The Role

Are you ready to deliver effective social media content and campaigns?

We are looking for a Social Media Manager to work within our Marketing & Communications department, managing the planning, creation and delivery of content across the School’s social channels: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Can you draw on your expertise and experience to execute the social media strategy for one of the world’s leading business schools?

As a Social Media Manager you will create social post copy, brief and manage creative inputs in various formats - design, photography and video. You will also work closely with our various Marketing and Communications teams to help articulate their needs, shape social briefs, understand social best practice and deliver their KPIs.

Main Responsibilities

• Content creation: copywriting, copy editing, producing creative briefs
• Content delivery: ensuring that social creative assets are produced on time and to the expected standard; are optimised for social channels and on-brand both in terms of creative execution and tone of voice
• Paid media input: this role acts a ‘bridge’ between paid and owned social activity – it is pivotal in aligning the two through creative insight, content development and delivery
• Performance reporting: identifying, downloading and filtering the most appropriate data from native or other platforms and assisting the Head of Social in performance analysis, report narrative and learnings / recommendations for future activity
• Social trends: keeping up-to-date with social / digital media trends and ensuring that these are used – where appropriate – to inform our social practices and content outputs

Share our knowledge

We generate research and ideas that have a real, lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. To do that, we have to make sure we have the talent, the tools and the infrastructure to share our thinking globally. In this role, you will support the Head of Social Media in evolving the School’s social strategy and content output.

Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Proven track record of social media management
• A deep understanding of key social media channels, the role they play in the marketing mix and the ways in which they are used
• Experience managing social media accounts with diverse B2B / B2C audiences
• A thorough working knowledge of paid social media and experience with Facebook Business Manager / Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and Twitter Ads
• A thorough working knowledge of social media analytics
• Experience with a social media management platform such as Hootsuite, Buffer, Falcon or Sprout
• The ability to prioritise tasks, manage deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, and balance short-term needs with long-term strategies in a fast-paced environment
• A creative thinker who is prepared to challenge the norm
• Experience with Google Analytics and social listening platforms (e.g. Brandwatch, Pulsar, Sysomos) is desirable.

Be part of an international network

We are a global institution with our staff representing 55 nationalities, 94% of students and 86% faculty being international. We bring together a variety of widespread perspectives that help us have a profound impact on the way the world does business. Based in London’s Regent’s Park, this is an opportunity to work in one of the world’s most important financial, entrepreneurial and cultural centres.

Why London Business School

Benefits We Offer

As an employee at London Business School you will enjoy a generous holiday entitlement, on site swimming pool and gym, automatic enrolment to a quality defined contribution workplace pension scheme and season ticket loan facility. There is also a wide range of professional development opportunities to support your career path.

What you can expect from us

Our vision is to have a profound impact on the way the world does business. This can only be achieved through our people; with 90% of our staff saying they are proud to work here and being consistently ranked among the best in the world for our MBA, global Executive MBA and Masters in Finance programmes you will have an opportunity to be part of this journey.

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