Digital Events and Social Media Executive

UK (Remote)

£30K/yr – £35K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive LOCALiQ’s organic social media and digital marketing programs, from content creation and webinars to multi‑channel campaigns and performance analysis.

  • Own the content calendar across key B2B platforms
  • Lead webinars and virtual events
  • Analyse campaign performance to improve results

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver engaging social media content that strengthens the LOCALiQ brand and encourages meaningful audience engagement.
  • Own and manage the organic social media content calendar across key B2B platforms.
  • Create social content from concept through to copywriting, publishing, community management and performance optimisation.
  • Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of webinars and virtual events.
  • Develop webinar themes, promotional campaigns and follow-up activity to maximise registrations, attendance and lead generation.
  • Build and deliver integrated marketing campaigns across social media, email, search and other digital channels.
  • Stay up to date with social media, content and digital marketing trends, identifying opportunities to grow audience reach and engagement.
  • Analyse campaign and audience data to test, learn and continually improve performance.
  • Manage and update website and campaign content using WordPress and other digital platforms.
  • Create and execute email marketing campaigns, newsletters and nurture journeys through HubSpot.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a digital marketing role, ideally within a B2B environment.
  • Strong social media marketing experience with a track record of creating engaging content and growing audience engagement.
  • Experience planning and delivering webinars, virtual events and online content experiences.
  • Ability to develop content and campaigns across multiple digital channels, including social media, email and web.
  • Excellent copywriting and content creation skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Good understanding of social media platforms, audience behaviours and content best practices.
  • Experience using marketing and content management platforms such as HubSpot, WordPress and social media management tools.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign performance and identify optimisation opportunities.
  • Creative mindset with experience using graphic design, video editing or content creation tools. Adobe Creative Suite experience is desirable.
  • Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and campaigns simultaneously.

Preferred

  • Adobe Creative Suite experience is desirable.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
  • Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
  • Structured career progression & ongoing training
  • Pension plan
  • Employee Helpline counselling and advice
  • Perks & discounts including:
  • Gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care
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Newsquest Media Group

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Founded in 1995
Newport, Wales, GBR
2K employees (1,046 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

£30K/yr – £35K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
957 (48% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
82.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.4%
Direct
37.5%
Referral
20%
Social
12.8%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2K
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Digital Events and Social Media Executive

Newsquest Media Group · UK · Remote