Social Media Executive

Organisation: Rangers Football Club Limited
Salary: Competitive
Location: Ibrox Stadium
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 6 June 2025
Job Description: Rangers Football Club, formed in 1872, is one of the world’s longest established and most successful clubs, having won 55 League titles, 34 Scottish Cups, 28 League Cups and the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972.

Few clubs can match Rangers for history, heritage, and tradition, and it resides in the top 10 strongest football brands according to the YouGov UK Brand Index.

Playing at the iconic 51,700 seat Ibrox Stadium and benefitting from a world-class 37-acre training facility, the club has been a leading light in Scottish, British and European football for decades.

The club benefits from a famously loyal support and the high volume of season ticket uptake means the club features in the top 19 average attendances in Europe. It is estimated that Rangers has a global fanbase of 4m, half of which are based in the UK.

JOB TITLE: Social Media Executive

REPORTING LINE: Social Media Manager

DEPARTMENT: Marketing

LOCATIONS: Ibrox Stadium

CONTRACT: Permanent, Full Time

THE ROLE
Within this role you will support the social media manager across the club’s social media platforms as the club aims to engage and grow our global fan base.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Post and schedule a variety of content, ranging from text or image-led through to short-form vertical video, across the club’s social media platforms throughout each working week subject to a content plan.
· Creation of vertical, social-first content tailored to social video platforms.
· Investigate and evaluate new social media platforms, trends and opportunities for the club.
· Grow global follower numbers, engagement and communities on existing social media platforms monitoring progress and contributing to reporting on statistics.
· Monitor and report on social media activity within the Rangers online community, under the guidance of the Social Media Manager.
· Coverage across the club’s Men’s, Women’s & Academy team matches on a rota basis, in addition to training sessions, press conferences and other non-football club events either in person, or remotely, subject to a rota system.
· Work with different club departments to meet contractual and content needs, including but not limited to commercial, partnerships, events, ticketing, customer service, communications & content.
· Producing high-quality and engaging social media content across club channels. Working closely alongside club videographers, photographers and graphic designers.
· Working under the direction of the club Social Media Manager to maintain a social media planning schedule across the club’s social media platforms, in parallel with other content planning across the department.
· Working closely with commercial team to create relevant, high-quality content to activate club partnerships.
· Track and measure social media performance against agreed key metrics, benchmarking against other clubs.
· Analyse social media performance and provide recommendations for post optimisation whilst also keeping up to date with emerging trends within social media in sport and beyond.

THE CANDIDATE

The candidate attributes include:
● At least one year of experience within the social media industry or have a relevant degree.
● Desirable to have experience of working with social media in football, sport or live events.
● Excellent knowledge of social media platforms, algorithms, and analytics.
● Experience with Adobe Photoshop or other graphic packages and tools is desirable.
● Experience of filming and editing vertical content using a mobile device, or camera set up for use within social media platforms is desirable.
● An enthusiastic and outgoing personality. Creative and passionate about working within social media and digital.
● Excellent attention to detail and quality standards. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● The candidate will need to have excellent editorial judgement and be able to communicate clearly and quickly under pressure.
● Strong analytical problem solving. Ability to spot trends within sport, digital and social media.
● Excellent organisational skills, with ability to prioritise and work under tight deadlines.
● An in-depth knowledge of Rangers Football Club and football in general is desirable.
● Ability to drive is desirable.

Given the nature of the work and demand dictating by match schedules, a flexible approach to work and working hours is crucial.

LATEST CLOSING DATE: Friday 6th June 2025

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

EQUALITY & INCLUSION

At Rangers Football Club we are ambitious about diversity and inclusion. If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Rangers Football Club also welcomes applications from suitably qualified members of the armed forces family.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The candidate must keep up to date with new methods and undertake any necessary internal or external training sessions in accordance with Club Policies and Procedures.
How to apply: Please apply directly through our recruitment website linked here: https://rangershr.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2F64d7d47e-64ea-4df1-b0d9-1971650d5820