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Job listing closed on 5 May 2024

Social Media Coordinator

🇬🇧 London, UK
Full Time
2+ years exp.

Who We Are:

UFC¼ is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 243 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS¼, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

UFC boasts one of the most powerful social media followings in all professional sports, with a social ecosystem of over 260 million fans worldwide. The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day execution of social media activities across all UFC accounts in EMEA, creating timely, accurate, and relevant content for fight fans before, during, and after UFC events. This position manages the posting process, from concept to approval and manages the execution.

  • Manages creative requests and asset delivery for UFC social media and digital channels within EMEA
  • Works with multiple departments and stakeholders to create, copy-edit, and post social media content for UFC’s official pages on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads and TikTok.
  • Provides on-site and remote “play-by-play” coverage of UFC live events.
  • Work in collaboration with other UFC social teams across the world and across timezones.
  • Uses social media analytic tools to create event reports, track key KPIs, and identify trends/best practices.
  • Maintains social media calendar and posting schedule to maximize impact of posts.
  • Executes Community Management across all social platforms including tracking fan sentiment, identifying event purchasing issues; and managing the UFC social inboxes.
  • Identifies potential collaboration with content creators, influencers and celebrity fans.
  • Provides support for the growth of emerging social media platforms.
  • Performs other tasks, projects, and responsibilities as assigned.

You Have These:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Two years of experience working with social media for a sports property preferred.
  • Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere or similar editing suite proficiency preferred.
  • Demonstrable photography and videographer experience a plus.
  • Journalism background and MMA/UFC knowledge is preferred.
  • Microsoft Office Suite for creating, editing, and maintaining analytics reports.
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays in accordance with UFC’s live event schedule
  • Positive attitude and an ability to handle an intense schedule, fast-paced environment, and off-hours requests
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Confidence to work with and alongside A-list athletes and their management
  • Ability to maintain confidential information

How we work:

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
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