years. Tottenham Hotspur is a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, committing to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040An award-winning Foundation that is renowned for creating opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health and social inclusion programmes The Club is seeking a Social Media Editor to support the Social Media Team in the output for Tottenham Hotspur Men's, Women's and Academy teams across various social media platforms. The successful applicant will work with the existing team in the Content Department, providing a consistent level of high-quality content output, including training and matchday communications. As with all jobs in sport, the position will involve working irregular hours, including weekends, so flexibility will be essential. The successful applicant will also need to complete an Enhanced DBS check with Childrens Barred List as Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club welcomes applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, race, colour or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. JOB PURPOSEPlan, create and schedule content across our portfolio of social media channelsResponsible for ensuring our Club tone of voice is matched across all contentEngage and inform the Spurs fanbase across each matchday (including weekends)Drive engagement with our fanbase and wider footballing audiences across the worldA key person for all things social media related within the organisation and externally KEY RESPONSIBILITIESPlanning, scheduling and posting across each of the THFC global and Stadium channels - primarily Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter.Lead our fan engagement strategy ensuring we are building and engaging our online communitiesContent creation across the Spurs fanbase and community on a daily basis, ensuring they align with our core content objectives.Supporting the Social Media Manager across internal stakeholder requirementsAnalysing and optimising social output to achieve peak performanceWork directly with a team of social producers, content creators and graphic designers to produce industry leading social contentWork flexibly, including evenings and weekends as per the season calendar.Grow our engaged social audience across all platforms to reach seasonal targetsReact to events on and off the pitch in real-time and offer appropriate input and content across Club platformsUtilise the Clubs social platforms so we're promoting and driving traffic to owned and operated platforms.Stay abreast of the latest social trends, platform tools and emerging platforms to help inform THFC's social strategies. PERSON SPECIFICATION PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESForward planner: Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideasA creative thinker who is organised and drive the publishing team to reach new heightsValues & respects others, builds relationships, collaboratesProactive operator: delivers to the highest of standards and takes responsibilityEntrepreneurial, digitally savvy, with exceptional analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and critical thinking skillsA challenger. How can we be different? How can we think/act in innovative way?Team player who works well with othersComfortable working in a fast-paced, highly pressured environment where quick changes in approach are needed often SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEExcellent knowledge of social media platformsGreat knowledge of social media tools (Sprout Social, Blinkfire, Hootsuite)Confident to create and deploy efficient workflows using tools such as e. g. Slate, OPTA graphics, etc and have a knowledge of video and graphics workflows.Strong Community Management experience with the ability to manage feeds and cover live events in real time e.g. Match Day CoverageA strong network within the social media industry, sports and content creationA demonstrable knowledge and passion for Football in England across the pyramidExcellent attention to detail, spelling, and grammarGreat knowledge of football (and wider sports) social media content
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