We’re looking for a sports-obsessed, internet-native Social & Community Specialist to help grow and deepen Fanatics Sports & Casino’s presence across the social community forums where sports fans spend their time.
This role will serve as a key member of the Organic Social team, with a focus on Discord, Reddit, X, Facebook Groups, and other emerging community platforms. You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management, moderation, programming, and participation that turn audiences into active communities.
As Fanatics brings sportsbook, prediction markets, and casino together in one all-in-one experience, you’ll help develop a holistic community strategy that gives fans more reasons to engage with the brand beyond individual products or campaigns.
You’ll be equal parts community operator, social programmer, moderator, and sports fan — identifying conversations worth joining, creating programming that gets people talking, and bringing valuable insights back to the broader business.
What You’ll Do- Own day-to-day community programming across Discord, Reddit, X, Facebook Groups, and other relevant community spaces.
- Develop and maintain an always-on community calendar spanning conversations, recurring programs, activations, AMAs, giveaways, cultural moments, and sports tentpoles.
- Be an active and authentic participant in online sports communities, joining conversations rather than simply broadcasting content.
- Moderate and manage Fanatics-owned communities, helping establish a welcoming, engaging, and distinctly Fanatics voice.
- Identify emerging conversations, trends, memes, fan behaviors, and community moments and turn them into timely programming and content opportunities.
- Develop community-first tactics to support major sports moments, campaigns, product launches, promotions, and tentpole events.
- Create recurring community franchises and experiences that give fans a reason to return and participate.
- Serve as a bridge between Fanatics and the sports community, surfacing fan sentiment, feedback, trends, and product opportunities to internal teams.
- Partner with the broader Organic Social team to translate community conversations and insights into content across social platforms.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Brand, Product, CRM, VIP, Responsible Gaming, and other teams to incorporate community perspectives into broader initiatives.
- Track community health, engagement, growth, and participation and use those insights to continuously improve programming.
- Help identify and test new platforms, communities, and emerging opportunities where Fanatics Sports & Casino can authentically participate.
- 3–5+ years of experience in social media, community management, social programming, or a related field, preferably within sports, sports betting, gaming, entertainment, or media.
- Hands-on experience managing or growing communities across platforms such as Discord, Reddit, X, Facebook Groups, or similar online communities.
- A deep understanding of sports culture, sports fans, betting culture, internet culture, and how communities behave online.
- A strong instinct for what makes people participate in a conversation — and the ability to turn that instinct into compelling community programming.
- Experience with social moderation, community guidelines, escalation processes, and managing conversations in fast-moving environments.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to adapt the brand voice to different platforms and communities.
- A proactive, highly collaborative approach and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple community programs, conversations, and initiatives simultaneously.
- A genuine passion for sports and a 24/7 curiosity about what fans are talking about online.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for events, activations, and team offsites.
- Must be comfortable working nights, weekends, and non-traditional hours as needed around major sporting events and tentpoles.
For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
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Skills Required
- 3-5+ years of experience in social media, community management, social programming, or a related field
- Hands-on experience managing or growing online communities across Discord, Reddit, X, Facebook Groups, or similar platforms
- Understanding of sports culture, sports fans, betting culture, internet culture, and online community behavior
- Experience with social moderation, community guidelines, escalation processes, and fast-moving conversations
- Strong written communication skills and ability to adapt brand voice across platforms
- Proactive, collaborative approach and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple community programs and initiatives
- Passion for sports and curiosity about online fan discussions
- Willingness to travel occasionally for events, activations, and team offsites
- Availability to work nights, weekends, and non-traditional hours around major sporting events
- Experience in sports, sports betting, gaming, entertainment, or media
Fanatics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fanatics and has not been reviewed or approved by Fanatics.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives like annual bonuses and overtime opportunities are common, supporting higher total compensation especially in corporate roles. Seasonal premiums and performance bonuses are also cited across roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options, mental-health services, and wellness programs are highlighted as core offerings. Additional supports like HSAs/FSAs and condition management further strengthen the health package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave, fertility benefits, adoption assistance, and gender-affirmation coverage are explicitly included. Childcare support and backup care resources are also referenced.
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What We Do
Transforming the licensed sports industry through an innovative vertical e-commerce model that allows Fanatics to quickly design, manufacture and distribute high-quality fan gear across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture.
Why Work With Us
You don't have to love sports to work here (though we love sports fanatics as well!). Fanatics is an industry leading, multi-billion dollar, international, privately held company with a casual, lofty space in the heart of Downtown Boulder. We have the advantages of a startup, without the pitfalls.
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