Social Media Manager (m/f/d)

We are Borussia Dortmund. Not just a world-renowned football club, but also a publicly traded company with over 900 employees. In addition to our core business of football, we are active in numerous other business areas. Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA acts as the parent company for nine subsidiaries.

The Communications Department defines the strategies for corporate communications and is responsible for all internal and external content. Whether on our website and in the BVB app, in press releases and conferences, in the member magazine, or on our social media platforms with over 90 million followers and users – we reach fans all over the world.

For the Communications Department of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, we are looking for a Social Media Manager (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible on a full-time basis (40 hours/week).

Your tasks

• Conceptualization, production and publication of social media content for all relevant platforms (including short-form/vertical video)
• Editorial planning and coordination of topics, content and timings with the relevant departments.
• Emotional and responsive live coverage of games, training sessions and events, including daily content production.
• Monitoring current trends, topics and fan feedback, as well as regular evaluation of post performance for continuous improvement.
• Close collaboration with internal departments as well as management of external agencies and content creators
• Development and evaluation of activations with partners and sponsors

Your profile

• Successfully completed studies in communication or media management, journalism, digital media, sports management or a comparable field; alternatively, media-related training with several years of professional experience in the social media environment.
• Solid experience in independently planning, producing, publishing and optimizing social media content for different platforms and target groups.
• Confident handling of editorial control of social media channels in a dynamic, up-to-the-minute environment with high frequency and short response times.
• Strong ability to proactively collaborate with various internal and external interfaces (e.g., editorial, video, graphics, marketing, sponsoring, agencies)
• Great interest in sports, especially football, as well as in socially relevant topics such as pop culture, lifestyle, media and music.
• Loyalty, resilience and reliability, even under changing requirements
• Discretion, conflict resolution skills, and a confident demeanor in a public setting.
• Excellent command of language and confident communication style in German and English, both spoken and written, with a strong sense of appropriate tone in the football environment.
• Practical experience in video editing (e.g., Premiere Pro/Rush, InShot, CapCut, etc.) and knowledge of digital image editing (especially Photoshop)
• Willingness to work weekends and match days, as well as flexible working hours.

This is what awaits you

• A place in a dynamic team that strongly identifies with its tasks.
• Exciting and varied tasks in a unique working environment
• Short decision-making processes and plenty of scope for independent creative control 
• Personal employee ticket for our home games
• Individual measures for professional and personal development
• Free gym membership and support for a healthy workday
• Additional benefits include flexible working hours, company bike leasing, team events, employee bistro, retirement provision, etc.