Social Media Officer - 12 week contract - Remote working

We are delighted to be working on a new temporary role with a prestigious London based University. This role is for a Social Media Officer (REMOTE WORKING), its paying £16.79 per hour and is currently for 12 weeks. The successful candidate will alleviate a sudden increase in workloads, and will be responsible, among other things, for managing social media inboxes, monitoring engagement, and scheduling content across all channels.

Our priorities are:

• Thorough understanding of the higher education sector, the role of the social sciences, and a keen awareness of social issues in the UK and internationally
• Ability to craft proactive, preventative and passionate messaging to promote positive engagement and minimise negative sentiment for a large social media community (approx.. 1.5 million followers)
• Experience proving social media advice and consultations for colleagues with a wide range of communications priorities (with a strong focus on research communications)

The postholder will apply advanced social media expertise to drive engagement, and build connections across audience segments including current and prospective students, alumni, researchers, and other key stakeholders. This will include creating engaging social media posts tailored for each of the schools core social media channels, monitoring inboxes and responding to enquiries, providing expert social media advice to communicators around the school, and regularly reporting on the performance of content to better inform future campaigns.

Thorough understanding of the UK and international social media landscapes, current trends, industry standards and best practice for each platform

Thorough understanding of the higher education sector, the role of the social sciences, and a keen awareness of social issues in the UK and internationally

Experience managing branded social media channels, ideally in the higher education sector

Community management and customer service experience

Experience delivering complex projects of strategic importance meeting the needs of multiple internal stakeholders

Proven track record of disseminating complex materials and abstract concepts to wider audiences in tailored and engaging formats

If you feel that this is the role for you, please send across your most updated CV.

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