Social Media Manager

M&C Saatchi; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative agency is seeking a Social Media Manager to enhance its vibrant social media presence, particularly with the world's largest running community, adidas Runners. The role requires a blend of creativity and strategic oversight to develop engaging content while actively managing community interactions. Ideal candidates will be experienced in social media management with a passion for fitness and youth culture, supported by a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Dental care

Employer pension contribution

Life assurance

Income protection

Subsidized gym membership

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Social Media Manager with community management skills.
• Deep understanding of social media metrics and trends.
• Passion for running communities and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Manage social media content calendars and collaborate on influencer campaigns.
• Monitor social pages and support community engagement efforts.
• Report on social media performance and respond to stakeholder inquiries.

Skills

Channel moderation

Social copywriting

Understanding of social platforms

Creative thinking

Data reporting

Job description

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We’re hiring a Social Media Manager. Do you know your TikTok from your Discord from your Insta? Are you constantly saving down content that inspires you on social? Do you love all thingsrunning and have a keen interest in and a finger on the pulse of youth/pop culture?

About Us

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment creates change for brands by making them culturally relevant in people’s passions. We forge enduring connections between brands and consumers through their love of sport, entertainment, and culture.

Our clients include, adidas, Amstel, Ballantine’s, Barclaycard, Barclays, Coca-Cola, Dettol, Dreams, Heineken, Kia, Old El Paso, UEFA Women’s Euro England , Virgin Media O2 and WHOOP. With offices in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Sydney, New York and Johannesburg, a team of specialists deliver the agency’s core disciplines across sport, entertainment and lifestyle, including sponsorship consultancy, rights amplification, PR, branded content creation & experiential production.

Our work has been awarded across the board, including six-time Agency of the Year at the Sport Industry Awards and two-time large Agency of the Year at the UK Sponsorship Awards. The agency is driven by the philosophy of ‘Brutal Simplicity of Thought’, which has been the M&C Saatchi (UK) Group’s mantra since birth: simple messages are the most powerful, making Brutal Simplicity of Thought more valid today than ever before.

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment sits within the M&C Saatchi Group. Beyond this, the M&C Saatchi global network spans 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia.

The Role

We’re looking for a dynamic, motivated and versatile Social Media Manager to join our agency to drive forward our work with adidas Runners - the world’s biggest global running community.

The ideal candidate will have a hunger to dive into a dynamic role where they can flex both their creative and strategic muscles. Working closely with the Community Manager, Social Account Executive and Social Content Creator, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and help shape the day-to-day social outputs (Instagram as key channel) for our global client. You’ll have a genuine passion for running communities, sports, and or fitness and be abreast of emerging trends in those spaces.

As the eyes and ears of the community, you’ll be the human lens across the brand. You will be on hand to ensure we deliver community driven content calendars and remain proactive and responsive across channels. You’ll work with the Social Content Creator and Strategist and proactively look for ways to take things further. You’ll have a proven track record as a Social Media Manager (with Community Management experience) and love getting under the skin of a brand.

Core responsibilities:

• Support the Community Manager with monitoring of social pages including stakeholder escalation
• Own the end-to-end development of the content calendar with support from the Social Content Creator and Community Manager
• Ideation and development of the social media calendar with support from the social content creator and in-house studio and project manager
• Collaborate on influencer content ideas and manage the adidas Creator Network
• Live on-the-ground coverage / publishing with support from the Social Content Creator
• Support the Strategist with weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting
• Be willing to travel for work, shoots and events globally
• Compile design and content briefs and undertake briefings with key internal team and external community members

Required Skills

• Channel moderation, escalation, and engagement
• Pro-active/reactive content ideas
• Good social copywriting for both paid and organic outputs
• Deep understanding of social platforms
• Comfortable working across live events
• Have best-in-class platform knowledge
• Passionate about communities and storytelling
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Understanding of basic social metrics and reporting
• Comfortable being client facing with support from wider accounts team.

Nice to have

• Light touch social shoot and production experience
• Hands-on experience of running communities (i.e. you’re in a run club)

What we offer

For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes private healthcare, dental, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsided gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around DE&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

The M&C Saatchi Group UK has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture brought to life through equity with an 18-month roadmap of business-wide activity across people, culture, industry and society. As part of this, M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).