Social Content Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

£50K/yr – £55K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and evolve iQ's social channels, drive social-first content, and translate analytics into growth while collaborating across Marketing and property teams.

  • Own day-to-day management of social channels.
  • Lead content planning, production, and performance optimization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Shape iQ\'s Social Strategy: You\'ll own the day-to-day management and evolution of iQ\'s social channels, helping define the role each platform plays within our wider marketing strategy.
  • Create Content That Students Want to Engage With: From short-form video and creator collaborations to student stories and community-led content, you\'ll lead the planning, development and production of social-first content that drives engagement and delivers results.
  • Turn Performance Into Action: You\'ll use data, insights and platform analytics to understand what\'s working and what\'s next. You\'ll continuously optimise content, test new ideas, and identify opportunities that strengthen audience growth, engagement and commercial performance.
  • Build Relationships and Inspire Others: You\'ll manage and support our Social Media Executive while collaborating with teams across Marketing, Customer Experience, Operations and our property network.
  • Visit properties across the portfolio to uncover authentic stories and content opportunities that showcase life at iQ.
  • Work with creators, ambassadors, agencies and influencers to develop content that is authentic, impactful and aligned with our brand.

Requirements

  • Experience managing and growing social media channels for a consumer-focused brand.
  • A passion for content creation, storytelling and emerging social trends.
  • Strong understanding of platform analytics and performance optimisation.
  • Experience producing social-first content including video, photography and creator-led campaigns.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management and project management skills.
  • The confidence to work collaboratively, influence others and bring new ideas to life.

Preferred

  • Experience within student accommodation, travel, hospitality, lifestyle or related sectors would be a bonus, but most importantly we\'re looking for someone who understands audiences, culture and content and knows how to turn insights into impact.
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iQ Student Accommodation

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Every day, iQ Student Accommodation provides the best home-from-home environment from which 35,000 university students can confidently make the most of the opportunities open to them. We believe that the right setting helps them to learn, flourish and to make the most of their time at university. As one of the largest providers of student accommodation in the UK, we operate over 85 sites in 29 locations, with our most recent development having just opened in Glasgow City Centre. Our residents join us from all over the UK and from over 120 different nations. We put students first – delivering a range of safe, well-located and high quality accommodation. We believe that the right environment is important in how students experience university – not just through the quality of their rooms or the proximity to the university campus, but in the way students feel whilst they are living in the accommodation. This belief is at the centre of the business, and we build the student experience around it. We make it as easy as possible for students to make new friends by creating a sense of community through building design, leisure facilities, events and shared study and relaxation spaces. Parents have peace of mind knowing that we provide safe, comfortable and well-maintained environments for their children, including having management or security staff onsite around the clock. We are a more than 550-strong team, with headquarters in London and Manchester, and we are proud of our commitment to developing truly customer-centric teams – it’s why are so focused on building a winning team and culture, and investing in innovative training. Our dedicated site teams across the UK mean that we have a deep local understanding of our markets. With unrivalled training and passionate teams who enjoy having fun, it’s a very exciting time to join us.

Founded in 2007
London, England, GBR
480 employees (32 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

£50K/yr – £55K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (5% of company)
Median Tenure
2.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
230.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.7%
Direct
25.6%
Referral
3%
Social
2%
Paid
4.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~480
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Social Content Manager

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