Junior Content Creative

Footballco is the world’s largest football content and media business. Reaching more than 400m football fans across the world each month, with thousands of entertaining and inspiring content pieces every single day. With a growing roster of football brands beneath our belts including GOAL, INDIVISA and MUNDIAL, no one else has our reach or depth of understanding within the game.
We are a team of over 300 people, in 16 countries around the world. We’re young, ambitious and we have some serious investment behind us. Our future starts now…
About the Role
We are looking for a talented Junior Content Creative to join their expanding creative department. As a Junior Content Creative, they will have a mind full of exciting social ideas ready for the world to see. They will be responsible for supporting seniors/coming up with innovative ideas, shareable social content, and pitch winning campaigns - as well as little tactical gems.
They will be confident and eager to learn when it comes to all aspects of the creative process and seeing a campaign through, from ideation to execution, presentation and production.
1 to 3 years experience in the creative industry is a must, with experience at a digital publisher a bonus. An understanding of the beautiful game is preferred. Football transcends all aspects of popular culture and so should their thinking.
What you will be doing:
Support Seniors in conceiving and executing ambitious branded content campaigns that will delight our clients and Footballco’s enormous global audience.
Show a desire to own your ideas beyond the pitching phase of a project and get stuck in with pre-production / production / post with the support of Senior members of the team.
Come up with fresh, shareable social content ideas that cut through a crowded marketplace and make the seniors feel (even) older than they are.
Have an in-depth understanding of all social media platforms, from Facebook to Tik-Tok and how to create content that gets shared
Collaborate with writers, directors, editors, designers and more
Fostering originality in your ideation, proposing innovative concepts that challenge conventional thinking.
Be passionate about your ideas and confidently communicate your creative vision to senior members + the wider team
Pay close attention to detail when crafting decks, focusing on elements such as imagery and copy to maintain a great standard
Work closely with the production and delivery teams on a daily basis
Work closely with strategy and client services team and be client-facing
Be an active participant when it comes to attending shoots, which may mean occasional evening and/or weekend work
Ensure ideas can happen relative to budgets, timing, and capabilities
Be willing to learn and adapt
Be hungry to develop and progress in your career
What you have:
A creative portfolio or examples of diverse thinking and eye-catching ideas
A stand-out creative mind ready to push the boundaries
Experience working in the creative industry, whether it be in a professional or personal setting
A passion for big thinking and an eye for craft across a number of social channels
An understanding of football and all that it fuses beyond
just
the pitch –fashion, music, gaming, culture etc…
An interest in and deep knowledge of social, including experience producing work for a variety of platforms
Excellent communication/presentation skills and an ability to inspire internal and external stakeholders with your storytelling and ideas
A can-do attitude and the willingness to support Senior members of staff when called upon
Curiosity and enthusiasm to learn from your team and other departments/disciplines. You’re a creative sponge who isn’t afraid to ask questions!
Desirables
You’re a creative person by trade - and have creative interests/passions outside of the working environment
You have experience working with brands in the world of social content
Experience with Google Slides and Adobe Creative Suite
Ability and willingness to attend our office in Soho at least 1-2 times per week
Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.