Social Media Strategist

  • Location: Leeds/Manchester/Sheffield
  • Salary: Dependent on experience
  • Closing date:

Ride Shotgun is a bit different. Not only are we one of the fastest growing strategic brand, activation and production agencies in the UK but we think big, go big creatively and deliver big in production to deliver fully joined-up brand journeys for clients of all shapes and sizes.

You’re a social media strategist or manager and you have some experience handling client relationships. You’re very comfortable researching; coming up with ideas; creating content calendars; pitching to clients. You’re frustrated that you have to fire up Canva and make content that isn’t as big as it COULD be.

You wish you had a big creative team who could help you ideate. You think a 30,000 square foot studio that produces amazing content all day, every day, would take your social media capabilities to the next level. You’d love to work as part of a strategy team that includes brand strategists, PR strategists and digital strategists, joining up brand journeys for the world’s best brands.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ideating with our creatives.
  • Talking our amazing clients through your ideas.
  • Working with client services, creative and production to brief our teams on how to bring (y)our ideas to life.
  • Reporting on social media campaign success and working with our Digital Strategy team to analyse data and prove effectiveness.
  • Finding and providing audience insight from a social perspective (which audiences are on which channels; how they are used; what conversations are happening) for multichannel campaign activations and new business pitches.
  • Planning and executing social media campaigns (including content calendars and posting with tools).
  • Determining the strategy for social-first campaign activations and briefing our creative teams.
  • Contributing to the strategy for large, multichannel campaigns.

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Experience running organic campaigns on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest (experience with other social networks is positive too).
  • Comfortable being the go-to person for how to run social media campaigns as the team grows.
  • A lot of enthusiasm for social media and learning new things.
  • Familiar with insight and social media management tools (familiarity with social media ads and analytics tools is a positive).
  • Experience writing decks and presenting to clients.
  • The flexibility to work with a wide range of sectors in both B2B and B2C.

LOCATION AND WORKING HOURS

Based in either Sheffield, Manchester or Leeds, you’ll be working from one of our offices with occasional travel to our other offices. You will be working 9.00am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and there will be opportunity for hybrid working.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We expect all our team members to share the same behaviour and culture code as Ride Shotgun, check them out below!

WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

  • We own it – we want to feel proud of the work we do every day. So, we step up, we crack on and we take responsibility. And when we do that, our infectious and genuine passion for our work shines through.
  • We are on it – “that’ll do”, won’t do. We expect a lot more of ourselves and each other. As a result we’re a proactive, driven bunch with a “can do” attitude, who love nothing more than spotting a problem and sorting it.

WE RIDE AS ONE

  • No drama – we’re all in this together. We look out for, and after, each other. No questions asked. We understand each other and respect each other. We work brilliantly together. No drama. No egos. Nobody being a dick. I’ve got your back, you’ve got mine.
  • Know-how – we work as one team, recognising and respecting each other’s skills and capabilities. We trust each other and we know there’s always someone in the team that will know the answer. It’s in our nature to collaborate because we know that when we work together, amazing things happen.

QUESTION EVERYTHING

  • Be curious and creative – curiosity is our superpower. It drives us to dig deeper. To look at challenges from every angle using left and right brain thinking. Leave no stone unturned. There might be an idea or insight under it.
  • Have guts and glory – we’re fearless in challenging the accepted norms. Brave enough to do things differently. To take risks and try new things. And if that means challenging clients, ourselves and each other…So be it.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

The opportunity to make a real impact and be instrumental in shaping the future of a new, ambitious, and exciting agency. Based in either Leeds, Sheffield or Manchester you’ll work with some of the world’s best brands and the region’s best talent to produce award winning creative work.

In addition, we offer a competitive salary and additional benefits including:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Your birthday off
  • Additional holidays through salary sacrifice
  • Childcare salary sacrifice
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Tech & Home Scheme
  • Pension contribution
  • Westfield health cash plan
  • Profit share scheme
  • Discounts portal with access to thousands of retailers

DOES THIS SOUND GOOD TO YOU?

Applicants should be within commuting distance of the office location. Please apply to futureriders@rideshotgun.co.uk attaching your CV and portfolio.

No agencies please.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

Ride Shotgun is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

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