Job description
Description
We’re looking for a Social Media Manager with experience developing best-in-class creator-led campaigns for major brands (agency or client side), and managing a team of social media execs.
You’ll be responsible for developing long-term relationships with external platform partners for relevant campaigns across the whole Footasylum ecosystem. Working closely with the wider marketing team you’ll help shape all influencer-led campaigns, from YouTube and TikTok to photoshoots and events.
Within the role you will be managing performance of the partnerships outputs and budget control.
The Team
The entertainment team functions as a part of the larger Marketing department and we work extremely closely with Creative, Ecommerce and the Studio team to bring creators and influencers to the table.
Reporting into the Head of Marketing, you will have weekly meetings to discuss ongoing workload and goal setting. You will also have the opportunity for quarterly meetings to discuss longer term strategy and goal setting.
Our goal is to create an environment in which you can learn new skills, gain experience in existing ones and improve your knowledge of the consumer continually. You will be supported in your journey and will be pushed to take on new challenges and expand your knowledge.
Why Footasylum?
We are one of the leading omni-channel retailers across the UK, but more than that we are a brilliant place to work. We value you and your development. We have loads of examples of people moving upwards, across to other departments and given training to excel their personal and professional skills.
Our aim to create a fun environment, where your success is paramount to ours and your are given the right tools, support and platform to achieve your goals.
About You
You will have existing relationships with YouTube and Tiktok creators along with key contacts in the industry. A demonstrable track record of identifying and developing new talent.
Experience working with external production companies and developing those relationships. You will need to have 3+years experience creating social media campaigns and campaign management for major brands.
A deep understanding of social media trends with a particular focus on YouTube and TikTok, budget management and a willingness to travel.
Diversity
We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives when we are providing service to our colleagues and customers. We know that this will help us build a great service, which our customers will love. This is great news for our business. Diversity for us is also, importantly, about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences.
Recruitment Process
With the COVID-19 situation beginning to abate, our teams are all working a in a hybrid mix of office and home working, adjusting to this new way of working as best we can - and as such we’ll help make the interview process as clear and stress-free as possible, giving you the same opportunity as if we were meeting face to face.
We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.
We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you.
Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend Head Office in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.