Social Media Executive - BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music
Brands, Marketing and Audiences
Permanent - Full Time
Location: Salford or London. This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office/location home working.
Salary: £27,500 - £37,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Job Closing Date: Sunday 26th January 2025
THE ROLE
Package Description
Job Reference: 20917
Band: C
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
Benefits: We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym.
Job Introduction
We are looking for a Social Media Executive with a love of music and entertainment to work across the BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music social media accounts - joining a creative team using short form video to help audiences discover live radio, music performances, and our podcasts.
Main Responsibilities
1. Work with the Radio 2 and 6 Music Social Media Managers to create relatable, authentic, and engaging short form video, graphics, and copy for our channels.
2. Schedule, optimise and publish posts across both networks’ social media channels.
3. Support social media campaigns, reacting quickly to memes and trending moments.
4. Syndicate and schedule content on non-owned channels.
5. Work alongside other Execs and digital production teams to ensure that promotional content is joined up and impactful.
6. Ensure that content is complied and logged for publishing in BBC social media spaces.
Are you the right candidate?
You will need to demonstrate the following:
1. A knowledge of Radio 2 and 6 Music and audio platforms.
2. A passion for music and strong awareness of popular culture in digital spaces.
3. A track record of creating engaging music and entertainment content for social media audiences.
4. 1 or more years’ experience of working with a publisher, radio broadcaster or equivalent.
5. Strong video and image editing skills – must be able to work within the Adobe Creative Suite.
6. Familiarity with social media analytics.
7. Confidence in communicating ideas and collaborating with teams.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.
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