Digital Marketing & Social Media Manager (Fixed-Term Cover)

UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelPart time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the cross-channel content engine and social growth for a cultural-sector brand, balancing earned reach, paid support, and event-focused storytelling.

  • Ownership: social channels, content plans, and live coverage for Show and Awards with influencer engagement and sponsor/campaign enablement.
  • Audience & measurement: build audiences for entries, Show visitors, and partner content; track performance via analytics and real-time optimizations.
  • Channels & tooling: creative design on Canva/Adobe, paid campaigns on Google/LinkedIn/Facebook, and website tracking setup (GA/Tag Manager).

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and implement a cohesive marketing and social media strategy aligned to M+H’s commercial objectives
  • Maintain a consistent brand voice and style across all channels and marketing activities
  • Manage and enforce brand guidelines, and adhere to those of partners and clients
  • Keep up to speed with developments in social media and digital marketing, and apply best practice proactively
  • Manage all social media accounts: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube and TikTok
  • Create, schedule and publish content plans across all channels, including graphics and short-form video
  • Design social media posts/graphics using Canva (or equivalent) and edit/create short video clips from footage recorded at this year’s events
  • Monitor mentions and reposts/shares where relevant; engage with audiences in a timely manner
  • Drive entries to the M+H Awards through targeted content campaigns, quotes from previous winners, and sponsorship promotion
  • Drive M+H Show attendance and exhibitor/sponsorship acquisition through scheduled content and campaigns

Requirements

  • Proven digital marketing experience with a demonstrable track record of growing online audiences and driving commercial outcomes
  • Copywriting experience, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and channels
  • Strong working knowledge of social media platforms including LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube and TikTok
  • Hands-on experience of email marketing and web content updates
  • Experience of planning, implementing and managing paid digital advertising (Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn)
  • Solid knowledge of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
  • Experience with social media scheduling and content planning tools (e.g. Loomly or similar)
  • Proficient in design and video editing software: Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva
  • Understanding of GDPR and its implications for marketing and audience data management
  • Experience of reporting on marketing campaign performance against KPIs

Preferred

  • Experience of marketing B2B events
  • Experience with WordPress and Mailchimp
  • Experience with Gleanin or similar social-sharing/advocacy platforms
  • Familiarity with event registration systems
  • Knowledge of the museums, galleries and heritage sector

Benefits

  • 3% pension contribution. 25 days holiday (pro rata), plus bank holidays. Flexible working. Friendly, small team.
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Museums + Heritage

Events and publishing for the cultural sector, Museums + Heritage has been at the centre of connecting the world of museums, galleries and heritage visitor attractions since 1991. We understand the sector, we know the movers and shakers and over the years we have successfully grown our reach and strengthened our influence, to ensure that we are best placed to help. Proud organisers of leading annual events, Museums + Heritage Show and Awards and publishers of online magazine, Museums + Heritage Advisor, M+H (as we are often referred to) is owned by M and H Media Ltd.

Worcester, England, GBR
6 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
34.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.5%
Direct
31%
Referral
7.7%
Social
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (50% of company)