Senior Sports Content Coordinator at Hollywoodbets

Qualifications

• Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. And that’s just the beginning. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and publishing content on all social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to grow an audience, build brand awareness, and ultimately, boost sales the chosen candidate will manage our presence across social media platforms as well as helping shape our broader social and sports content strategy.

You Bring 

• Valid driver’s license
• Copywriting
• Overtime and weekend work

A Bonus To Have: 

• Diploma/Degree

What You’ll Do For The Brand

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our Social Media Manager & Digital Content Manager to manage day-to-day output on our social channels, driving engagement and conversation with our audience through time relevant posts around sporting events and betting news
• Lead on setting high standards across all our social channels, pushing our brand proposition imaginatively and in-keeping with our style and tone of voice
• Contribute ideas for content both in-house and in response to briefs from our commercial partners
• Support on delivering marketing campaigns, video content and podcasts alongside the wider team
• Manage the social team rosters, ensuring we have sufficient coverage around the sporting calendar
• Manage invoicing within the team, liaising with contributors and the finance team
• Lead on analysing, reporting and optimising based on channel performance as well as monitoring social trends to ensure we’re always ahead of the next opportunity
• Be happy to work at the weekend or evenings during the biggest sporting events, especially in football and racing
• Experience in writing sports content
• Strong knowledge of a wide range of sports, especially football
• Good understanding of sports betting and use of sports data statistics
• The ability to work well in a team and under pressure
• Previous experience of working within brand partnerships
• Experience of working with internal teams
• Testing campaigns, analysing key metrics, and identifying opportunities to increase campaign performance
• Monitor activity, analyse performance, identify areas of improvement, and recommend ways to increase social presence
• Must be willing to also work within the various digital marketing functions (email, SMS, Affiliate marketing, SEO, etc.). Willing to learn and broaden knowledge across the entire digital marketing scope 

Communication

• Ensure team members are aware of key business campaigns, business updates and marketing campaigns.
• Ensure that the correct lines of communication is followed at all times and that timeous feedback is provided to support office when information is requested.

People Management 

• Manage team member rosters/schedules and ensure workload is adequately assigned taking into account busy periods, events and departmental requirements.
• Ensure staff attendance and behavior is managed with the guidance from Social Media Manager
• Ensure all new take recruitment documentation is submitted timeously to the Human Resources department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree/Diploma in Marketing or relevant 
• Proven track record in social media management campaign strategies
• In depth knowledge of social media marketing industry
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
• Well organized with great time management skills
• Outstanding project management skills 
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Networking aptitude

Apply Before 11/20/2025