Social Media Associate

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Social Media Manager to oversee their Nectar and Sainsbury’s social media channels. This role involves creating engaging content, managing community interactions, and developing social media strategies. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of social media trends and experience in content creation across platforms like Instagram and TikTok. The position offers a dynamic environment with support from various teams to enhance brand presence online.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of social media and content creation.
• Experience with digital media and influencer agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage organic social media channels for Nectar and Sainsbury’s.
• Create and publish engaging content across platforms.
• Provide community management and track social media activities.

Skills

Social Media Management

Project Management

Content Creation

Tools

Sprout Social

Photoshop

Canva

Capcut

Job description

Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn, London Greater London, EC1N 2HT

Division/Dept.

Digital Marketing

Location

Holborn

Reporting to

Social Media Lead – Nectar and Sainsbury’s

In a nutshell

This role will support the C4 Sainsbury’s Social Media Lead to manage our Nectar and Sainsbury’s organic social media channels and our influencer programme. 

What you need to do

• Publish organic, campaign, always on and reactive communications across both Nectar and Sainsbury’s social channels, in line with the brand strategy and customer plan. 
• Own the Nectar social media calendar and write engaging captions for Instagram, TikTok and Meta using Nectar or Sainsbury’s tone of voice.
• Working with the Social Media Lead to create the Nectar organic social media strategy.
• Work with our in-house agency Zest to facilitate creating organic social content. 
• Maintain the brand’s social presence across platforms, ensuring profile pages, header images, pinned posts etc are up to date.
• Ensure the brand acts in line with our social media governance guidelines, maintaining password security and access to accounts.
• Provide community management on all platforms, as well as for UGC, influencer content and outreach to trending content
• Experience using social media reporting and social listening platforms, like Sprout Social, is a plus.
• Support on aspects of our influencer programme, working with our influencer agency and signing off influencers with support from the campaign team.
• Attend Nectar and Sainsbury’s campaign and colleague content social media shoots.
• Tracking, measurement, competitor activity and reporting of social and influencer activity on a weekly and monthly basis.

What you need to know and show

• Know
  • A deep understanding of social and have experience in creating successful content across both Instagram, Meta and Tik Tok. 
  • Excellent project and cross-functional stakeholder management skills, ideally proven across brands/functions.
  • Experience of working with digital media, creative or influencer agencies.
  • Knowledge of social media tools and platforms (e.g. Sprout).
  • Knowledge of paid-social (desirable)
  • Knowledge of Sainsbury’s and Nectar business (desirable)
• Show
  • Your love for social! You’re on top of all the latest trends and love thinking about ideas for content.
  • Experience in using editing software e.g. Photoshop/Canva/Capcut to produce and edit content.
  • Self-motivated problem solver who can operate in a fast-paced environment being comfortable under pressure.
  • Strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.

What decisions I can make including budget

• How content is planned and delivered across social channels.
• How KPIs, metrics and social listening should be responded to.

Support we will provide

• Support from multiple agencies, range of social media management platforms.
• Support from wider Digital Marketing team.
• Support from the campaign team. 

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Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 26 May 2025
Requisition ID: 305022

Division/Dept.

Digital Marketing

Location

Holborn

Reporting to

Social Media Lead – Nectar and Sainsbury’s

In a nutshell

This role will support the C4 Sainsbury’s Social Media Lead to manage our Nectar and Sainsbury’s organic social media channels and our influencer programme.

What you need to do

• Publish organic, campaign, always on and reactive communications across both Nectar and Sainsbury’s social channels, in line with the brand strategy and customer plan.
• Own the Nectar social media calendar and write engaging captions for Instagram, TikTok and Meta using Nectar or Sainsbury’s tone of voice.
• Working with the Social Media Lead to create the Nectar organic social media strategy.
• Work with our in-house agency Zest to facilitate creating organic social content.
• Maintain the brand’s social presence across platforms, ensuring profile pages, header images, pinned posts etc are up to date.
• Ensure the brand acts in line with our social media governance guidelines, maintaining password security and access to accounts.
• Provide community management on all platforms, as well as for UGC, influencer content and outreach to trending content
• Experience using social media reporting and social listening platforms, like Sprout Social, is a plus.
• Support on aspects of our influencer programme, working with our influencer agency and signing off influencers with support from the campaign team.
• Attend Nectar and Sainsbury’s campaign and colleague content social media shoots.
• Tracking, measurement, competitor activity and reporting of social and influencer activity on a weekly and monthly basis.

What you need to know and show

• Know
  • A deep understanding of social and have experience in creating successful content across both Instagram, Meta and Tik Tok.
  • Excellent project and cross-functional stakeholder management skills, ideally proven across brands/functions.
  • Experience of working with digital media, creative or influencer agencies.
  • Knowledge of social media tools and platforms (e.g. Sprout).
  • Knowledge of paid-social (desirable)
  • Knowledge of Sainsbury’s and Nectar business (desirable)
• Show
  • Your love for social! You’re on top of all the latest trends and love thinking about ideas for content.
  • Experience in using editing software e.g. Photoshop/Canva/Capcut to produce and edit content.
  • Self-motivated problem solver who can operate in a fast-paced environment being comfortable under pressure.
  • Strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.

What decisions I can make including budget

• How content is planned and delivered across social channels.
• How KPIs, metrics and social listening should be responded to.

Support we will provide

• Support from multiple agencies, range of social media management platforms.
• Support from wider Digital Marketing team.