Freelance Social Media and Content Manager at Boomtown Festival | Bristol, UK

Boomtown Festival

Freelance Social Media and Content Manager

Bristol, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi channel festival comms from content creation to live on site coverage, with real time social, app pushes, paid campaigns, and post event reporting; lead a cross functional team during peak period to drive audience growth and engagement.

End to end ownership of social, paid, community and performance reporting tied to KPIs.
On site leadership during the live event with real time coverage and content capture.
Own production of original content and guide the on site content strategy while collaborating with production teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Own full digital communications: social media, paid campaigns, community management, and performance reporting through post-event wrap.
BAU role with real creative scope.
Create content yourself and lead comms ops: scheduling, copy, reactive messaging, ad campaigns, KPI reporting.
On-site live festival Aug 12-16 embedded in onsite comms, round-the-clock shifts for live social, push notifications, reactive messaging.
Lead the digital output with a production, film, and photography team around you; still do work solo.
Day-to-day social management across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube.
Paid digital advertising across Meta, TikTok, Google with budget management.
Conversion-focused campaigns supporting ticket sales targets.
Performance analytics and reporting to the Director of Brand.
Maximise audience growth and engagement through peak festival period and capture high-performing original content.

Requirements

Solid social media marketing and SMO skills, with experience managing brand channels and campaigns.
Strong writing abilities, including clear, engaging copy tailored to different platforms and audiences.
Experience in content strategy, planning calendars, and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Familiarity with social media analytics tools and the ability to interpret data to improve performance.
Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, live-event environment.
Comfort working on-site in City of Bristol and collaborating with diverse creative and production teams.

Nice to Have

Knowledge of festival culture, underground music, or live events marketing is highly beneficial.
Previous experience in digital marketing, community management, or content production is preferred.

Benefits

We offer flexible Friday’s working from home.

Boomtown Festival

The UK’s largest theatrically led festival, is five days filled with intricate film-like sets, hundreds of actors, endless venues and streets to explore. There’s strong ethos focussing on environmental awareness, social equality and self-discovery, all backed by an incredible soundtrack.Citizens travel from across the globe to experience one of the most diverse line-ups and most groundbreaking theatrical concepts on offer, collectively celebrating underground music in a totally immersive world.

Founded in 2009

Bristol, England, GBR

200 employees (84 in marketing)

www.boomtownfair.co.uk