Social Media Manager

Volkswagen Group UK Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative automotive brand is seeking a Social Media Manager to join their Marketing team on a full-time fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The role involves promoting the brand across social media, leading strategy development, and managing projects. Ideal candidates will have a strong social media background and experience in digital marketing. The position offers competitive benefits including car schemes and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Discretionary bonus

Private medical insurance

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Background in social media with a good understanding of social media KPIs and tools.
• Proven track record in managing digital & performance marketing channels.
• Experience in fast-paced data-driven marketing environments.
• Creative and media strategy development skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote and strengthen the Brand image using social media platforms.
• Lead the Brands’ social media presence and strategy.
• Collaborate with the PR & Communications team.
• Create content for Brand Partnerships and activations.
• Manage paid influencer strategy and output.

Skills

Social media management

Digital marketing

Content creation

Budget management

Job description

Overview

CUPRASEAT are recruiting for a Social Media Manager to join their Marketing team on a full time fixed term contract basis to cover a period of maternity leave until October 2026.

Reporting into the Brand & Performance Marketing Manager, your responsibilities will include the following:

Responsibilities

• Promoting and strengthening the Brand image, reputation and performance using social media platforms.
• Leading the Brands’ social media presence, through developing a strategy, producing content, analysing usage data, facilitating customer service and managing projects and campaigns.
• Collaborate with the PR & Communications team to oversee the social media channels facing directly to the media as well as the consumer led platforms.
• Content creation at Brand Partnership and activations.
• Management of paid influencer strategy and output.

Qualifications & Skills

• Background in social media with a good understanding of social media KPIs and tools.
• A proven track record in managing digital & performance marketing channels.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced data driven marketing environment.
• Previous creative and media strategy development with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Confident approach to agency, stakeholder and budget management, with an emphasis on building strong and effective relationships.

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private medical insurance, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life insurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

About The Company

An unconventional challenger brand with stimulating style and contemporary performance, CUPRA inspires the world and brings a taste of the excitement from Barcelona with progressive, emotional cars and experiences. Two brands with a shared home, CUPRA and SEAT are intrinsically linked in a set of core values, but each with its own character, personality and attributes, and address different customer profiles.

Currently the fastest-growing volume automotive brand in the UK, CUPRA is the newest member of the Volkswagen Group Portfolio. Created in Barcelona just seven years ago, with multi-billion investments in engineering and design, our multi-award winning line-up includes the Formentor, Terramar as well as the EV Born and Tavascan models.

At CUPRA UK we have big dreams and ambitions for the brand, and to help them become reality, now is the time to join the team and be a part of a unique opportunity within the automotive industry, working cross-functionally within the wider CUPRA & SEAT team.

About The Company (Additional Context)

We’re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof – each with its own history, designs and innovations – we’ve created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you’ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.