Content Manager (Social)

Editorial Contribution

• Contribute written editorial content for the club website as required, including news articles, match previews, and player features.
• Support the promotion of editorial and publishing output through social channels, working closely with colleagues to maximise content reach.

People & Collaboration

• Line manage a Social Media Executive, providing clear direction, regular feedback, and support for their professional development.
• Collaborate closely with the video, photography, design, marketing, and communications teams to ensure cohesive and well-resourced content output.
• Liaise with the football department, commercial partners, and wider club stakeholders to identify and develop content opportunities as well as maintaining strong relationships.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ownership of the club's social media channels and the quality, frequency, and performance of content published across them.
• Day-to-day management of the social content calendar and publishing schedule.
• Line management responsibility for a Social Media Executive.
• Reporting on social media KPIs to the Head of Digital & Content on a regular basis.
• Ensuring all published content adheres to brand guidelines, legal requirements, and club values.

THE CANDIDATE

The candidate attributes include:

Essential

• Proven experience in a social media content creation role, preferably within sport, media, or a fast-paced content environment.
• Demonstrable hands-on expertise across Instagram, X, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, including knowledge of each platform's content formats, algorithms, and audience behaviours.
• Strong creative instincts with the ability to identify a compelling story and translate it into platform-appropriate content quickly and effectively.
• Proficiency in video editing for social platforms using tools such as Adobe Premiere, CapCut, or equivalent.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to write in a defined brand voice.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, including real-time matchday demands.
• Confidence working independently and making content decisions under time pressure.
• A genuine passion for football and a deep understanding of both fan culture and Rangers Football Club.

Desirable

• Experience working within a professional football club or sports organisation.
• Experience in a people management or mentoring capacity.
• Familiarity with social media management and scheduling platforms (e.g., Canva).
• An entrepreneurial mindset, willing to bring fresh ideas, platforms, software and formats from ideation to execution.
• Understanding of social media analytics tools and the ability to translate data into actionable insight (e.g., Blinkfire).
• Basic photography skills and experience using editing tools such as Adobe Lightroom, CapCut, and Photoshop.
• Experience creating content around major sporting events, transfer activity, or high-profile signings.

LATEST CLOSING DATE: 23rd September 2026

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.

A copy of the club’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policy is available upon request.

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.