Social Media Manager

Brave Bison; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A media and marketing agency in the City of London seeks an experienced social media manager to drive digital community growth for sports clients. The successful candidate will leverage digital publishing expertise and strong knowledge of social media platforms to enhance engagement and execute a video distribution strategy. Enthusiasts of digital trends and influencers will thrive in this dynamic role that offers flexibility and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Dynamic working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Calm Subscription

25 days annual leave

Christmas closure

Birthdays off

Summer hours

Online coaching and mental health support

Remote Working

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience of digital publishing software and techniques.
• Excellent understanding of relevant platforms and social media trends.
• Experience in a client-facing role with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute online video distribution and digital community growth plan.
• Plan social content and maintain the content calendar for engagement.
• Manage communities and interact with fans and partners.

Skills

Digital publishing software

YouTube

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

Snapchat

Social media strategy

Copywriting

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

Job description

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Brave Bison is a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era. Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison, Engage and SocialChain.

We're a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape.

Our Mission

New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations-our clients' worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn't. It's our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them.

Our Values

We're a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across social media, digital marketing and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:

• Bold Curiosity: We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible.
• Connected Clarity: We are focused in our collaboration - joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale.
• Positive Encouragement: We want to make working with us the best part of someone's day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.
• Constant Impact: We believe in outcomes over outputs. We're goal orientated, results driven and data-led. We show up with passion every day. And we're always honing our craft.

About Engage

Engage are a full-service sports marketing agency who, since 2012, have helped ambitious governing bodies, sports teams and sponsors become future fit.

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a social media manager to work across our portfolio of sports clients. We are looking for someone who knows social media platforms inside out - and also knows what's coming next in these areas.

The successful candidate would work with our content producers, account managers and social media managers to develop and execute an online video distribution and digital community growth plan.

Key Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge and experience of digital publishing software and techniques
• Excellent understanding of all relevant platforms - YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat
• Planning social content and maintaining the content calendar to ensure social media content is regular, relevant and engaging
• Ability to manage communities, interact with fans, commentators, press and partners
• Strong copywriting skills including excellent spelling and grammar, as well as writing techniques to capture particular audiences
• Keen, ongoing awareness and interest in trends across social media, digital publishing, online video and sports output internationally
• Experience of social media strategy, KPIs and goals to increase a digital audience and engagement
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere for quick turnaround social edits
• Capture vertical social first content on location
• Contribute to creative ideas for video content as part of output strategy
• An understanding of influencer markets, and the ability to liaise with influencers
• Knowledge of the role of paid for marketing in executing plans
• Knowledge of relevant sporting audiences
• Excellent communication skills, including experience in a client-facing role

What You'll Get

Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package.

We are the UK's first carbon neutral agency, with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet.

• Dynamic working: To keep that work-life harmony in check, we're flexible on where and when you work
• Private medical insurance: To keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind.
• Life assurance and income protection: We know it feels good to be covered, just in case.
• Calm Subscription: Now more than ever, it's essential to mind your mind!
• 25 days annual leave: This increases to 27 days after three years with us, and then increases every subsequent year up to a max. of 30 days
• Christmas closure: No need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period. It's on us!
• Birthdays off: One extra day to celebrate your big day
• Summer hours: Between June and Aug we finish at 15.00 every Friday.
• Online coaching and mental health support: Unlimited coaching via OpenUp.
• Remote Working: Work abroad for up to one month a year.
• Performance & Salary: Reviewed twice a year for everyone.

We're proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status.