Associate, Social Media (Part Time)

Position: Associate, Social Media – Part Time/Temporary (Seasonal)/Non-Exempt

Department: Marketing – Content, Creative and Brand

Reports to: Manager, Social Media

Location: Arizona Cardinals (Tempe, AZ)

Format: In-person

Duration: End of July 2024 – mid-February 2025

Cardinals Organizational Summary

The Arizona Cardinals Football Club is a professional football team within the National Football League (NFL). We compete in the National Football Conference (NFC) West division and call State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, our home.

As one of the oldest pro football franchises in the U.S., the Club has established itself as a sport and cultural hallmark within Arizona, as well as a trailblazer for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives and firsts around the League. Our vision is to build a leading sports organization that competes for championships, drives business results, creates loyal fans, develops proud employees, and inspires hope in our community. We are relentless in our pursuit of greatness on and off the field, while positively impacting our people, our fans, and our community.

If you want to join an organization that values putting the team first, doing what is right, growing with positivity, valuing every voice, while driving performance, we would love for you to join our team. Learn more about the Arizona Cardinals and see what’s happening here.

Summary

The Associate, Social Media will support the day-to-day operations of Arizona Cardinals’ social media team by assisting with curating analytics, publishing, ideating, and executing engaging content for all @AZCardinals platforms.

Primary Job Duties

The Associate, Social Media will have daily responsibilities including, without limitation, to the following:

• Help analyze and collect social media analytics by pulling metrics and tagging content to provide an overview of content performance throughout the NFL season.
• Attend Arizona Cardinals community events across the Valley and create engaging cell phone content surrounding each event for Instagram Story and TikTok.
• Support the social media team's day-to-day publishing of organic and sponsored content across all @AZCardinals platforms when needed.
• Work closely with the original content, photography, and creative services departments to accomplish club goals.
• Ideate and create social media content for all Arizona Cardinals platforms (X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn) that is in line with brand initiatives and voice.
• Assist in developing the social media content calendar for daily, weekly, and monthly content distribution and scheduling.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements

• Education: Junior or senior level Bachelor's degree student or completed Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• Experience: At least 3 months of experience publishing, ideating, and executing social media content.
• Knowledge of various social media platforms, current trends, and best practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, and copywriting skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects.
• Professional demeanor and attitude.
• Basic football and NFL knowledge are preferred but not required.
• Detail-oriented and highly self-motivated with a shared commitment to excellence.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays; hours may vary depending on business needs.
• Must complete all pre-employment forms and successfully pass a background check.
  
  

The Arizona Cardinals Football Club is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.