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Please note this role is predominantly working from home with 5-8 days per month based at our office in Kemble.

Searching for your next adventure? Looking to join a growing company with great prospects? Then come and join one of the UK’s largest outdoor retailers as our Social Media & Ambassador Manager.

As part of the Outdoor and Cycle Concepts group, Cotswold Outdoor is joined by Runners Need and Snow + Rock to support outdoor enthusiasts by providing excellent customer service and a range of products from world leading brands, all whilst promoting and encouraging sustainability!

How will you make an impact?

• Leading the development and overseeing the execution of our social media strategy across existing and future channels
• Balancing third-party partner and trade marketing communication within our social media strategy
• Developing channel plans relevant to each platform and our target audience
• Overseeing delivery of our social media plans across channels including Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Strava
• Partnering with our creative and marketing teams to develop compelling and engaging social content using a variety of innovative formats, ensuring all activity delivers against the brief
• Working closely with the Head of Marketing to shape the ambassador program, ensuring cross-functional and collaborative ambassador campaigns are developed
• Managing the social media budget and relevant monthly processes including purchase order generation, kit orders, ambassador fees, boosted content and other costs
• Setting, tracking, and reporting against growth and engagement KPIs
• Managing and developing the social media team

Please note this role is 40 hours per week.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Strong experience building and delivering social media strategies across multiple platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube
• An understanding of different social content formats and channel-specific needs, and experience with social media tools such as Later or Sprout
• Experience working across consumer brands, either agency-side or inhouse
• Budget management experience
• Familiarity with all stages of the creative briefing and production process, including working studio, copy, and video teams/agencies
• The ability to coordinate multiple projects and support others
• Experience operating in a management or team leadership position

What’s in it for you?

Colleagues make a company, so we believe in offering a total rewards package that’s more than just base salary. As part of the O&CC team you’ll receive:

• Base salary of £35,000 per annum
• Bonus of up to £3,125 per annum
• 40-60% discount across our range of products
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• Access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether it’s supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday - there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle
• Critical Illness cover
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance

But there’s more, for a full list of what we offer at O&CC check out our brochure here.

Applications from all genders and backgrounds are encouraged.

O&CC aims to be an inclusive employer, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better organisation for our employees and customers, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that leverage diversity, allowing us all to flourish and keep our business growing.

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