Senior Social Media Content Editor (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

Financial Conduct Authority; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid work

Private healthcare

Pension 8%

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Financial Conduct Authority is strengthening its Strategic Communications and News Department with a role in the social media team. You will turn complex information into clear, engaging social content for consumer and firm audiences, balancing paid and organic activity.

You will monitor performance, influence channels, and work with Design and Strategy colleagues to ensure consistent brand voice and accessible content across platforms like LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Qualifications

• Experience turning complex technical content into engaging social posts.
• Demonstrable experience delivering creative social media campaigns.
• Managing corporate social media accounts across major platforms.

Responsibilities

• Plan and produce engaging social content for target consumer and firm audiences.
• Monitor engagement metrics and drive data-driven improvements.
• Ensure consistent brand messaging, tone and visual identity.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Design and Communications teams on campaigns.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Video editing

Adobe Creative Suite

Copywriting

Analytics & reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Digital marketing qualification

Education

Journalism or digital marketing qualification

Tools

Hootsuite

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

• The Strategic Communications and News Department is a new one in the FCA’s communications Directorate
• This department is at the heart of what and how the organisation communicates – working with the strategy team to help set and deliver the FCA’s external communication objectives and ensuring that our communication is clear, concise and compelling
• The department is split into five teams: 3 focussed on strategic communications and news, editorial and speechwriting and a social media team, the team where this role sits
• This role is key to delivering enhanced social media communications for the FCA – paid for and organic – in support of our priorities, influencing key audiences and opinion formers to deliver public confidence and behaviour change objectives
• This role will develop and shape social-first content ideas across two of our campaign areas, evaluate engagement and contribute to the solid performance of this small but important team
• To support the Lead Associate on content creation, planning, scheduling & reporting
• To help deliver the social media strategy for organic and paid-for content by working effectively and collaboratively with Strategic Comms Partners, the Design team and other colleagues in the FCA
• Day-to-day responsibility for their campaign areas: planning and producing engaging and accessible content for our target consumer and firm audiences
• Staying on top of trends and best practice, bringing inspiration to the team for how to make our channels effective and sharing knowledge with communications colleagues
• Monitoring and analysing social media performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and make data driven changes to the output on our feeds
• Ensuring consistency in brand messaging, tone and visual identify across channels

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
• Life assurance
• Income protection

Experience of turning complex technical content into engaging and original posts which align our brand and accessibility guidelinesDemonstrable experience of delivering impactful creative social media campaignsSubstantial experience of managing corporate social media accounts and a solid understanding of relevant platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTubeExperience of video creation and editing for social media, including use of the Adobe design suiteAbility to quickly turn complex information into clear, compelling, concise social-first content tailored to the platform and audiencePractical experience with relevant platforms, tools and systems to support social media management, e.g. HootsuiteAdvanced copywriting skills incorporating digital first principlesAble to get started quickly and manage multiple streams of work in a fast-paced environmentJournalism or digital marketing qualificationSolid technical understanding of social media platforms, trends and opportunities – including those offered by AIAble to work with colleagues and influence stakeholders professionally and constructively to deliver their work