Stratford
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
Brand:
23 (Entain)

WHO ARE WE  

We’re Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionising the gambling space as we go. We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands such as Ladbrokes, Coral, Foxy Bingo, BETMGM, partypoker and Bwin, and sitting at the center of all of this is our internal creative agency. 

Our global in-house creative agency is a team of creative thinkers and doers on a mission: to capture the pure excitement our customers feel when immersed in the game. Our aim is to bottle that exhilarating energy and translate it into powerful campaigns for some of the most entertaining brands in the business.

The good news is we are growing. So we need talented people to help us take our work to the next level and become a truly world-class in-house creative agency. Come join us!

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

Our in-house agency service our Entain brands. We deliver over 3000 campaigns every year spanning multiple media touchpoints, including CRM, performance marketing, tv, social.

We are looking for a leader for of Social Media function within our in-house creative agency. You will creatively and strategically lead all organic social content for our brands. Building a team to elevate and lead our social creative vision.

The role reports to the Executive Creative Director. Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Leadership & Management

  • Oversee the social media team.
  • Creating a high-performing Social Media Manager team, through education, teaching sessions and on-account coaching or mentoring.
  • Owning the personal and professional development of your team. 
Operational
  • Maintaining up-to-date industry-leading knowledge on key and emerging social media platforms, functions, communities, cultures, and trends that inform leading agency output.
  • Oversee and advise on the distribution of all organic content. Using your sophisticated understanding of the platforms to advise and review when, where, and how often content should be shared to achieve strategic goals.
  • Through cultural knowledge and in-depth channel insights, identify and propose opportunities for brand-building reactive content.
  • Utilising your expertise to ensure all paid and organic content strategically complements one another and is delivering the results required.
  • Work with stakeholders to align strategically on how we connect with their audience through community management.
  • Driving creative development by working closely with stakeholders and strategists
  • Build meaningful relationships with our stakeholders establishing their trust in us as social media experts through industry-leading output.

Some out of hours working and travel will be required in this role.

WHO YOU ARE

  • Proven experience leading a team that deliver social assets across all channels at manager level for strong brands.
  • Management experience leading multi skilled teams, from edit to copy.
  • A creative thinker, you're able to work both independently and collaboratively on ideation for content across social
  • You love social media: you're fascinated by brands, how they market themselves and use social media to do this. You are naturally curious about the developments of the digital world and excited by its potential.
  • Real drive and ambition: you'll be constantly adapting to the ever-growing world of social, and we need people who have the mindset of growth as well as the ambition to get there.
 Desired:
  • A strong interest in sports and/or gaming (Poker, Bingo, Casino)
  • Experience working for brands in a regulated sector 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU 

We offer a competitive industry salary plus a generous annual company bonus. Other benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension scheme (matched up to 6%), private healthcare, a free subscription to the wellbeing app Unmind, our share save scheme and a great selection of professional development and in-house training tools for you to use.  

That's not all, you will also have access to our bespoke benefits platform that allows you to choose the benefits that are most important to you. Oh, and let’s not forget regular company social events, parties and team building activities! 

This role will be based at our Stratford (Westfields) office in London where we operate hybrid working (2 days in the office). 

READY TO BE AN ENTAINER... 

If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can add true value to a team, we want to hear from you! You too could be part of our journey to be crowned the undisputed champion in the sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment industry.  

We’re well on our way to clinching that title – and we’re going to do it in a safe and responsible way. It’s the people behind the tech, and the sheer talent within our teams, who enable us to lead digital entertainment in these bold new directions. Which is why we want you in the team!  

After you have applied, why not learn more about some of our colleagues here: https://www.entaincareers.com/en/entain-reals/

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About Entain

We may sit on the FTSE100, but for millions of customers worldwide, we’re the brands they hold in their hands – and heart. As the home of household names like Ladbrokes, Foxy and PartyPoker, to name just a few, we elevate lives with moments of excitement. And right now we’re elevating ourselves above the competition. We’re leading the industry in bold new directions - and it’s our diverse and talented team who are making this possible. Believe us, the best is yet to come. For our customers. For our future. For your career.

DEI and Wellbeing @ Entain

Our vision is to be the world leader in betting, gaming and interactive entertainment, and we know that the most successful businesses are the most sustainable ones. Diversity and inclusion is key to sustainability and success and our goal is to attract, engage and retain the best talent globally, bringing the best thinking to our business from inside and outside of our sector. Our ambition is to make sure everyone at Entain feels valued, respected and included. Inclusion is embedded in everything we do, because we know when we feel respected and heard, we do our best work. Sustainability drives everything we do, and doing what’s right is one of our core values. Diverse teams have more creativity, imagination, innovation and problem solving capabilities. We are committed to tackling inequalities and creating a diverse and inclusive business. Here, we celebrate our individual differences, and make sure everyone feels supported, respected, and empowered to thrive – and that starts from the moment you apply to join us. We want our employees to feel healthy and supported at home and at work. That’s why we have our Well-me programme, which provides information, tools and training to help our people look after their mental and physical wellbeing in ways that matter to them.

Life @ Entain

We’re a team who love to play, and win, together. We love building bonds between our people, and we love to build your career up too. Join us, and we won’t just be your employer, we’ll be your biggest cheerleader. We’ll give you the power to lead the conversation on your learning and career goals from day one, and then get behind you with all the support you need to take your career – and our business – to new heights.