Junior Social Media Manager

SocialChain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the digital marketing space seeks a Junior Social Media Manager for its team. This entry-level role involves supporting innovative social media strategies, content planning, community engagement, and performance reporting. Candidates will gain hands-on experience in a collaborative agency environment and enjoy a host of attractive benefits.

Benefits

Dynamic working

Private medical insurance

Income protection

25 days annual leave

Christmas closure

Remote working option

Online coaching

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of social media experience (internship, agency, or in-house).
• A strong understanding of major and emerging social platforms.
• Basic knowledge of social media insight, scheduling & reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in tracking and scheduling social media content across platforms.
• Monitor social platforms for real-time opportunities and support creation of reactive content.
• Track and monitor campaign performance using appropriate tools.

Skills

Social media experience

Written communication

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Cultural curiosity

Education

Relevant coursework

Tools

Social media insight tools

Job description

Who are we?

A world where complexity is the only constant demands a new breed of company. Brave Bison is a different beast: a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era.

Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison, Engage and SocialChain. And we’re underpinned by our very own social-first media network who deliver monthly views in the billions for some of the biggest channels in sport and entertainment across YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok.

We’re a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands and sports rights holders in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape.

Our mission

New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations—our clients’ worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn’t. It’s our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them.

That’s why we make it our mission to capitalise on complexity for our clients—by crafting dynamic digital solutions that outpace tomorrow’s challenges.

Our values

We’re a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across social media, digital marketing and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:

• Bold Curiosity. We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible. We champion discovery, go deep into our clients’ worlds and are always hungry to learn more about them, our specialisms and each other.
• Connected Clarity. We are focused in our collaboration — joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale. We set a shared ambition from the outset, are transparent at every stage and always strive to make the complex simple.
• Positive Encouragement. We want to make working with us the best part of someone’s day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.
• Constant Impact. We believe in outcomes over outputs.We’re goal orientated, results driven and data-led.We show up with passion every day. And we’re always honing our craft.

SocialChain

We are a creator collective designed for a modern world. A team of content creators, community builders, platform natives, tech innovators, and trend starters – perfectly balanced with talented and experienced marketing strategists, comms planners, client leaders and data specialists.

Together, we strengthen our clients’ SocialChain’s by building a stronger connection between people and their brand.

Your role

The Junior Social Media Manager is an entry-level position within the agency’s Social Media team. Reporting to a Social Media Manager, you will play a critical support role in delivering innovative and effective social media strategies for our clients.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their first steps into agency social media management. You will gain hands-on experience working on social content planning, community management, campaign execution, and performance reporting. This role offers opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration across the team and agency.

Key Responsibilities

Content Support and Execution

• Assist in tracking and scheduling social media content across platforms.
• Collaborate with designers, writers, and creators to ensure content aligns with the client’s goals and audience.
• Help manage social communication plans and activation calendars, ensuring posts are scheduled on time and meet client expectations.
• Monitor social platforms for real-time opportunities and support the creation of reactive content when required.
• Oversee day-to-day social media community engagement, including responding to comments, messages, and mentions.
• Foster relationships with online audiences, ensuring a brand-appropriate and timely response.
• Flag any emerging community issues, feedback, or trends to the Social Media Manager.

Performance & Reporting

• Track and monitor campaign and always-on social media performance using appropriate tools.
• Assist in creating performance reports, gathering data to show progress toward KPIs and objectives.
• Identify trends and insights from social performance to help improve social strategies.

Support and Learning

• Support Social Media Managers in conducting research for competitor benchmarking, audience insights, and social listening.
• Stay up to date with social media trends, platform updates, and new tools, sharing key insights with the team.
• Contribute to brainstorms and creative ideation for campaigns, content ideas, and influencer partnerships.
• Assist with administrative tasks, such as organising assets, maintaining content trackers, and meeting deadlines.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• 1-2 years of social media experience (internship, agency, or in-house) or relevant coursework.
• A strong understanding of major and emerging social platforms
• Good written communication skills with the ability to craft engaging captions and responses.
• Basic knowledge of social media insight, scheduling & reporting tools.
• A passion for social media trends, cultural moments, and digital innovation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with basic performance metrics and tools.
• Experience working on group projects or collaborating in a team environment.

Key Attributes

• Proactive Learner: Eager to grow, develop new skills, and take feedback positively.
• Organised and Detail-Oriented: Manages multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Creative Thinker: Brings fresh ideas and creative approaches to social content.
• Team Player: Works collaboratively and supports team objectives.
• Culturally Curious: Stays ahead of trends, audience behaviors, and social innovations.

What you’ll get

Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package.

But not only that, we are the UK’s first carbon neutral agency (a status we have held since 2018), with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet across three core sustainability pillars of Greenhouse Gases, Waste & Recycling and Sustainable Consumption.

Then there’s a whole host of benefits – from discounted gym memberships and free eye tests to an employee pension scheme and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption package. Here’s a snapshot of just some of the benefits we think you might also like:

• Dynamic working:
• To keep that work-life harmony in check, we're flexible on where and when you work
• Private medical insurance:
• To keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind.
• Income protection:
• We know it feels good to be covered, just in case.
• Calm Subscription:
• Now more than ever, it’s important to mind your mind!
• 25 days annual leave:
• This increases to 27 days after three years with us, and then increases every subsequent year up to a max. of 30 days
• Christmas closure:
• No need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period. It's on us!
• Birthdays off: One extra day to celebrate your big day
• Summer hours:
• Between June and Aug we finish at 15.00 every Friday.
• Online coaching: Online Caching and mental health support unlimited via Open Up
• Remote Working: Work abroad for up to one month a year.
• Performance & Salary:
• Reviewed twice a year for everyone.

Finally, we’re proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status.