Social Media Manager

At Kabam, we're constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in.

Kabam is looking for a creative Social Media Manager based in Vancouver to develop and execute social media assets for Marvel Contest of Champions (MCOC) and Kabam's portfolio of games, to elevate the company's owned social media channels to new heights. Reporting to the Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, you will be responsible for producing content that excites our core community with each new content update and champion releases.

In partnership with the Product Marketing and Creative Services teams, you will be the primary force behind capturing game content sourced directly from in-game engines, editing them into short-form vertical video content, and creating static assets that will all play a critical role in enhancing social media and community engagement. You will also be responsible for the scheduling and publication of such assets on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Create social media content based on gaming trends, viral pop culture trends, or community trends that are designed to entertain and appeal to a product's main target audiences that resonate with the core community.
• Capture video and static assets from in-game engines and use it to produce and edit engaging, short-form, vertical video content that will be published on Kabam's owned social media channels including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and X.
• Assist in writing and editing various copy for marketing initiatives and branding assets on owned social channels.
• Analyze and monitor social media trends, especially on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, to find new and optimal ways to connect with Marvel fans and gaming fans at a larger scale.
• Increase engagement rates, viewership, subscribers, and reach of social media channels. Report and share inputs on key social media metrics to support the Senior Manager in improving creative production and publishing strategy.
• Collaborate with the Product Marketing team and contribute to the overall brand and marketing calendar with social initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders on company branding initiatives (ex. Partnering with People team on Employer Branding).

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

• Bachelor's Degree in any field.
• 5+ years of direct experience creating, capturing, producing, and editing video content that drove views and engagement on social media platforms and/or popular video platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop required.
• A passion for gaming and strong understanding of gaming culture, trends, and genres.
• A strong understanding and knowledge of social media platforms, trends, and clear understanding of how gaming is represented on those platforms.
• A strong passion for and understanding of the Marvel universe, lore, and characters is preferred.

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs:

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
• DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that's why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you're able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
• RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
• PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
• Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
• Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
• Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion.
• Cool spaces: Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it's summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, watching the fireworks in Montreal's South Shore, or trying local eats in Downtown Charlottetown - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
• Giving back: Our 'Agents of Change' initiative is how we support the communities close to our heart, and we have several events and fundraisers every year that Agents of Change organize.
• Hybrid Work: We aim to provide flexible arrangements that suit all work styles. All teams at Kabam are hybrid work environments, with a minimum of 2 days in-office to foster team collaboration and bonding. Full-remote options are also available for certain positions within Kabam.

Salary: $74,400 - $93,000 a year. The typical hiring range listed above is specific to candidates located in Vancouver. The salary will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and competencies, and you'll have room to grow after you join!

If you're interested in the position but your expectations don't fully align with the provided range, we still encourage you to apply! Considerations may be made based on your experience level.