Job vacancy: Social Media Specialist

With a digital reach in excess of 380 million and a rapidly growing fan-following across social media channels, the European Handball Federation’s innovative approach to digital is helping to bring the sport to an ever-increasing number of people around the globe.

The EHF is now looking for an experienced social media specialist to join its team based in Vienna. This varied role includes responsibility for managing and developing the federation’s social media channels, including major competitions such as the EHF Champions League and EHF EURO, as well as working at major handball events across Europe.

Tasks will include planning and creating content, engaging with the sport’s digital community and developing digital campaigns for partners and sponsors. The successful candidate will have extensive experience of using all of the major social media platforms as well as a good understanding of analytics and reporting to optimise planning and scheduling of content.

The federation’s approach to digital is to go where the fans are and we engage with fans across a range of social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Snapchat.

The Social Media Specialist will play a key role in shaping the federation’s social media strategy to ensure that we reach and engage with the handball community and also grow the sport’s audience.

Key responsibilities:

• Daily/seasonal planning and scheduling of content and campaigns for social media channels
• Creation of engaging content (incl. text, graphics and video) on own initiative and with external agencies
• Community management: pro-actively developing communication and interaction with/between fans
• Using analytics and reporting to optimise planning and scheduling of content
• Dealing with crisis communication across social media channels
• Contribute to the development of a long-term social media strategy to grow digital reach
• Creation and development of fan newsletters
• Live blogging at major events
• Additional tasks as required within the EHF Media & Communications department

Person specification:

• Previous experience as a social media or community manager
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working with all major social media platforms
• Good understanding of how to communicate effectively through social media to reach key audiences
• Ability to use analytics and reporting to optimise the planning process
• Excellent written and spoken English, with an ability to use the right words at the time as well as the correct tone of voice
• Ability to create and adapt graphics using Photoshop
• Video editing skills and experience would be an advantage
• Creative and prepared to try out new ideas/develop new formats for channels
• Passion for sport essential; knowledge of handball and the EHF’s top competitions also an advantage

About the EHF



The EHF is the umbrella organisation for handball in Europe and has 50 member federations. Its tasks including the organisation and management of high-profile handball competitions including the VELUX EHF Champions League, Women’s EHF Champions League and the EHF EURO events. The federation’s diverse range of responsibilities also include managing player transfers, development and education programmes as well as the promotion of additional forms of the game including beach handball and wheelchair handball. More information at: eurohandball.com.

Making an application:

To apply for the Social Media Specialist position, send your current CV and a covering letter explaining why you would like to work for the EHF and what you feel that you can bring to the role by email to: Mr JJ Rowland, Head of EHF Media and Communications, rowland@eurohandball.com.  

This is a full-time position based out of the EHF Office in the 12th district of Vienna, Austria with an immediate start.