Social Media and Activations Specialist - Buffalo Wild Wings

Three Glenlake Parkway NE

Atlanta, Georgia

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Buffalo Wild Wings is the largest sports bar in America. We're the largest pourer of draft beer in America. We have more sports on more screens than any establishment on the planet. Buffalo Wild Wings is not just a restaurant, it's an experience. It is critical that the Buffalo Wild Wings brand in relevant and present in culture so that we stay top of mind with consumers.

As a core member of the Integrated Marketing Communications team, this candidate will be supporting execution and influencing how the brand shows up in culture across activations and social media.

This full-time position reports to the Sr. Manager, Integrated Marketing Communications (Activations & Social) and sits within the Integrated Marketing Communications group of the Buffalo Wild Wings marketing team. The role is located at the Inspire Brands Global Support Center in Atlanta, Ga.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Supporting, influencing and executing activations and social media for Buffalo Wild Wings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partners with the Sr. Manager and Assoc. Manager, Social/Activations on:

Social Media

• Partner with the internal and agency social teams to develop and execute

• Planned Social

• Ensure social content is laddering back to the social strategy and brand guidelines, tone, look, feel

• Brief the agency on content needs and outline types of content, moments for the monthly calendar

• Right-size budget to content needs

• Real-Time Social & Community Management/Engagement

• Identify

• Cultural trends, particularly on TikTok and emerging platforms

• Opportunities in sports and culture to activate which can help the brand get noticed

• Engage

• Manage brand social channels' responses to moments and comments which can amplify brand visibility on social

• Content Management & Posting

• Post content for brand social channels

• Have the ability to write social copy for posts

• Reporting

• Collaborate with the Brand Manager, Social Media on monthly, quarterly and annual social performance reports.

Influencer

• Manage a variety of influencer campaigns throughout the year and regularly identify potential talent to partner with.

Activations

• Agency Management/Partnership

• Execution of briefs

• Direction, feedback and collaboration

• Partnering to develop work which meets KPIs and breaks through in culture

• Internal Partnership

• Work within the Activations team to have a pulse on culture, identify and execute opportunities to activate

• Work with the cross-functional team from Brand to Operations to Category Management and others to achieve common goals

• Administrative

• Assist with budget, invoices and vendor set-up

• Coordinate various needs such as food deliveries for content partners, shipping items etc.

• Project Management

• Is responsible for visibility and management of project milestones and steps either internally or in partnership with agencies

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in marketing, Social Media marketing and/or content creation.
• Bachelor's Degree in advertising, communications, marketing, or public relations

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES:

• Strong writing experience and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing creative and engaging social media strategies
• Ability to oversee, plan and deliver content across different platforms
• Displays knowledge and understanding of social media platforms
• Culturally dialed-in social native - lives and breathes Culture across Sports, Music, Lifestyle and Entertainment. Ideally has a strong understanding of sports.
• Solid understanding of agency creative/production process and tactics required
• Goal oriented, organized, self-motivated, creative, have a strong attention to detail, and have the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We're made up of some of the world's most iconic restaurant brands, but we're much more than just a restaurant company. We're a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple-it's an experience. At Inspire, that's our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

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Job Details

Job Category

Marketing & Communications

Date Posted

2026-09-03

Pay Range

Job ID

JR41515-Atlanta_Support

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