About the role

Reporting into the Social Media Account Manager, the Social Media Executive will work with the team to execute the social strategy across all major platforms and shoot, edit and grow channels using video content.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Shoot, film, edit and produce high quality social-first content across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Work with the team to produce reactive culturally relevant content that reflects our internal content objectives
• Develop and execute social media platform specific content calendars, publishing proactive and reactive content across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Work with the Social Media Account Manager to action the channel management and scheduling plan, utilising scheduling tools and tracker updates
• Ensure all content meets Word On The Curb’s brand consistency and marketing objectives
• Monitor and analyse social media conversations, brand mentions and trends to suggest opportunities to align Word On The Curb as a leader within the market

Who This Role Will Suit:

You are likely to enjoy this role if you are a social media native looking to work as part of a team on creative and social-first content for brilliant brands.

The social media team is a newly formed department, so we’re looking for someone who is curious, eager to share ideas and learn, as well as being keen to work on great client campaigns and grow their career.

What you’ll learn:

As part of the apprenticeship, the role will also provide opportunities to:

• Develop practical Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut and other platform skills throughout the apprenticeship programme.
• Build a broader content creation and social media skill set, with the Fundamentals of Marketing optional qualification providing a valuable addition to the role and supporting the apprentice’s wider development.
• Support social media activity throughout the apprenticeship, responding to business needs and gaining hands-on experience

Training to be provided

• Level 3 Multichannel Marketer
• In-house mentoring

Personal Qualities

• Organised, curious and willing to learn within a fast-paced environment

Skills Required

• A social media native who understands Instagram, TikTok and YouTube inside out, as well as marketing trends and growth principles within online video and entertainment
• Familiar with creating concepts, shooting and editing content and creative effective captions across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Understanding of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube platform trends, content creators and algorithm behaviours
• A mixture of technical skills having worked with key social platforms, as well as soft skills, such as effective communication and working as part of a team

Important other information

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to complete a short task as part of the hiring process.

Qualifications Required

You’ll need a good level of English and a strong foundation in content creation with a passion for social media marketing and youth culture. Formal qualifications like GCSEs are helpful but not essential.

Things to Consider

The apprenticeship programme and employment are inclusive of each other. You will need to demonstrate excellent levels of commitment to both the training and job role. You will work at Word On The Curb 80% of the time, and train towards your accreditation for 20% of the time.

Future Prospects

We will review all future prospects upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.