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Job Summary

Job Title:
Digital Community Manager
Employer:
Next Media
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Friday, 6 March 2026

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Next Media Group, established over 16 years ago, is Uganda's leading multimedia company, delivering news, entertainment, and digital content across television, radio, and online platforms. Under the leadership of CEO Kin Kariisa, the company has expanded from a single television station to a conglomerate comprising multiple TV stations, radio stations, and digital media outlets, including NBS TV, Sanyuka TV, Next Radio, and Nile Post. Next Media is committed to innovative storytelling and has been recognized for its excellence in media, earning accolades such as the Public Opinion Awards. The company fosters a dynamic work culture that emphasizes creativity and growth, offering job opportunities across various departments, with details available on their official website. Their business model focuses on integrating traditional broadcasting with digital media to inform, educate, and transform audiences. With a diverse team and a reach that spans Uganda and beyond, Next Media upholds core values of integrity, innovation, and excellence. The company actively engages in corporate social responsibility initiatives aimed at community development and empowerment. For more information, visit their official website at www.nextmedia.co.ug

Full-time

Deadline: 

6 Mar 2026

Digital Community Manager Job at Next Media

Next Media

Job Description

The Digital Community & Content Manager is responsible for driving audience growth, engagement, and digital brand visibility across Next Media platforms and client accounts through strategic content creation, community management, and data-driven performance optimization.

This role combines community building, content strategy, digital storytelling, and audience growth management to ensure Next Media’s digital platforms remain active, influential, commercially valuable, and competitive.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Digital Community Management

  • Manage daily interactions across all social media platforms.
  • Respond to audience queries, comments, and messages promptly.
  • Build strong, engaged, and loyal online communities.
  • Moderate discussions to maintain brand safety.
  • Implement and enforce community guidelines.

Content Creation & Publishing

  • Create engaging digital content including:
  • Social media posts
  • Captions and storytelling
  • Short-form videos
  • Visual content concepts
  • Work with designers and production teams to produce high-quality content.
  • Maintain a consistent brand voice across platforms.
  • Ensure timely publishing according to content calendars.

Digital Content Strategy Execution

  • Support development and execution of content strategies.
  • Align content with audience interests, brand objectives, and campaigns.
  • Contribute creative ideas for digital campaigns and storytelling.
  • Ensure content drives engagement and platform growth.
  • Page Growth & Audience Development
  • Implement strategies to grow followers organically.
  • Increase audience engagement and interaction rates.
  • Identify audience growth opportunities and trends.
  • Support digital brand visibility initiatives.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

  • Track and analyze performance metrics including:
  • Reach
  • Engagement
  • Follower growth
  • Content performance
  • Generate weekly and monthly performance reports.
  • Use data insights to optimize content and engagement strategies.
  • Digital Campaign Support
  • Support execution of digital campaigns and activations.
  • Amplify campaign reach through active community engagement.
  • Coordinate campaign messaging across platforms.
  • Trend Monitoring & Innovation
  • Monitor digital trends, viral content, and platform updates.
  • Recommend innovative approaches to enhance engagement.
  • Stay updated on best practices in social media and digital marketing.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with:
  • Content teams
  • Production teams
  • Marketing teams
  • Commercial teams
  • Ensure alignment between digital content and broader brand strategies.

Annual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Community Growth – 20%

  • Achieve ≥25% annual follower growth.
  • Increase community size across assigned platforms.

Engagement Performance – 20%

  • Maintain engagement rate above industry benchmarks.
  • Increase interaction rates month-on-month.

Content Quality & Output – 15%

  • Deliver high-quality content consistently.
  • Maintain adherence to content calendar schedules.

Platform Responsiveness – 15%

  • Maintain ≥95% response rate to audience interactions.
  • Meet established response time SLAs.

Digital Campaign Support – 10%

  • Successfully support campaign execution and amplification.
  • Achieve campaign engagement targets.

Performance Reporting & Insights – 10%

  • Deliver accurate, timely reports.
  • Provide actionable insights for optimization.

Innovation & Growth Initiatives – 10%

  • Propose at least 2 new engagement or growth initiatives annually.
  • Implement innovative content ideas.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

To apply for this job email your details to people@nextmedia.co.ug 

Deadline: 6th March 2026

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