Social Media Manager

Global; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in London is seeking a Social Media Manager to create compelling content for various platforms. You will be responsible for video editing, copywriting, and managing the social media team. The ideal candidate has strong proficiency in Adobe Suite and a creative mindset. Join a collaborative team to enhance online presence and engage audiences.

Qualifications

• Premiere Pro and Photoshop skills are required.
• Disciplined proof-checking is required.
• Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals.

Responsibilities

• Creating compelling social media videos for various platforms.
• Crafting attention-grabbing sells and engaging headlines.
• Deputation for the Head of Social Media and team management.
• Recognizing patterns and trends for content creation.

Skills

Adobe Suite proficiency

Attention to detail

Creativity

Coaching and Development

Building Trust

Job description

Your Role

Broadcast Journalist

LBC’s Social Media Manager will report to LBC’s Head of Social Media and will play a meaningful role in creating compelling content that sets the news agenda and brings LBC’s award-winning on-air content to the online environment.

Overview

As a Social Media Manager at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Photo/video editing (30%): Taking LBC’s on-air content and reporter-made off-air content and creating compelling social media videos for our various platforms. You’ll also make thumb-stopping images that make our clips stand out from the crowd.
• Copywriting (30%): Crafting attention-grabbing sells and engaging headlines.
• Management (20%): Deputising for the Head of Social Media and running the team in their absence.
• Strategy (20%): Recognising patterns and trends to determine what sort of content to create to best serve our audience.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: You have the potential to reach billions of people in this role. Create amazing content that will be seen all over the world.

Own It: Be part of a talented and hard-working team with a growing online following.

Keep it Simple: Build our subscribers with high-quality content.

Better Together: Collaborate with a team of journalists and social media experts to make our content as good as it can be.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Learnt the ins and outs of what makes LBC’s audience tick.
• Continued the positive trajectory of follower-growth.
• Built good working relationships within the social media team and with LBC presenters and producers.

What You’ll Need

• Adobe Suite proficiency: Premiere Pro and Photoshop skills are required.
• Attention to detail: Our content is regularly watched millions of times. We don’t want millions of people to see a mistake next to the LBC name! Disciplined proof-checking is required.
• Creativity: Finding fun and inventive ways to sell our content to as many viewers as possible.
• Pride in your work: Numbers aren’t everything. We want to create a good product that our audience can enjoy and appreciate. Let’s make beautiful content.
• Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential.
• Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team.
• Creativity: Finding fun and inventive ways to sell our content to as many viewers as possible.