Social Media Executive

Ambition Europe Limited; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Europe Limited is seeking a Social Media Executive to take day-to-day ownership of its social channels, overseeing content planning, publishing, monitoring and performance reporting. You will work closely with the Senior PR and External Communications Manager to ensure social activity supports PR, campaigns and external communications priorities.

You will collaborate with Marketing Operations and digital colleagues to ensure robust analytics, dashboards and reporting, delivering

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supporting social media channels, digital content, PR, communications, or marketing campaigns.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with adaptable tone for different channels.
• Solid understanding of how social media and PR complement each other and amplify media coverage.

Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day owner of the firm's social media channels, maintain content calendar and publishing schedule, manage approvals and first-level performance reporting.
• Draft, schedule, publish and optimise social content across agreed channels with brand alignment and audience focus.
• Translate media coverage, announcements, thought leadership, awards, sponsorships and events into social content.
• Support planning of social amplification for PR campaigns and leadership activity to extend reach.
• Monitor social conversations, engagement, competitor activity and market trends; escalate issues as needed.
• Collaborate with Marketing Operations to ensure social analytics, dashboards, and reporting support decision-making.
• Work with branding, creative, multimedia, editorial and marketing to produce social-first content and campaign assets.
• Use platform insights to recommend improvements to content format, timing, messaging and channel approach.

Skills

Social media management

Content writing

Editing

Analytics

Project management

Job description

About the role

Do you have a sharp eye for content, a good instinct for what lands on social, and the organisational rigour to keep multiple channels running smoothly every day? Our client is looking for a Social Media Executive to take day-to-day ownership of their social media channels, covering everything from content planning and publishing through to monitoring and performance reporting. The role works closely with the Senior PR and External Communications Manager to ensure that social activity supports PR, reputation, campaigns, thought leadership, events, and wider external communications priorities. You'll also collaborate with the Head of Marketing Operations and relevant digital colleagues to ensure social reporting, analytics, and performance data are robust, actionable, and aligned with broader channel reporting. It's a connected, high-visibility role within a large and well-established professional services firm.

What you'll be doing

• Acting as the day-to-day owner of the firm's social media channels, maintaining the content calendar, publishing schedule, approvals process, channel activity, and first-level performance reporting.
• Drafting, scheduling, publishing, and optimising social media content across agreed channels, ensuring posts are clear, accurate, timely, brand-aligned, and audience-led.
• Working with the Senior PR and External Communications Manager to translate media coverage, announcements, thought leadership, awards, sponsorships, and events into effective social content.
• Supporting the planning of social amplification for PR campaigns, media moments, leadership activity, and sector priorities, ensuring content reinforces key messages and extends reach.
• Monitoring social conversations, engagement, competitor activity, and relevant market trends, and escalating opportunities, risks, or reputational issues promptly.
• Collaborating with Marketing Operations colleagues to ensure social analytics, dashboards, reporting processes, and platform data support better decision-making and campaign optimisation.
• Working across brand, creative, multimedia, editorial, and marketing teams to develop social-first content, visual assets, and campaign materials.
• Using platform insight and performance data to recommend practical improvements to content format, timing, messaging, and channel approach, while keeping up to date with social trends, platform changes, and emerging opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Experience managing or supporting social media channels, digital content, PR, communications, or marketing campaigns.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to adapt tone and messaging for different channels and audiences.
• A solid understanding of how social media and PR complement each other, including the ability to amplify media coverage and thought leadership through social channels.
• Good platform awareness, with a genuine interest in content formats, channel optimisation, audience behaviour, and emerging social trends.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement, particularly around accuracy, tone, reputation, approvals, and stakeholder sensitivity.
• The ability to work with data and platform insight to inform and improve social content, alongside strong organisational skills and comfort managing competing deadlines and shifting priorities.