Social Media Manager - Initial 3 Month Contract - Berkshire

Social Media Manager - Initial 3 Month Contract - Berkshire

This is an exciting opportunity with a leading telecommunications company based in Berkshire with travel to central London.

The responsibilities and skills required by this role are:

• Help to develop and implement a world class PR & Social media programme
• Ongoing engagement and outreach to key bloggers and influencers to generate brand coverage online, during campaigns and as BAU
• Help manage agency partner interface to maximise impact for our PR & Social media campaigns taking responsibility for achieving key social media targets on an annual and campaign basis
• Brief our agency during campaigns to capture feedback and insight
• Share monthly buzz monitoring reports with business stakeholders, manage new briefs into the agency and become a competent user of Radian 6
• Manage daily conversation taking place on our clients Twitter feed, Facebook page and blog
• Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media programmes. Analyse, review, and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximise results and track growth
• Compile monthly buzz reporting and ad-hoc reports
• Develop and manage a conversation calendar that is fully integrated with the PR strategy and programme
• Act as an advocate for our client in social media spaces, engaging in conversations and responding to queries where appropriate.
• Monitor trends in social media tools, applications, design and strategy
• Provide ongoing advice and recommendations on the opportunities to grow our social media presence within marketing and across the business and agree hand-off points between social media comms team and other functions e.g. Retail, Customer Services.

Skills, Experience and Qualification:

Must Have:

• Experience in a social media and/or PR role, either in-house or agency
• An active participation in and solid understanding of social media
• Be a proactive self-starter that doesn`t wait to be asked
• Able to take pragmatic decisions for the good of the cause, even under pressure
• Excellent standard of written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to produce clear and concise presentations and reports
• Hands on experience of managing social media platforms and blogger relationships

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of the sector and the business.
• Crisis communications and issues management experience
• Experience of managing agencies
• Academic or professional qualification in a marketing or business discipline.

If this role caught your interest, please apply today or send your CV directly to Eva.Graf@projectpeople.com

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