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Social & Paid Media Executive

Employer
WHSmith
Location
Bristol (working from home available)
Salary
Salary upto 25k
Closing date
25 Apr 2021

Job Details

We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable Social & Paid Media Executive to join our talented team at our office in Bristol on a permanent basis. Here at Funky Pigeon we are a fast paced, growing business, therefore this is a great opportunity to grow your career in the digital marketing and social media world, by working for a leading ecommerce brand. 

You will have the chance to work across all things social media, as well as helping to manage and grow the overall paid media presence for Funky Pigeon.

We are looking for someone who has a genuine passion in social media and digital marketing, who can help drive our strategy forward. You will ideally have bags of initiative, be pro-active and hardworking, enjoy a challenge, take pride in your work and have a solid understanding of digital marketing.

Reporting into the Search Marketing & Content Manager, you will be part of a friendly marketing team, and be supported in your role by your manager, various in-house departments and an experienced digital agency.

What you’ll be doing:
•    Working with the social media team on the day to day management of all organic social media channels. This will involve everything from the ideation to the creation and scheduling of all types of posts
•    Contributing to the wider social media strategy by driving revenue, increasing followers, engagement and customer interaction. This will also include work with influencers, brand partnerships, along with your own ideas for campaigns/initiatives
•    Day to day management of paid social media campaigns. This will include the running of accounts, tweaking, optimising and analysing paid media campaigns
•    Paid ads creation. Working with the team to help create high quality images for all paid social media campaigns
•    Leveraging findings to inform paid media and social strategy and targeting to build better media plans
•    Reporting on performance of ads and demonstrating ROI
•    Keeping up-to-date with social media trends
•    Ensuring social media best practice is followed throughout the business

What we are looking for:
•    Relevant experience in a social or paid media role
•    Working knowledge and excellent understanding of all social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn also helpful)
•    Working experience with Facebook Ads Manager and any other paid social media platforms
•    Ability to create high quality creatives/graphics for both organic and paid social media. This can be via Photoshop, or equivalent
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a high standard of written English and copywriting
•    Strong organisational skills, a high level of attention to detail
•    Ability to work independently, manage own workload and juggle multiple projects at any given time
•    A self-starter who can think creatively and strategically, able to research and investigate issues to offer solutions
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office

Desirable, but not essential
•    Online video (YouTube etc.), display, app advertising knowledge/experience
•    Influencer marketing experience
•    PPC knowledge/experience

What’s in it for you?
You’ll thrive on the freedom and the chance to use your skills and will be supported with plenty of training and development opportunities. What’s more, you can expect some fab rewards, including flexible working hours, an achievable annual bonus, 24 days’ holiday, pension, the perks of your birthday off, access to various discounts and lots more. Working from home also currently available.

Company

WHSmith started in 1792 with a small news vendor in Little Grosvenor Street, London, followed by the opening of our first bookstall in Euston Station in 1848. We quickly established ourselves as the favoured newsagent, stationers and bookseller opening stores across the UK. From this point on, there has been no looking back.

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