Social Media Manager

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

Our world is under threat like never before. Now is the time for action and if you are an experienced social media professional, your planet needs you. This is a unique opportunity for a Social Media Manager to be part of the team at the world’s largest independent conservation organisation and join in the race to bring our world back to life.

At WWF, our social media channels are an important part of reaching new and existing supporters. As Social Media Manager we want you to help us cut through busy social media feeds with bold, impactful and diverse stories, inspiring people to care deeply about our world and our work to protect it.

As part of the role, you’ll need to develop and deliver a range of social media plans across different platforms and campaigns. You will get involved in social media moderation and community management and help build the capacity of colleagues to ensure we maximise our social media presence. You will deliver regular reporting covering social media channel and content performance too.

You will also bring creative and exciting ideas to find new ways of storytelling. You’ll need to be able to work with a wide range of internal stakeholders around the organisation, supporting a range of teams to bring our messaging to life.

You must have experience of delivering social media channel strategies as well as creating and delivering social media content plans. You will demonstrate the ability to understand digital communication briefs and create a strategic response to reach campaign or organisation objectives. You will also understand what content works for specific social media channels and audiences.

You will be used to managing communities and moderating social media and familiar with using social media community management systems (ideally Brandwatch) and social media listening tools. A good understanding of tools such as Google Analytics, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro would be beneficial.

In addition to your technical skills, you will have strong project management skills, and be a good communicator with the ability to write for digital platforms.

Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.

Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

Right now, our world needs our help like never before.  We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us to help bring our world back to life.