Social Media Executive

Village Hotels; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Village Hotels seeks a Social Media Executive responsible for engaging content across social channels. The role involves managing social media strategy, creating standout content, and collaborating with marketing teams to drive brand engagement and revenue opportunities. Candidates should have experience in social media marketing and content creation, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Complimentary full leisure club membership for you and a family member or friend worth £1200

Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels

Up to 50% discount on food and drink at any Village Hotel

Excellent training and development

Discounts and cashback offers on many high street brands

A range of well-being and healthcare benefits

Flexible and home working opportunities

Regular team events and incentives

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of experience in a similar social media-based marketing role.
• Experience in creating and delivering successful social media campaigns.
• Good understanding of complaints management on social media.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of social media delivery including content creation and campaign planning.
• Work with hotel teams on local social media accounts to ensure brand consistency.
• Proactively recommend new ways for brand growth on social platforms.

Skills

Content Creation

Social Media Management

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Education

Relevant qualifications in marketing, communications or social media

Tools

Hootsuite

Job description

Have you got a passion for social media, exceptional content creation skills and an eye for spotting the next big trend? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Social Media Exec to take responsibility for all aspects of social media across our core brand channels.

You’ll have experience in capturing and creating stand-out content that will engage our core audiences and set us apart from competitors.

We need someone who can take the initiative, identifying opportunities and moving fast in the dynamic world of social media.

You’ll be a team player, with great interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at any given time.

THE ROLE

You’ll be responsible for bringing the Village Hotels brand to life across our social channels, championing best practice across our hotels and driving revenue opportunities through our social platforms. That involves…

• Working across all of our brand social platforms, currently that includes Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and LinkedIn.
• Managing all aspects of social media delivery - from content creation, to campaign planning, execution and tracking.
• Capturing and developing content, including creating and editing videos for use on our social channels.
• Become the brand guardian of social media at Village Hotels, supporting hotel teams in their management of their local facebook accounts, and ensuring brand consistency in terms of messaging and content style.
• Identifying and engaging influencers and brand ambassadors to support campaign activity.
• Work closely with the Digital Marketing Manager to ensure all social media plans across organic and paid channels reflect our wider marketing objectives and provide continuity with other marketing activities.
• Work closely with the Brand Marketing Manager to support the delivery of key brand partnerships and associated content capturing responsibilities.
• Develop and demonstrate a commercial mindset in order to contribute to the management of our paid social media accounts, primarily Meta Ads.
• Provide regular reporting and updates on social media performance to the marketing team as well as wider internal stakeholders.
• Proactively recommend new and innovative ways Village Hotels can continue to take advantage of existing and any new social platforms for continued brand reach and growth.
  
  

The Skills

• 1-2+ years of experience in a similar or equivalent social media-based marketing role, with responsibility for creating and delivering successful social media campaigns.
• Strong team player, with a proactive attitude, an enthusiastic personality and an ability to engage with personnel at varying levels of seniority within the business.
• Experience of using a social media management tool such as Hootsuite or similar.
• Excellent social content writing and proofing skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, confident and a self-starter.
• Willingness to operate in a potentially fast moving,dynamic environment with the ability to prioritise based on business objectives.
• Clear understanding of complaints management on social media.
• Experience of writing with creative briefs for asset design with a designer or agency
• Desired but not essential: Experience in management of a paid media budget on social media.
• Desired but not essential: Experience of delivering voice over style TikToks and/or on-camera presenting.
• Desired but not essential: Relevant qualifications in marketing, communications or social media.
  
  

THE LOCATION

This role is a hybrid position combining a mix of office and home-based working commitments with an expectation for occasional travel to some of our UK hotels in order to capture relevant content, attend team meetings and support on branded partnerships and activities.

A Typical Working Week Would Consist Of

• Two days in our Warrington Head Office
• Three days working from home or in a hotel location.
  
  

The Benefits

Work, Grow, Play! Here at Village Hotel Club we are all about embracing personality, individualism and fun. Forget stuffy hotels built around formality, pomp and ceremony. We create lively, modern spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, play and exercise. With hotels from Aberdeen to Bournemouth and more opening soon, we rely on you to deliver service that puts us head and shoulders above the competition.

Join us and we can offer you benefits such as…

• Complimentary full leisure club membership for you and a family member or friend worth £1200
• Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels
• Up to 50% discount on food and drink at any Village Hotel
• Excellent training and development
• Discounts and cashback offers on many high street brands
• A range of well-being and healthcare benefits
• Financial wellbeing - Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible and home working opportunities
• A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with loads of development opportunities
• Regular team events and incentives
• Monthly well-being programme for all employees to support your mental health
• Anniversary rewards for every year of service
  
  

Come and be part of something new & something special - Work, Grow & Play the Village Way!