Social Media Executive Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
Who we are
We are William Reed.
We are the leading expert in the global Food & Drink industry.
We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our Crawley office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.
We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics. If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.
Position
An exciting opportunity to grow and develop in a role where you will create visual, video and written content across the social channels and websites for brands including the National Restaurant Awards, World Steak Challenge, and Restaurant magazine
What you’ll be doing
- Gathering social media statistics and analysis
- Creating interesting and inspiring content across social channels
- Growing onsite traffic and engagement for the various brands
- Creating social friendly graphics, short animations, and videos for visual-first platforms
- Overseeing the daily running of various social media handles
- Monitoring and reporting on a regular basis showcasing traffic, engagement, followers to each channel and activities that generated response.
- Identifying potential commercial opportunities/partnerships using social media in line with various events
- Attend various events/restaurants as required
Requirements
What you’ll need
- A passion for food, drink & restaurants
- Passionate about social media
- Demonstrable understanding of social media platforms (including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident & engaging communicator
- Creative flair & talent
- Willingness to travel to events, awards & restaurants when required
Other information
Company benefits include:
- A competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays- increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
- An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
- A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
- Opportunity for hybrid working
- Contributory Pension
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Group Income Protection
- Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
- Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme and a 12-month wellness calendar for company-wide health, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion awareness dates.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Free minibus service
We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.
We can’t wait to receive your application!
