Social Media Specialist

MDPI Romania; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scholarly publishing organization in Manchester is seeking a Social Media Coordinator to implement social media strategies for key brands. The ideal candidate will have over 1 year of experience in digital marketing and a degree in Communications or related fields. This role offers a friendly working environment and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Flexible Working Times

Special Days Off

Health Cash Plan

Modern City Centre Office

Cyclescheme

Qualifications

• Over 1 year of experience in coordinating social media or digital marketing.
• Good knowledge of key social media platforms.
• Excellent English language skills, other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement the paid social media strategy for key brands.
• Monitor and report on campaign performance.
• Provide support on social media best practices.

Skills

Social media coordination

Digital marketing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational abilities

Education

Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, or related

Tools

Facebook Ads Manager

Hootsuite

Google Suite

Job description

Overview

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 35,500 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

Location: Manchester

This is a full-time in office role. The office is located next to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Implement the paid social media strategy for a portfolio of key brands.
• Support the development and implementation of always on campaigns.
• Support the development and implementation of major campaigns.
• Provide support to others across the business on social media best practice.
• Monitor and report on individual campaign performance.
• Participate relevant team meetings on key topics related to workload.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with portfolio and others across the business.
• Support key corporate campaigns, projects and platforms.
• Population of weekly content calendar.

Skills and Qualifications

• Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising (or related).
• Over 1 year of experience coordinating social media or digital marketing activities for business.
• Good knowledge of key social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Knowledge of other channels is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Facebook Ads Manager. Knowledge of other Ad Managers is a plus.
• Knowledge of social media tools such as Hootsuite, Falcon and Sprout OR Google Suite (GA4, Tag Manager, Search Console) and data visualisation tools.
• Understanding of brand, communication, and digital marketing principles.
• Excellent English language skills (written and spoken); other language skills are beneficial.
• Good organizational, analytical and prioritization abilities.
• Interest in science and science communications.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Times
  You are able to start work anytime between 7-9am, and finish between 3pm-6pm.
• Special Days Off
  Getting married or moving house? No need to use up your holidays, MDPI offer paid time off for such occasions.
• Our Culture
  A friendly working environment with monthly lunch parties, office snacks and seasonal events.
• Bonus Incentives
  Depending on your role, you may be eligible for one of our bonus schemes which rewards high-performing employees.
• Perkbox
  You will have access to our benefit platform called “Perkbox.” This will provide you with a range of discounts and benefits across various retailers, including savings on food, drinks, tech, travel, and more.
• Health Cash Plan
  After passing probation, employees are enrolled into our private health membership with Bupa. You can claim money back on dental, doctors, and prescriptions amongst many other health services
• Modern City Centre Office
  Located next to Piccadilly Gardens, our office is a 10 minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road train stations. There are also tram stops outside of the building.
• Cyclescheme
  Save between 25-39% on a bike and accessories.
• Techscheme
  Save up to 10% on tax when purchasing tech equipment from places such as Ikea and Currys.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.
MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Initiatives
At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:

• https://www.mdpi.com/
• https://sciprofiles.com/
• https://sciforum.net/
• https://www.scilit.net/
• https://www.preprints.org/
• https://encyclopedia.pub/