Role: Senior Account Manager

Location: Central London

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 24th July 2013

About We Play

We Play is a sports specific relationships agency. Specialising in sports fan behaviour, analytics and social media, we work with sports brands, governing bodies and athletes to help them build engaged, retained and loyal fan bases.

We Play was founded by young entrepreneur Luca Massaro (former Digital Manager at Chelsea FC), with the vision to become the leading agency in connecting sports brands with sports fans. We Play’s current clients include WhoScored.com, Sportlobster.com, Copa 90, Fieldoo.com, Bantr, OP Talent, London FA and the Amateur FA.

The team at We Play is young, motivated and the Central London office is fast paced. This is a great working environment for someone who is passionate about sports and social media and is looking for a serious challenge.

What is the Role?

At just over a year old, We Play seeks its first senior management employee. We are looking for a Senior Account Manager level position to manage a small team of Social Media Executives, current clients, new business and work on building the We Play brand:

• To drive client strategy and become the primary client contact
• To drive business growth through existing clients, developing a proactive action plan
• To work alongside the Managing Director in driving new business
• To manage the We Play brand including website (WordPress) and social media channels
• To produce and deliver against an agreed account plan and budget
• To be a leader of your team, offering direction, support and training
• Managing a team responsible for building relationships and managing communities and influencers
• Working with the team to develop social media strategies and initiatives for our clients
• Networking and raising the profile of both yourself and the agency within digital sport, technology and new media
• Stay current with social media trends and technology, including attending networking and educational events
• Be enthusiastic, bubbly and bring a positive attitude to the office (and surprise the team with treats regularly)

Your Experience

• 3+ years of social media experience and at least 1 year of management level experience
• Strong Microsoft office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Experienced in both presenting and pitching to clientsExperience of managing client social media channels including but not limited to Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and more
• Excellent knowledge of social media and analytics software (Hootsuite, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, etc.)
• Working knowledge of ppc campaign management including Facebook, Google Adwords, Linkedin and Twitter
• Ability to maintain social media blog based on research of recent relevant social media news
• Strong, professional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Exceptional time management skills including the ability to handle multiple ongoing tasks with changing priorities

Nice to haves

• Photoshop skills
• Event management experience
• Ability to bake cakes and cookies

To apply for this role please send your CV and a covering letter to hello@weplay.co