Social Media Manager (Contract)

Role Overview

Global Content Communications is looking for a Social Media Manager (Contract) to help lead channel strategy and execution across multiple consumer-facing entertainment brands.

Responsibilities

• Help lead channel strategy and day-to-day execution across multiple consumer-facing entertainment brands and social handles.
• Co-own editorial planning, publishing calendars, content creation and execution across channels including X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Facebook, and others as needed.
• Shape content ideas and write platform-native social copy, video treatments, etc that reflects each brand’s voice, audience, and objectives.
• Partner across teams to manage approvals, timelines, and workflows for campaigns, content drops, brand moments, and partnership-related initiatives.
• Support end-to-end social execution, from strategy, planning, proposal development to publishing, optimization, and reporting.
• Cook up new processes, clear approval streams, workflows, SLAs, and responsibilities across internal and external partners via documentation and socializing.
• Bring a strong understanding of native platform behavior, evolving social trends, and best practices for audience-first content.
• Contribute to content creation and be comfortable with light hands-on asset editing and creative support where needed.
• Use channel and platform learnings to help refine strategy, inform future planning, and improve overall execution.
• Support occasional real-time, off-site, off-hours needs around key moments, launches, announcements, or special projects.
• Create executive level presentations and reports to showcase work, learnings, and business impact.
• Be actively informed of social media, pop culture, real-world as well as gaming news to inform trends, sensitivity, and cultural relevance.

What We're Looking For

• 5–7 years of experience in social media management, content strategy, channel strategy, or related digital communications work.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Proven experience managing large, consumer-facing entertainment, media, or lifestyle brands.
• Experience working across multiple brands, accounts, or social identities simultaneously with strong attention to detail and process.
• Strong understanding of native social platforms, publishing tools, channel best practices, and current social trends.
• Experience writing copy, managing publishing workflows, and executing content plans across multiple channels.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with strong hands-on execution.
• Experience navigating approval flows and coordinating with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable with light hands-on content creation and asset editing in support of social execution.
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong understanding of gaming audiences and culture is highly valued; direct gaming experience is strongly preferred.
• Portfolio or work samples that demonstrate strong social thinking, platform fluency, and executional range are a plus.
• Experience with partnership, licensor/licensee, or multi-stakeholder social workflows is a plus.

Pay

The estimated base pay range for this role is $74.36—$111.58 USD per hour.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.