Social Media & Community Executive

London, UK (Hybrid)

£29K/yr – £32K/yrMid LevelContract

Posted 9 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute short-form social content across UK channels, turning strategy into platform-native content with a distinctive voice, while collaborating with creators and leading on-camera work.

Build and maintain an always-on content pipeline.
Manage community interactions and feedback.
Identify trends and translate culture into ideas.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Manage the UK social channels day to day, including content scheduling, captions, posting, timing and cadence.
Turn Raptor’s marketing and content strategy into platform-native content that feels relevant, engaging and authentic.
Help establish and maintain a distinctive tone of voice that is culturally aware, playful and consistent.
Develop original content ideas that audiences would choose to watch.
Create content that feels lo-fi, spontaneous and native to social, while maintaining high standards across filming, lighting, framing and editing.
Confidently appear on camera and become a recognisable face and voice within the content.
Direct contributors and capture the footage needed quickly and effectively during shoots and events.
Edit short-form video using tools such as CapCut, TikTok and Instagram, with strong instincts for hooks, pacing and storytelling.
Build and maintain a consistent pipeline of always-on content.
Monitor trends, platform updates and changes to the TikTok and Instagram algorithms.

Requirements

Previous experience creating and editing short-form social content, whether for a brand, agency, creator or personal platform.
Experience managing or contributing to TikTok and Instagram accounts.
Strong understanding of platform formats, trends, pacing, audiences and performance metrics.
Experience with community management and online audience engagement.
Confidence filming high-quality content using a phone.
Experience editing content using CapCut, TikTok, Instagram or similar tools.
Comfortable appearing and speaking on camera.
Experience working in a fast-moving agency environment is preferred but not essential.
A portfolio or examples of social content you have personally ideated, filmed or edited will be required.

Benefits

24 days’ holiday per year, pro rata
Pension scheme
Vitality Health, subject to eligibility
Annual summer and Christmas parties
Team-building & agency activities, Thursday drinks
Bonus scheme, subject to eligibility
Discounts with local and national brands

Raptor

We are Raptor, the global youth marketing agency.A creative collective that bridges the gap between the next generation and the brands they love. We provide unparalleled access to youth and student communities that represent the heart of culture, delivering marketing campaigns that truly resonate and achieve results. - The pioneers of the global student ambassador programme.- Specialists in on campus activation.- Award winning in-house content creation studio-Thousands of students live on our bespoke reporting and management platformOur mission is to put young voices at the forefront of advertising. Why? Because they think differently. The world is constantly evolving, and we collaborate with the next generation to identify, ideate and execute what’s next, delivering unparalleled creative campaigns that truly resonate.Our campaigns are created for youth, with youth - ensuring that we work collaboratively with the audience as a sounding board for everything we do. We’re a team ingrained in youth culture and representative of the audience. Our personal interests, passions and pain points are reflected in the campaigns we create. We aren’t just talking to the next generation, we are the next generation, paving the way for a new approach to advertising.Every campaign we do aims to make a difference, and give back to the next generation. Through bridging the gap between youth and the brands they love, we create an ecosystem that encourages both to feel inspired, make change and achieve results.

Founded in 2015

London, England, GBR

254 employees (36 in marketing)

www.raptor.agency