Title: Social Media Manager
Salary: Grade E, £33,170 – £36,850 (plus £3500 London weighting allowance if applicable)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hour per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Home Based
Closing date: 5th March 2023
Interview date: TBC
It’s a really exciting time to join Marie Curie as we expand the capacity of the social media team and have a refreshed brand and social strategy. We have a highly ambitious and creative team ready to rise to all the opportunities and challenges Social Media in 2023 brings.
The Social Team is made up of a Senior Social Media Manager, two Social Media Managers and a Social Media Assistant. We sit in a wider Brand and Engagement team that includes digital marketing, email and brand.
In this role you will be leading on content, managing the calendar and working with our wider teams on the planning and delivery of Marie Curie campaigns including the Great Daffodil Appeal and the Nobody Should Die in Poverty campaign. This role is vital to the organisation; collaborating with colleagues and key stakeholders across the charity to bring our brand, our services, and our mission to life online.
What we are looking for:
- An experienced social media expert to bring insight, passion, and talent to the organisation and team.
- Experience of social-first content development, across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Linkedin and Youtube.
- Proven ability in using data measurement and insights to improve and optimise social performance.
- Proven track record of developing, managing, and growing successful online communities
- A degree is not essential for this role however we expect you to have previously:
- Created, developed and delivered social media strategy and plans (including managing content, engagement, platform development and listening tools).
- Managed a variety of key stakeholders, including leading on strategy in devolved nations where appropriate
What’s in it for you:
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Flexible Working
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
About us:
Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.
Everyone knows our daffodil, but it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.
Marie Curie UK
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