Senior Social Media Executive

McCann; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency seeks a Senior Social Media Executive for hybrid work in Solihull. You will deliver top-notch social media campaigns, manage community engagement, and create compelling content. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in social media management and a strong passion for the field. The role offers competitive benefits including 28 days of holiday, a strong development culture, and a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus the opportunity to buy more

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience operating at a similar level previously, with a background in Social Media and a keen interest in current trends.
• Experience of Social community management and content creation.
• A genuine passion for Social Media and an in-depth understanding of its opportunities for brands.

Responsibilities

• Updating social media accounts and posting content.
• Developing monthly social media reports on campaign performance.
• Engaging with social media audiences through community management.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Copywriting

Community management

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Tools

Facebook Business Manager

Google Analytics

Excel

Job description

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Job Description

Senior Social Media Executive

Solihull (Hybrid working)

About McCann Content Studios:

McCann Content Studios is McCann's global hub for social and influencer capabilities. The division combines creative services, audience development, creator partnerships, and performance measurement under one single entity and boasts a suite of unrivalled propriety tools.

McCann Content Studios is part of McCann Birmingham, an integrated agency dedicated to telling the truth and telling it well. Because when a truth is well told, things change for the better.

As part of McCann Content Studios, this team will have the backing of one of the UK's largest and most awarded networks. You will work with a wider dedicated social and influencer team, working on a number of our well known clients.

About the role:

As a Senior Social Media Executive, you'll work alongside our wider social team to deliver best in class social campaigns for our clients. You'll be responsible updating social channels and supporting the wider team with planning content and managing active communities, working in a collaborative environment with a team who always strive for award winning work.

Key responsibilities:

• Updating our social media accounts and posting content
• Supporting the wider creative teams in delivering social best practice
• Supporting the creative and social teams in optimising content for relevant social channels
• Scheduling and posting content as per the content schedule, ensuring correct setup
• Developing copy to be placed within the content calendars
• Developing monthly social media reports and ensuring campaigns are performing well
• Client relationship management and providing updates regularly on activity, deadlines, performance and any issues.
• Supporting the team in the identification of influencers and social trends
• Responding to and engaging with social media audiences via community management
• Supporting the team in admin management
• Content creation and ideation.
• Regularly monitoring to ensure any issues or errors are seen quickly and rectified with or without senior support as required.
• Ensuring complete quality control of reporting including accuracy and insight.
• Use of analytics tools (Facebook Business Manager, Google Analytics, Excel etc)
• Proactively understanding each client's business and specific needs they have. Recommend ways to improve performance and support clients.

As Senior Social Media Executive You'll Bring...

Must have:

• Experience operating at a similar level previously, with a background in Social Media and a keen interest in current trends
• Experience of Social community management, ideation and Content creation (copywriting, creative thinking and reporting).
• Experience with filming and editing social media content
• A genuine passion for Social Media and in depth understanding of the opportunities Social can offer brands.
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities
• The ability to work collaboratively and enthuse others.

Nice to have:

• Agency experience would be advantageous but is not essential

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you'll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you'll get to work closely with the world's biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

Most importantly, you'll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you'll work in an environment where you are supported, pushed and developed.

All-in-all, this is an opportunity not to be missed for anyone serious about pushing their career to the next level.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

For us, diversity is a business imperative - one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.

As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it's vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.

McCann is a Disability Confident employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for this role, so please do let us know when you apply (via email to [e-mail]), if you are eligible, along with any adjustments you may need to the recruitment process to enable you to perform at your best.