Connor Zielinski — Social Media Strategist
Social Media Marketer · Community Manager · Marketing Strategist · Content Creator

From the NBA to your favorite sports stats site, I've run the accounts.

I've built and managed social media presence for the NBA, Sports Reference, Vincero Collective, Sionyx, and hundreds of franchise and small-business brands. From viral TikToks to Reddit AMAs with NBA champions, I create content that earns attention and drives real results.

TikTok
Short-form video · Trends · Education · Brand storytelling
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I've built TikTok accounts from scratch across Sports, Marine, and E-Commerce — creating 350+ videos, growing accounts past 25,000 followers, and generating over 5 million views. For Sports Reference, I launched the TikTok presence for Baseball Reference, Basketball Reference, and Pro Football Reference, turning complex sports data into content fans actually watch.

5M+
Total views
25k+
Followers grown
350+
Videos created
3
Industries
Baseball Reference
Bobby Bonilla Day — fan-favorite explainer
55k views · 9.7k likes · 225 saves
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Pro Football Reference
Cole Beasley Retires
138k views · 4.9k comments · 177 saves
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Vincero Collective
Gift ideas — shot & strategy by me
7k likes · brand campaign
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Instagram
Reels · Brand content · Organic & paid strategy
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Over 8 years I've managed Instagram for 250+ franchise and small-business brands through marketing agencies, plus nationally recognized brands like Sionyx and global brands like Vincero Collective. I target a 3% engagement rate on every post and have scaled both organic and paid reach into the millions.

10M+
Paid reach
2M+
Organic reach
50k+
Followers grown
3%
Avg engagement rate
Baseball Reference
WAR Leaders announcement post
2k likes · organic
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Baseball Reference
Mike Trout hits 50 career triples — Reel
13k views · 1.2k likes
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Vincero Collective
Gold Panda Collection release
16.4k views · 445 likes
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Reddit
Community management · AMAs · Highlights · u/NBA
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I run the official NBA Reddit account as u/NBA — one of the most high-profile social media roles in professional sports. In two regular seasons I've generated 89 million views across 703 posts. I've also produced 24 AMAs with NBA players and broadcast talent, totaling 3 million views and 375 answers in text and video form.

89M
Total views (2 seasons)
703
Posts published
24
AMAs hosted
14%
Community growth
r/nba · Highlight
Highest-performing NBA post ever
Indiana Pacers win the first NBA Cup
2.7M views · 20k upvotes
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r/nba · Highlight
Highest upvoted NBA clip on Reddit ever
Wembanyama hits the game-winner
1.8M views · 12k upvotes
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r/nba · AMA
Best performing AMA
Udonis Haslem — 3x NBA Champion & analyst
346k views · 420 upvotes
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Twitter / X
Live coverage · Threads · Memes · Brand voice
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Over 8 years I've live-tweeted the biggest moments in sports — NBA Finals, MLB Playoffs, NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the World Cup — for Sports Reference's accounts. I use real-time data, memes, and sharp copy to drive engagement exactly when fans are paying attention.

20M+
Impressions
15k+
Retweets
5%
Avg follower growth
8 yrs
Experience
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Basketball Reference
Live tweeting Donovan Mitchell's career-high
115.2k views · 650 likes
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Basketball Reference
Daily stat posts driving site clicks & ad revenue
293.2k views · 1.2k likes · 200 clicks
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FBref
World Cup meme driving engagement
119 likes · organic engagement
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Facebook
Franchise brands · Multi-location strategy · Organic growth
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I've led strategy and content creation for 25+ clients managing 250+ Facebook accounts across their franchise locations. By building consistent, location-specific content calendars I increased page views by 35%, page reach by 60%, and total published posts by 250%.

250+
Accounts managed
60%
Reach increase
35%
Page view increase
250%
More posts published
HOTWORX
Fitness franchise · 75 locations
Location-specific content for HOTWORX
1 of 75 locations managed
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GrassRoots Turf
Turf services · 7 locations
Content strategy for GrassRoots Turf
1 of 7 locations managed
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Floor Coverings International
Home services · 38 locations
Content for Floor Coverings International
1 of 38 locations managed
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YouTube
Strategy · Scripting · Shooting · Editing · VO
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I've taken YouTube videos from concept to publish — writing scripts, shooting, editing, and recording voiceover. For Sports Reference I created educational series for sports fans and product tutorials for Stathead, their subscription tool, achieving a 35% increase in subscription rate and over 70% average watch time.

25+
Videos produced
70%+
Avg watch time
35%
Subscription rate lift
5k+
Total views
Sports Reference · Series
60 Second Stats — original YouTube series
3k views · conceived & produced by me
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Stathead · Commercial
Stathead commercial — shot, edited & VO by me
73k views · subscription tool
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Stathead · Tutorial
Stathead tutorial — how to use the platform
1.6k views · product education
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Let's work together.

Open to full-time and freelance roles · ConnorTZielinski@gmail.com

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