Social Media Coordinator

Due to expansion of activities at Mizuno Corporation EMEA we're looking for a Social Media Coordinator to join our Digital team.

About Mizuno

Mizuno is an international sports brand founded in 1906 in Osaka (Japan). Throughout the years we have grown into a global player of high-tech products in the field of various functional sports, such as Running, Tennis, Volleyball, Handball, Football, Golf and many more. Amongst others we are the proud sponsor of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, the Dutch Volleyball federation, and many professional clubs, federations, and athletes.

Through years of experience and our devotion to support our customers in achieving their best, we strive to deliver the best quality. Our high-quality standards are in line with our philosophy: ‘To contribute to society through the advancement of sporting goods and the promotion of sports’.

In EMEA, Mizuno has several local country offices and a new HQ in Rotterdam-Capelle aan den IJssel.

About the job

Based on the EMEA strategy, you help develop and execute all sorts of plans for the Mizuno social media channels. You come up with ideas for the activation on our social media channels to then execute them and achieve the set objectives according to our Marketing Strategy. You will work closely with specialists from the EMEA (Digital) Marketing team, E-commerce team, local marketing teams in the EMEA region as well as our external partners.

About you

In this exciting job you will be responsible for

Management of owned social media channels and creation of monthly plans based on the digital marketing calendar.

Contribute to the creation and execution of the digital strategy and take the lead on certain strategic goals.

Manage the social media budget in cooperation with our digital agency and experiment with new advertising possibilities.

Report to and alignment with stakeholders and market offices on our owned, earned, and paid media efforts.

Brief digital agency on our monthly plans (organic and paid) and maintain close contact to ensure a quality delivery.

Put social first content at the heart of the creation process working with our creative agencies and digital agencies according to our social media strategy.

Respond to all questions and comments on all our social media channels: webcare and community management related.

Help create, distribute, improve, and protect the social media guidelines on an EMEA level and support local markets where necessary.

Further development of our social footprint in reach and quality according to the strategy and brand values of Mizuno.

Keep up to date on the social landscape and come up with initiatives to improve our social footprint such as trying new advertising possibilities, changes in algorithm within a specific channel and/or experiment with new channels.

Further improve the collaboration with the E-commerce team and help enhance overall brand experience and safeguard the full customer journey.

Play an active role in the digital transformation of Mizuno from a EMEA perspective by sharing knowledge and fact-based insights of our business.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate has/is:

Higher education / University degree in Marketing, Communications or Commercial Business or similar.

Passionate about sports.

Skilled about Social Media Management (back and front end).

Mastering English language, written is key.

Able to work with Photoshop/InDesign.

Willing to learn and share ideas.

Eligible to work in The Netherlands, available within 1-2 months

What we offer

• A dynamic role within a successful and established sports brand;
• Competitive salary and good secondary conditions including pension scheme;
• Working in an international and dynamic organization, within a challenging environment; we have 23 nationalities in the office!
• Lots of space for talent- and personal development;
• Being part of a fast growing and ambitious organization, which is known for the informal atmosphere and devoted colleagues;
• Being part of a group of people who are working towards the same goal: dynamically growing the brand, without losing the high quality standards and philosophy out of sight!
  

  Apply for the job

  Do you want to join our team as our new Social Media Coordinator? Then we'd love to hear from you!