Social Media Editor

Storytelling should be at the heart of everything social and the job of the Social Media Editor is to define and execute the social strategy for Marie Claire UK.

What you'll be doing...

As the key stakeholder for all things Social, you’ll be tasked with developing a scalable and engaging strategy utilising the brands core verticals (Beauty, Fashion, Sustainability, Wellness, Events) to carve out a robust social voice for MC that is disruptive and engaging and to grow and retain audiences with effective community management. You’ll also be in charge of developing Global strategies and synching with Marie Claire US to harmonise the UK and US activity across time zones.

Key Responsibilities:

Create shareable content (news, images and video) for use across all social platforms for Marie Claire.
To evolve and execute the brands Social Media strategy
Oversee content production process from inception to delivery
Work alongside the wider MC team to leverage their work for social use
To identify areas of growth and opportunity across Social
Work alongside key stakeholders in the company, including marketing and commercial, to help produce and deliver successful editorial and commercial social campaigns.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

At least 3 years experience managing the key social channels for a publisher, brand or retailer is essential.
Experience with full range of social platforms and tools including Crowdtangle, Social Flow, Dash Hudson
Experience in audience growth with a proven record of this for Instagram.

Key Skills required:

A passion for social media and the appetite for creating world class visuals and campaigns
A thorough understanding of platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Youtube and Flipboard.
A finger on the pulse for knowing what works on social media and the latest platform features.
A positive, creative attitude with an enthusiastic attitude.
Superb written skills.
A self-starter with the Ability to work brilliantly independently and as a team.
A strong sense of what is newsworthy for a brand like Marie Claire UK
Knowledge of Image creation tools from Canva to Adobe Suite (Photoshop, After Effects) knowledge and video editing experience not essential but a bonus
Paid social media experience
Experience creating and managing briefs for both editorial and commercial campaigns
Develop campaign objectives and KPIs ensuring campaigns fulfill business goals, from experiential to commercial and brand campaigns, whilst lending to brand building and community growth.
Ability to put together comprehensive campaign performance reports (very strong analytical skills)
The ability to validate your strategy through audience and social listening data and present justifications to teams with confidence.
Monitor all social platforms across the MC ecosystem to ensure consistency

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level E6

The expected range for this role is £29,000 - £35,000