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João Gomes

@joogomes1

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I build high-impact social and communities for global esports and iGaming brands.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead social and community work for global esports, iGaming, or sports brands, especially where Brazil and LatAm market knowledge, live-event execution, creator partnerships, and locally relevant campaigns can drive audience growth.

I've led social media and community operations for ESL FACEIT Group, Growe, Player1 Gaming Group, Garena's Free Fire World Series, and the Esports World Cup. I build strategies, editorial calendars, live coverage, and community programs for global audiences.

I bring deep Brazil and LatAm market knowledge to iGaming, esports, and football brands, translating global campaigns into locally relevant content. I'm experienced in real-time event coverage, crisis communication, creator partnerships, sponsor activations, and performance reporting.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Social Media Manager

Current

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG)

May 2022 - Present (4 years 4 months)

Plan, execute and analyse social media for a global esports organisation. Build editorial calendars, run real time coverage, and manage community engagement and crisis management.

Social Media Strategy Editorial Planning Community Management Live Event Coverage Social Listening Benchmarking Crisis Management

Senior Social Media Manager

Esports World Cup Foundation

Jul 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Led social media for the Esports World Cup across two consecutive editions. Produced real time content during live competition days and managed global community interaction.

Social Media Live Event Coverage Community Management Multilingual Content Real Time Content

Social Media Manager

Player1 Gaming Group

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 (2 years)

Owned the full social operation for the group's gaming brands end to end, including strategy, editorial calendar, production, publishing and reporting. Acted as single point of contact between brands and creators.

Social Media Strategy Editorial Calendar Content Production Reporting Community Led Campaigns Sponsorship Activation

Social Media Manager, Free Fire World Series 2024

Garena

Nov 2024 - Nov 2024 (0 months)

Ran social strategy and live coverage for Garena's flagship global Free Fire event. Built mobile-first content for a heavily Brazilian and LatAm audience.

Social Media Strategy Live Coverage Mobile Content LATAM Audience

Marketing and Public Relations Associate

DocQ

Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 (8 months)

Built content strategies that grew the brand's online presence for a software product and supported go to market for its AI integration. Ran integrated campaigns across social, email marketing and events.

Content Strategy Social Media Email Marketing Event Marketing PR

Social Media Manager

Growe

Jun 2023 - Apr 2024 (10 months)

Owned branding, planning and execution of content across social platforms for an international iGaming and betting operator. Built content strategy tied to sponsorship contracts and ran community campaigns.

Content Strategy Social Media Community Led Campaigns Trend Research Compliance Sponsorship

Senior Social Media Manager

Fluxo

Aug 2022 - Jun 2023 (10 months)

Led social for one of Brazil's most followed gaming and creator organisations. Coordinated streamer and influencer projects end to end.

Social Media Influencer Management Project Coordination

Campaign Manager

Orbee

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Managed campaigns for Orbee in Irvine, California.

Sports Marketing Director, Esports

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Directed sports marketing for the esports division of a major football club.

Marketing Director

Santos HotForex Esports

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Directed marketing for Santos HotForex Esports.

Social Media Specialist

Detona Gaming

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Specialized in social media for Detona Gaming.

Social Media

Business Intelligence Specialist and Copyeditor

Agencia PUB

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Worked as Business Intelligence Specialist and Copyeditor, with clients including Mercado Bitcoin.

Business Intelligence Copy Editing

Founder and Director

TropiCaos

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Founded and directed TropiCaos.

Content Manager

Flamengo Esports

Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year)

Ran content and social for the esports division of one of the largest football clubs in the world. Coordinated streamers and influencers and built sponsor-facing content strategies.

Content Strategy Social Media Creator Coordination Sponsor Content