Social Media Specialist

Job Description

Job information
Division/Unit: Marketing / Editorial Content Services
Contract type: Open-ended
Start date: To be agreed
Application deadline: 11 April 2025

Main goal

The Social Media Specialist supports content delivery across UEFA's competition channels, collaborating with stakeholders to achieve digital excellence and business success.

Key responsibilities

• Providing data-driven feedback, insights and support for UEFA's social media editorial agencies and external contractors
• Maintaining daily contact with UEFA's editorial agencies, leveraging experience managing high-profile social accounts to support delivery across various channels
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure key UEFA messaging is conveyed on competition social media channels in line with other content
• Maintaining strong working relationships with external stakeholders such as clubs, national associations and social media platforms
• Ensuring the necessary social media resources for content delivery and vertical video production at various events and competitions, contributing to content creation when required
• Coordinating social media content campaigns for commercial deliverables
• Working closely with the wider Digital Content team to ensure consistent storytelling and optimal use of editorial resources
• Supporting the delivery of reports, strategic documents and presentations

Skills & Requirements

Requirements

Experience

• From 4 to 6 years of experience working on social media accounts with large and passionate fan bases, preferably within the sports industry

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Languages

• English

Other requirements

• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint in particular)
• Extensive knowledge of social media platforms, both established and emerging, and analytics tools
• Knowledge of the digital industry, social media trends and how developing technologies can be used to meet business objectives
• Solid knowledge of European football, particularly UEFA competitions
• Flexibility to work evenings on a rota basis and on-site at UEFA events

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About the company

UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the game's governing body in Europe. It is a representative democracy, and is the umbrella organisation for 55 national football associations across Europe.

Our objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to European football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the basis of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of European football, to maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in European football, and to support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the European game.

We have a clear vision: a united European football family working together to improve enjoyment of the game.