Better Placed are excited to be working in partnership with an incredibly fast paced and well-established business who are seeking a Senior Social Media Manager to join their enthusiastic team. If you are collaborative, creative and have a real passion for owning social media strategies, then this might just be the role for you! The business also have a super flexible working pattern, have a great culture and offer fast progression for high achievers. It’s an amazing opportunity that is not to be missed!
Key Responsibilities:
- Ownership and responsibility of developing social media strategy; driving brand awareness and preference, building a thriving community, and growing traffic and revenue from our social media channels.
- Strategically implementing powerful narratives across social channels, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and Facebook.
- Managing a team to deliver a social media strategy that reflects the brand’s point of difference and brand values.
- Keeping up to date with the latest developments and understanding how that affects the different businesses by understanding the best way to measure success
- Working collaboratively with the wider marketing team to deliver a cohesive social media strategy, ensuring our platforms supporting the wider business objectives.
- Community engagement – working with the Brand Manager to be the driving force behind delivering better community engagement activity across the UK and Ireland, liaising with our network and sales team where necessary.
- Key stakeholder management to improve how the brand uses social media at different points of the customer journey.
The ideal candidate will need to be self-sufficient and used to working on multiple projects at the same time, as well as being responsive to change. You’ll have the drive and assertion to look for opportunities, inspire change and push our social media strategy forward. You’ll understand the importance of brand cohesion and be commercially minded with a real focus on the customer.
Based in Nottinghamshire, hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home. Salary is up to £50k.
Better Placed Ltd
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