Senior Social Media Executive

Responsibilities

• Leading key elements of project and retainer work on a day-to-day basis, under the direction of Account Managers, Account Directors, and Client Leads.
• Playing a key role in producing written materials such as social media posts, press releases, news stories, reports, case studies, and product information.
• Review and edit written materials to be signed off by the Account Manager and/or Account Director.
• Supporting day to day community management across social platforms, including monitoring conversations, drafting and publishing responses, identifying engagement opportunities, and escalating sensitive issues in line with client guidelines.
• Managing day to day content calendars and publishing workflows, coordinating copy, creative assets, approvals, and scheduling to ensure timely, accurate delivery across social channels.
• Conducting thorough quality checks on social content before publication, ensuring accuracy, brand consistency, platform best practices, and adherence to client feedback.
• Pitching written materials featuring ideas and announcements to influencers and members of the press.
• Delivering analytics reports on social media, PR and influencer activity, monitoring conversation, traffic, engagement, and followers using a combination of tools and desk research.
• Getting involved in creative brainstorming of concepts for social media and PR campaigns, including pre-planning ideas.
• Responding to inquiries from members of the press, influencers, their management, and the broader team, offering counsel where appropriate.

Requirements

• 3-4 years experience in a social media, digital comms, design, or PR agency, or working in a communications or marketing department in-house.
• Confident in your abilities, able to share knowledge with the wider team, and begin to identify specialist skills.
• You will need to demonstrate outstanding verbal English, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to write exceptional copy.
• You will have a demonstrated ability to independently manage day-to-day deliverables, anticipate project needs, identify potential challenges, and proactively recommend solutions with minimal supervision.
• You will have strong interpersonal skills virtually and in-person.
• You will need to demonstrate the ability to work to tight deadlines and meet all the demands and pressures of teams and clients. You will need to work quickly and efficiently without compromising on quality.
• Being confident in identifying when and who to ask for help and support.
• Continual interest and efforts to build your experience and skill set through mentoring, training, 20% time, and new business exposure.
• You will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team, identifying improvements to ways of working and collaborating with managers and directors to implement positive change.
• Motivated by success and eager to develop management skills.