Job Posting: Content Strategist UK/EU

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Summary:

Samba Digital is a leading international sports marketing agency that partners with rights holders to establish and enhance their global presence across diverse regions such as LatAm, the US, Africa & MENA. We specialise in managing local content and commercial practices to engage new audiences across a wide range of sports.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Content Strategist to join our team in the UK/EU region. You will report to the Territory Manager and work alongside a team of account & sales managers.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the digital sports and business landscape and a proven track record of success in processing data insights, creating compelling strategic approaches, and then executing them.

Responsibilities:

Sales

Work together with the sales team to assist in new client proposals – taking responsibility for developing impactful content strategies for their target audiences and business goals
Think creatively and productively to imagine original content that helps Samba to sit apart from our competitors
Be able to collect and interpret data and insights in order to develop the relevant strategies
Collaborate closely with our Data/Insight, Forca Creative Studio and Paid Media teams
Participate in new client pitches

Account Strategy

Be responsible for developing and producing a strategy document per client and then for supporting the delivery of this strategy.
Develop and produce a strategy document for our territory/region – essentially a broad/generic version of the above
Aid on KPI tracking and how we achieve these per client
Support the Community Management team with implementing the above strategy(s) & support them with ideas when planning quarterly plans for clients
Support onboarding of new clients from a strategy perspective

Research & Insights

Helping identify trending themes within the football and sport industry. Do they apply to our clients, and how?

Qualifications:

3+ years of experience in a content strategy role, preferably with an agency background
Strong understanding of the digital landscape and sports business
Experience in creating stand-out content plans and strategies
Experience with working with data and insights and developing creative strategies from them
Proven experience in working on agency proposals and being part of a pitch team
Ability to work independently and in a remote working capacity
Have an analytical mind, creativity, good organisational skills, and proactivity
Knowledge of graphic and creative production processes
Advanced knowledge of social media and digital platforms
English is essential, other languages are an added advantage

Details:

This is a remote position with the requirement to be based in the European region
Potential travel required
Type of contract: independent contractor agreement
One-year contract with the possibility of renewal

Remuneration: