Social Media Executive, Spotlight Sports Group

Salary not provided

Canva

Hootsuite

Junior and Mid level

London

Sports betting experiences

Open for applications

Sports betting experiences

201-500 employees

B2BAdvertisingSportsMedia

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Canva

Hootsuite

Junior and Mid level

London

201-500 employees

B2BAdvertisingSportsMedia

Company mission

To add value to global sports betting experiences, with a trusted, market-leading offering, and embed premium content, marketing, and affiliate partnerships into their platforms.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience managing social media channels for a brand, publisher, or media organisation, ideally within sports, racing, betting, or a fast-paced digital environment
Strong understanding of major platforms including X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, with a clear sense of what content works where and why
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to craft sharp, engaging copy aligned to The Racing Post’s tone of voice
Genuine interest in horse racing and/or sports journalism, with a solid understanding of racing audiences and key moments in the racing calendar
Experience using social media management and analytics tools (e.g. Hootsuite,, native platform insights) to track performance and inform content decisions
Strong news sense and the ability to react quickly to breaking stories, live events, and trending topics
Availability for shift work that works crossmatches the sporting and racing calendar, including weekend work
Copywriting: Comfortable writing engaging and concise content for social media
Organisational strength: Having the ability to manage multiple workstreams effectively and efficiently, whilst being able to clearly communicate performance issues, deadlines, timescales and such like is extremely important
Ability to take initiative and develop your role: Take on constructive feedback during regular meetings with your manager and consistently take initiative to develop your role and contribute to your team’s success by taking on ‘non-bau’ projects where needed
Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects at once
Image/video editing skills (e.g. Adobe, Canva, or platform-native tools) desirable

What the job involves

This exciting role is key to help us grow our organic share of voice on our social channels
You will do this by capturing and amplifying sporting sentiment to drive engagement
You will be required to create made for platform content for social and support distribution of our video + editorial content
You will also help manage the relationship between Content Marketing and internal and external stakeholders
Manage and grow The Racing Post’s social media presence across all key platforms, ensuring content is timely, accurate, and engaging
Work across multiple digital media - creating content, graphics and video across different social media channels including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
Plan, create, and publish social content that supports editorial priorities, major racing events, and the wider racing calendar
Liaise with editorial production teams to help promote key content and breaking news on our social channels
Deliver live social coverage of race days, breaking news, and key industry moments, reacting quickly and confidently in real time
Work closely with editorial, video, and data teams to translate Racing Post journalism into compelling social-first formats
Write clear, engaging, and platform-appropriate copy that reflects The Racing Post’s authoritative yet accessible tone of voice
Monitor social media performance, track key metrics, and provide regular insights and recommendations to improve reach, engagement, and audience growth
Identify trends, conversations, and opportunities
Ensure impactful delivery of commercial messages through social content,
Drive Horse Racing conversation online by promoting and reacting to key sporting moments including big races such as the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup
Ensure all Horse Racing content is on brand with the correct tone of voice at all times
Monitor and document competitor activity (bookmakers / publishers / affiliates)
Work on live events, including clipping of our live shows on Grabyo such as The Morning Post, working with the production team to optimise these for our Social Media channels
Ensure all content meets compliance and responsible gambling best practise at all times

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Spotlight Sports Group is a global leader in sports betting, horse racing, and fantasy sports content. Building on the legacy of the Racing Post, the company has spent decades delivering cutting-edge tech, content, and media solutions to the world's top betting operators.

The company offers a wide range of products designed to engage and educate its users. Its Halo Content Destinations provide content experiences in any language, tailored to any sport. Additionally, Spotlight's market-leading pre-play, in-play, and horse racing insights can be seamlessly integrated into betting platforms, offering real-time value and enhancing user engagement.

To bolster its ongoing success, it has partnered with FTN Network and Betfred, along with expanding its role in covering prominent horse racing shows. These developments further solidify Spotlight's stronghold within the industry and it will be interesting to see what it will do next.