Social Media Executive

Purple; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the digital marketing space is seeking a Social Media Executive to enhance its presence across various social media platforms. This role focuses on maintaining brand voice, engaging with communities, and analyzing social insights to drive strategy. Ideal candidates should have experience in social media marketing, a creative mindset, and strong organizational skills. If you are enthusiastic about social media trends and ready to make an impact, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in social media and influencer marketing.
• Proficient with platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook.
• Experience in video editing for social media.

Responsibilities

• Copywriting for content feeds and stories.
• Scheduling content across channels and managing calendars.
• Lead community management efforts.

Skills

Creative copywriting

Social media insights and analytics

Attention to detail

Experience with TikTok and Instagram

Content creation

Strong time management

Digital marketing knowledge

Tools

Canva

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Job description

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Description

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Application Deadline: 12 June 2025

Department: Digital

Location: PURPLE London

Description

The Social Media Executive will focus on presence within social media, helping to ensure a consistent voice across the host of social media channels. Supporting the Social team to ensure that all content aligns with the brand strategy and vision, as well as platform best practices. The ideal candidate should be proactive, solutions and detail orientated, adaptable to change, strategic, data-driven, technologically savvy and have an expansive knowledge of and interest in the ever-changing marketing and social media landscape. Candidates will also have a strong eye for compelling creative and trends.

Key Responsibilities

- Copywriting for content feeds + stories across clients.
- Scheduling all content across channels and managing the content calendars.
- Lead community management efforts.
- Report into and execute strategies set by Social Media Manager.
- Tracking performance of all accounts using social insights and analysing channels on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
- Developing influencer targets lists for gifting activations.
- Reaching out to creators/influencers and sourcing new talent agencies to work with.
- Shoot and edit content when required.
- Attend events and activations across clients for real-time social coverage.
- Tracking competitors and reporting on best performing activity, and how they are utilising their channels.
- Support wider teams on ad hoc social media and influencer tasks when required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

- 1-2 years’ experience in social media and influencer marketing (brand or agency)
- Creative copywriting with an ability to maintain a strong, authoritative tone of voice.
- Obsessed with TikTok and Instagram, with knowledge of all additional platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn)
- Creative and a strong eye for design – expert in Canva, with Photoshop, InDesign + Illustrator experience a bonus.
- Content creating capabilities on iPhone and SLR/4k camera, shooting stills + video.
- Experience in video editing for Reels/TikTok
- Experience in social media insights and analytics – pushing for change based on metrics.
- Experience in influencer gifting and events.
- Organised and loves a process – will be responsible for all asset and content calendar management.
- Attention to detail is key.
- Innovative and forward thinking - always on top of the latest trends on social. Proactively pushing for change to keep us ahead of the trends.
- Proficient in Excel and Google Docs.
- Strong time management and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and hit deadlines.
- A positive attitude and an obsession with social media – willing to learn and develop within the role.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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