Simply Business is on an exciting brand journey and we are now on the lookout for a creative and innovative Social Media Executive to help us transform our presence across our social media platforms. This exciting new role is perfect for an enthusiastic, social native who is passionate about building brands, inspiring creativity, and thinking strategically.
Reporting to our Social Media Manager, you’ll be passionate about small businesses and the self-employed, possess strong creative skills, and have a proven track record of delivering impactful social media campaigns.
As our Social Media Executive, you’ll:
* develop and execute comprehensive social media content plans – writing engaging captions and producing compelling content, leveraging the latest trends and social media insight.
* collaborate with the wider Brand Team – you’ll be responsible for creating and curating standout social content for Simply Business in the UK, supporting our brand campaigns with expert, social-first approaches.
* run the day-to-day handling of our social media channels, tailoring content to suit different platforms, audiences and objectives – working with the wider Social Team to build an engaged, social community.
* champion creativity by generating new ideas and experimenting with our content to show how our brand supports and celebrates UK SMEs.
* measure the success of our social activity – utilising social media tools and analytics platforms. You’ll be enthusiastic about tracking and analysing our channel and content performance, and confident in reporting insights to stakeholders.
We’re looking for someone who is:
* a creative, curious and proactive self-starter with excellent written, interpersonal, analytical and organisational skills.
* passionate about social media and an expert in the UK social media landscape, including platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
* confident and demonstrably accomplished in producing native social media content for a variety of platforms and across a number of formats, particularly short-form video.
* experienced in planning and executing paid brand-building social campaigns, with experience in an agency or client-facing role.
* comfortable and experienced in working with social influencers / creators, creative agencies, or internal design teams to produce best-in-class social campaigns.
* experienced in using social media management tools and analytics platforms, especially for measuring performance and reporting on success to stakeholders.
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
Are you exceptionally talented at creating content that captures attention and stops people from scrolling? Do you thrive on building social communities? Do you have great ideas for building and maintaining social accounts? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our new Social Media Executive!
About Simply Business
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.
We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
Benefits:
* work-life balance – we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload
* hybrid working – you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs
* mental health and wellbeing – we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health
* flexible parental leave – we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
* paid sabbatical – as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you’ve been here for five years, and four weeks off for those who’ve been with us for 10, 15, and 20 years
* life event leave – you can get an extra day’s leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
* a dedicated learning platform – our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes
Compensation:
* competitive salary – we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we’re in from day one
* annual bonus – the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
* pension – we’ll match what you put into your pension up to five percent
* private medical insurance – you’ll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit
* holiday entitlement – 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)
* life assurance – pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary (core benefit), with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
* salary sacrifice car scheme – option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
* flexible benefits scheme – everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday
Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
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