Social Media Manager

YardSalePizza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Cycle to work

Tech schemes

Working from home allowance

YSP merch

Staff parties

Pizza days

Job summary

Yard Sale Pizza is seeking an ambitious marketing social media specialist for a 12‑month maternity cover. You’ll drive the social strategy, create content, manage day‑to‑day activity, and collaborate with influencers while engaging with our community and partners across venues.

You’ll work with the Marketing Director and senior management to grow Yard Sale’s online presence, test new platforms, and run creative paid social initiatives, while supporting events and local outreach.

Qualifications

• Experience managing social media for a brand (ideally in food, drink or hospitality).
• Strong understanding of how to create content, copy and community engagement.
• A creative eye, bonus points if you’ve got some design or editing skills (Photoshop/InDesign is a massive plus!).
• A positive, proactive attitude and amazing communication skills.
• Great organisation and attention to detail, you know how to juggle multiple projects and keep things running smoothly!

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver our social media strategy in line with Yard Sale’s growth goals.
• Manage our day-to-day social media presence, capturing content, writing copy, scheduling posts and engaging with our amazing community.
• Explore and develop our presence on emerging platforms (we love trying new things!)
• Build and nurture relationships with collaborators, paid partners and influencers.
• Organise and manage photoshoots to keep our content fresh and on-brand.
• Work with external agencies to deliver smart, creative paid social campaigns.
• Support the wider marketing team with campaign delivery and local outreach.
• Help maintain our marketing presence in shops and with our pub partners.
• Get involved in community, charity and local business outreach.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Influencer partnerships

Copywriting

Communication skills

Organisation

Creative eye

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Yard Sale Pizza are on the search for an ambitious, creative and pizza-loving social media superstar to join our marketing team for a 12-month maternity cover!

You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director and senior management team to bring the Yard Sale buzz to life across all our social platforms, from strategy and content creation to influencer partnerships, photoshoots, events and community engagement.

This is a super exciting time to join YSP, we’re growing fast, our community is stronger than ever and we’re looking for someone who truly cares , brings great energy and wants to grow with us!

What you’ll be doing:

Lead and deliver our social media strategy in line with Yard Sale’s growth goals.

Manage our day-to-day social media presence, capturing content, writing copy, scheduling posts and engaging with our amazing community.

Explore and develop our presence on emerging platforms (we love trying new things!)

Build and nurture relationships with collaborators, paid partners and influencers.

Organise and manage photoshoots to keep our content fresh and on-brand.

Work with external agencies to deliver smart, creative paid social campaigns.

Support the wider marketing team with campaign delivery and local outreach.

Help maintain our marketing presence in shops and with our pub partners.

Get involved in community, charity and local business outreach.

What we’re looking for:

We’re after someone who’s not just great at social media but who genuinely loves what they do. You care about your work, your team and the community around you. You bring enthusiasm and great energy to every single project and you’re the kind of person who’s always up for jumping in to help out wherever needed!

You take pride in doing things properly, whether it’s getting the perfect shot of a pizza, writing a caption that makes people smile or making sure our tone of voice feels consistent and true to who we are. You’re passionate about food and hospitality, you’re curious and you’re full of ideas that help keep Yard Sale’s online presence as fresh as our dough.

You’ll also need:

Experience managing social media for a brand (ideally in food, drink or hospitality.)

Strong understanding of how to create content, copy and community engagement.

A creative eye, bonus points if you’ve got some design or editing skills (Photoshop/InDesign is a massive plus!)

A positive, proactive attitude and amazing communication skills.

Great organisation and attention to detail, you know how to juggle multiple projects and keep things running smoothly!

What’s on offer:

28 days annual leave + Christmas hols.

Cycle to work & tech schemes.

Working from home allowance.

YSP merch and generous discounts for you, your family & friends.

Epic staff parties and of course pizza for days!