Social, Content & Community Lead

Romsey, City of Southampton, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own social channel strategy and content production for LeMieux across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, balancing planned campaigns with timely reactive content to drive engagement and reach.

  • Social strategy and campaign design aligned to the overall plan and seasonal nuances.
  • In-house content creation from brief to posting, including video and stills.
  • Platform optimisation and community management informed by social analytics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social-first strategy and execution
  • Design and deliver social-first campaigns that prioritise engagement, reach and relevance across all platforms
  • Lead on all LeMieux social platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, along with YouTube
  • Plan social campaigns in line with our overall campaign and comms plan, carefully considering customer types and seasonal nuance
  • Pivot accordingly in line with in-season changes and business needs, finding alternative, relevant options at pace
  • Trend hunting and platform relevance
  • Monitor social trends and platform changes to keep content fresh, timely and optimised for each platform
  • Live and breathe social for the brand and proactively drive development of each platform through understanding
  • Develop platforms in line with updates and norms, and suggest new platforms where relevant
  • Content ideation and creation (proactive and reactive)

Requirements

  • Proven professional experience in social media, content and/or community management roles with a track record of success in driving engagement
  • Experience working with communities and/or community driven platforms to drive usage, engagement, audience and business growth
  • Strong understanding of multiple social platforms, their features, trends and audience behaviours with the ability to adapt across changing platforms
  • Specific experience and understanding across Meta platforms and TikTok
  • Experience working on content creation with in-house or agency partners to generate high volumes of ideas and content
  • Creative and reactive content creation skills and experience, with strong idea generation for both evergreen and trending content, and shooting and editing skills
  • Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a calm and effective manner
  • Ability to develop clear briefs and work effectively with creative, influencer and cross functional teams such as Customer Services, Product and more
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with empathy, tone alignment and emotional intelligence to manage community sentiment
  • Comfortable using social analytics tools, preferably Hootsuite or similar, to interpret data, create detailed reports and use data and analytics to make decisions that demonstrably improve results
  • Clear, engaging and brand aligned written communication for social captions, community replies and briefs
  • Able to balance scheduled social plans with fast moving, real-time responses and new content ideas and generation

Preferred

  • Equestrian experience or exposure – not essential but highly advantageous
  • Familiarity with community or app-based engagement platforms and/or loyalty schemes
  • Previous experience supporting behind the scenes on shoots or influencer content production
  • Experienced in mixed format content creation to a high standard with a social-first approach
  • Videography and photography experience and a high level of camera/phone skills in both capture and edit

Benefits

  • From financial security to time with your loved ones (on two legs or four), we continually invest in our employees.
  • We’re on a mission to be the most exciting equestrian brand on the planet. To get there, we need exceptional people who thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving.
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LeMieux was founded in 2006 by Olympic event rider Robert Lemieux and his wife Lisa. It’s now the fastest-growing British equestrian and lifestyle company. LeMieux’s vision is to be the most exciting equestrian brand on the planet. Our committed team, global trade and distribution network, vibrant customer and rider community, unrivalled technical expertise and specialist colour flair make us who we are today.Innovation is core to our values. We think constantly about the horse and rider, solving their problems and improving their experiences at every level of equestrian discipline, and we apply exacting standards to our products and practices. Our 150-strong global team achieves success together, with a flexible sense of collective responsibility, problem-solving and sharing ideas, which enables our fast growth.In the UK, we operate from our purpose-built HQ site on the edge of the New Forest. At our bases in Europe, the USA and India, via retailers, and through our programme of events, we apply our famous work ethic wherever we are; that’s the LeMieux way. We emphasise achievement and support each other’s development to optimise our performance across all areas of the business. Our future is exciting. There has never been a better time to join LeMieux. LIFE AT LEMIEUXAt LeMieux, we’re all equestrians, whether we ride or not. Hard graft is part and parcel of life with horses, and this ethos drives everything we do. If you share our energy, grit, determination, and passion to get things done, you’ll fit right in.We’re growing fast. Are you motivated by new experiences, ready to try new things and excited by change? We’re looking for exceptional people with diverse talents who are ready to immerse themselves in our unique world. You’ll need to chase innovation, trade in ideas, be exacting about detail, share your journey, and obsess about inspiring our global community of riders and their horses.

Founded in 2009
Southampton, England, GBR
138 employees (40 in marketing)

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
245.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.9%
Direct
45.4%
Referral
5%
Social
4.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~138

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (17% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Private Equity

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