Social Media Manager (Instagram & TikTok), Pulse Sports at Pulse

About Pulse Sports

• Pulse is Africa’s leading innovative media company, reaching millions of users every month. Pulse also provides advertising reach and creative marketing solutions to many of Africa’s biggest brands.
• Pulse Sports is the latest brand to be launched by Pulse Media, with the aim of becoming the number 1 sports media brand in Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and post content for our Instagram and TikTok pages, including funny and informative captions, simple graphics and photo posts, memes, and filming and cutting of original video reels (10-20 posts per day)
• Community management - daily spam check across the channels; approving comments when necessary and quick response/monitoring of comments following guidelines
• Interacting with other members of the Instagram and TikTok community, including partnerships with influencers and participation in viral challenges
• Monitor trends across channels, and ensure time-to-market for the content distribution is efficient
• Overall management and administration of your assigned channels, including managing follower growth, commercialisation, follower engagement, and general look/feel of the channel
• Work with the Head of Content, video team, and other team members to devise and implement our content and social media strategies
• Weekly monitoring and reporting on output and engagement

What we are looking for

• Knowledge of social media, reporting and management, and experience with tools such as Instagram analytics and content calendars
• Obsession with sports on social media, particularly Instagram
• Ability to seek out and create fun and viral sports content, in particular videos and memes
• Basic competence with graphic design and video editing tools, such as Canva (experience with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop is a big plus)
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Humility and an open mind. You should be a quicker learner, and not ego-driven.