Senior Social Media Executive

The Social Shepherd; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (Bupa/BHN)

Birthday off

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

The Social Shepherd in Bath is seeking a Senior Social Media Executive to work alongside a Social Media Manager on all organic content and strategy, ensuring our client’s content stays on-brand, reaches the right audience, and converts into customers.

You’ll focus on core channels such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Pinterest, bringing fresh ideas to keep our client brands ahead in a fast-moving market.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of social media management in-house or agency
• Strong organisational and creative abilities
• Curious and adaptable in a fast-moving industry

Responsibilities

• Work on social media content plans and strategy while optimising content across channels
• Create engaging content for clients using Canva, Photoshop and Adobe Suite
• Manage client social media communities by replying to comments and messages
• Build client relationships and co-manage accounts with the Social Media Manager
• Build client reports to show results achieved
• Understand social media algorithms to guide content creation
• Copywriting and scheduling content

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Social Media Executive, you’ll work alongside a Social Media Manager on all organic social media content & strategy, making sure our client’s content is on-brand, reaching the right people, and converting them into customers.

You’ll work on core social channels such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Pinterest. So if you're passionate about social media and content creation - then this is the role for you!

We're looking for someone who's social media obsessed and is full of unique ideas for content that can continue to innovate our client's brands.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work on social media content plans and strategy whilst constantly optimising content to achieve the absolute best results for clients, taking into account performance across different channels.
• Applying original thought to create beautiful content for our clients using tools such as Canva, Photoshop & Adobe Suite etc.
• Work on social media content plans and constantly optimise content to achieve the absolute best results for clients, taking into account performance across different channels.
• You’ll help manage the client's social media communities by replying to comments & messages they receive.
• You’ll build client relationships & manage the account you’re working with alongside our Social Media Manager.
• Build reports for clients, so we can show them the results they’ve achieved from working with us.
• Understand the social media algorithms and what content we should be creating.
• Copywriting and scheduling content.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 1+ years of social media management is required in an in-house or/or agency environment.
• You want to build a career in Social Media Marketing and see yourself growing within a fast-growth agency.
• You are an enthusiastic & passionate person who genuinely cares about your work and wants to do your best.
• You enjoy being creative.
• You'll have strong organisational skills.
• Curious and adaptable: it’s a fast-moving industry, and social advertising is even more so, products change and adapt weekly, and you must be happy with keeping up to date with changes and learning about how they may impact our output.

ABOUT US - THE SOCIAL SHEPHERD

We're a Social-first agency helping global brands, household names, and high-growth scale-ups accelerate their business growth.

Having recently won Best Large Social Agency in the UK and continued growth, we're now looking to take on our next member to enhance our Social team!

Our service offering includes Organic Social, Creative, Influencer, Paid & Commerce.

We’re a team of 70+ across London, Bath and the U.S, with big ambitions to continue delivering industry-leading social-first work.

THINGS TO NOTE

Work From Home: We operate a hybrid model where team members come to the office 3 days a week. A lot of our team loves working collaboratively, but they also like the option and balance of working from home.

Benefits Package: Our collaboration with Bupa & BHN gives you access to a wide range of health services and discounts. You’ll also get your birthday off and can take advantage of our cycle-to-work scheme.

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity: We know life doesn’t stop outside of work. Our enhanced parental leave policy is designed to give new parents the time, flexibility and support they need to enjoy their next chapter.

Salary £27,500 - £32,750 (DOI)