Social Media Officer Remote
Job description
Social Media Officer
Annual Salary: £22,000 to £24,000 depending on experience + pension
Contract: Initially 6 months with the view to extend
Location: Remote working with a monthly meeting in Settle, N Yorkshire.
Closing date: 28th February at 12pm
Start date: As soon as possible
Job Type: Full-time, part time minimum 30 hours
We reserve the right to appoint as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
Are you passionate about all things social? Do you have a background in digital marketing and feel ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a strong visual eye and a passion for connecting audiences to culture and community through impactful, innovative content?
Settle Stories is looking for a confident and creative Social Media Officer to join our team and take ownership of our social media communications channels.
As a key player in our small and friendly team, you will lead on the management and delivery of our social media channels across all of Settle Stories’ brands (including Yorkshire Festival of
Story, Stories for Schools and Storyversity), finding new and creative ways to engage our audiences and increase our brand identity.
You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, working on your own initiative whilst also connecting with the wider team, clients and partners on a regular basis. You’re passionate about using social media as an agent of positive change and making a real-world impact through your work.
You’ll love designing assets, editing reels and communicating stories through creative content.
And, most importantly, you couldn’t imagine life without social media!
Key duties will involve:
● Organic and paid social media management
● Creative content and asset creation using Adobe Suite or Canva (or similar)
● Using analytics tools for social media optimisation
● Smartphone photography and reel creation
Person Specification
Essential experience:
● Understanding of social media and web platforms, how they work, how people use them and how a brand can build audiences and engagement online
● Experience of using social media, online content, and platforms as part of an integrated audience engagement approach
● Experience in using tools and technology such as social listening tools, social media metrics and website analytics tools to gain insight into existing and potential audiences and apply that learning to audience engagement activities
● Experience in developing creative content for online platforms which engage audiences (a focus on social media and website content is essential but we welcome other digital content experiences e.g. email marketing)
● Experience in developing and running successful social media and online campaigns, accounts, and activities
● Experience in developing and adapting/editing copy, imagery, film and other digital assets for social and web platforms
● Experience in measuring and evaluating the impact of digital engagement activity and adjusting approaches to achieve desired outcomes
● Understanding of the barriers to digital engagement and how we can work in an inclusive way so everyone can take part
● Excellent organisational skills
Desirable experience:
● Experience in delivering other digital marketing activities including email marketing, SEO/SEM
● Experience supporting live events, helping to curate the live experience through social channels
● Experience in developing accessible content online
● Experience in content strategy linked to media or cultural programming
● Experience of using Google GSuite
● Ability to update WordPress site
Benefits
What we can offer:
● An opportunity to use your digital experience to make a real difference
● A supportive, friendly working environment
● Autonomous responsibility in a team committed to ensuring each other’s success
● Remote working
● Pension contribution
● Holiday Pay
● Sick Pay
Please note this is a remote role with a monthly meeting in Settle.
How to apply
To apply, please send the following:
● A CV
● Covering letter of no more than 2 pages
● Examples of social media posts you have created for a client (FB, Instagram, Twitter &
LinkedIn)
● Examples of reels and/or TikToks you have created
The closing date for receipt of applications is 28 February at 12pm. Interviews will take place in
Settle on 2 and 3 March.
We reserve the right to appoint sooner if a suitable candidate is found.
We are strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise that people from different backgrounds and experiences bring valuable insights to the workplace. We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 28/02/2023
Reference ID: SMO23
Expected start date: 03/04/2023
