Freelance Community Manager

We are an award winning digital content agency and media network who are currently on the lookout for an Arabic speaking Freelance Community Manager based in Egypt, to work as one of a number of specialist in-market Community Managers across a range of platforms for a major basketball brand.

The ability to craft engaging social copy and content suitable for the local and wider audience is vital along with an understanding of best practices in optimisation and publishing on a channel-by-channel basis. The skills to capture insightful social-first content (e.g. vertical video) are a requirement, while a proactive, energetic approach is also a must for this role

Some on-location coverage will be required within the key local market. Weekend and out-of-hours work is needed within the up to 20 hours per week specified below, due to the nature of sports fixtures and events and social media.

**Why join us?**

As a Great Places to Work certified workplace, we believe in a working environment where people can flourish, develop and reach their full potential. We deliver work sustainably, in spaces we enjoy working from and in a flexible way that helps maintain a strong work-life balance. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that encourages and values all voices - Everyone is welcome

**TASKS AND DELIVERABLES**

Over the course of up to 20 hours per week, we would require the following deliverables. Hours to be confirmed by Little Dot, as dictated by the game schedule, but it is anticipated that a 20-hour week would be approximately broken down as follows:

- Write copy and deliver basic graphic or video assets (approximately 5 hours each week on this task)
- Publish agreed content to specific Instagram, Facebook and Instagram handles (approximately 5 hours each week on this task)
- Engage the local community, respond to comments and interact with the local audience in an authentic tone of voice (approximately 2 hours each week on this task)
- Capture original social-first content for multiple social platforms using your own devices/kit (approximately 2 hours per week on this task)
- Feed into the briefing process with Little Dot editors and designers to help them create bespoke localised graphic and video assets, using your local expertise (approximately 1 hour per week on this task)
- Seek opportunities to collaborate with relevant personalities and accounts in your key territory (approximately 1 hour per week on this task)
- Where required attend client meetings and calls to offer local market expertise (approximately 1 hour per week on this task)

**WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED**

Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.
- Excellent knowledge of social media platforms
- Basic graphic design and video editing capabilities e.g. clipping moments, revisioning aspect ratio and updating graphic templates using Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop and Premiere Pro)
- Community Management experience
- Ability to work to a weekly and monthly content calendar and feed into the planning process
- Excellent attention to detail, spelling and grammar, with proficiency in business English (oral and written) including social media specifics
- Experience with vertical self-shooting and writing social-first localised copy
- Good knowledge of sports social media content on all social platforms
- Ability to work independently but cohesively as part of a wider strategy

**SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT**

You will need to provide your own computer capable of running the following software:

- A fully licensed copy of Adobe Premiere and Photoshop, (version 23 or later)
- A modern browser that supports Google Workspace apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets etc), e.g. Chrome version 108 or later

In addition, you will need to provide your own mobile phone capable of the following:

- Support native social apps
- Capture a minimum of 1080p vertical video
- Send and receive video and photographs

When using your own personal device to process or store company/client data, you must follow the security recommendations as set out in the Little Dot Information Security Policy and Remote Working Policy, together with any other data security instructions given to you from time to time by the Company/client. You must ensure the device is running licensed software with all supplier/manufacturer-recommended security patches installed together with up-to-date anti-virus software.

You will also need a reliable broadband connection capable of downloading and uploading multiple raw video assets per day. An average upload/download speed of at least 20Mbps is recommended.

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