Content Manager

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

£35K/yr – £39K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end social-first content production and client advisory, from ideation to performance review, across multiple platforms.

  • Responsibilities: content ideation and campaigns, planning, scripting and social copy, shoots, editing, motion graphics, performance reporting, trend spotting, client guidance.
  • Ownership: lead multi-platform content creation and reactive moments with a client-facing storytelling edge.
  • Focus: content planning, execution, and analytics to drive social results and learnings for clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing content ideas, concepts and campaigns
  • Contributing to content calendars and planning
  • Writing scripts, captions, hooks and social copy
  • Leading and directing content shoots
  • Capturing social-first video content
  • Editing content for TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube
  • Creating motion graphics and animations
  • Monitoring content performance and reporting on results
  • Identifying trends, opportunities and reactive content moments
  • Advising clients on what content works and why

Requirements

  • agency experience
  • strong portfolio of social-first content
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Figma
  • CapCut
  • Content planning
  • Audience behaviour

    Benefits

    • Dog-friendly office
    • £1,500 annual training budget
    • Regular socials, team days and nights out
    • Genuine progression opportunities
    • Supportive and collaborative team culture
    • Exciting clients and varied projects
    • Hybrid working
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    Jam

    Through flagship websites and specialized ecommerce platforms, JAM+ websites focus on customized products and have a shared e-commerce platform that powers a multi-brand shopping experience, a core marketing engine and shared back office operations. JAM brand items are sold through its own DTC channels such as Envelopes.com, JAMPaper.com, Folders.com, and labelsnstickers.com. JAM branded items are also sold through the largest ecommerce websites including Amazon, Staples, Office Depot, & WB Mason. Backed by private equity firm TZP Group and led by CEO Andrew Jacobs, JAM+ brands continue to innovate and expand into new categories.

    Founded in 1954
    62 employees (13 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    950
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    12.3%
    Direct
    72%
    Referral
    4.8%
    Social
    9.9%
    Paid
    1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~62

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    8 (13% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    11 years
    Median Tenure
    1.2 years