Title Social Media Content Executive

Salary: £25k-£28k doe

Hours: Full Time / 37.5 per week / Monday-Friday

Job Type: Permanent / Full Time

Location: Hybrid – Northampton / London Area / Manchester

Closing Date for Applications: 13th June 2024

The Role

You will be reporting into the Social Media Manager, building social media campaigns as well as creating social media content, adapting it for different channels and audiences, posting it and monitoring engagement.

• Scheduling release of content at optimal times, being accountable for scheduling posts on time and accurately while monitoring engagement and providing feedback for every post.

• Be quick to act on current trends and themes that sit within the Early Years sector and the Work and Family sector.

• Be confident in all social media spaces, adept at creating quick and authentic content to sit on Instagram reels and TikTok.

• Be innovative, creative and passionate about pushing brand boundaries.

• Filming at nurseries or company events for content creation, this will include being on camera as well as filming others.

• Flexible regular travel to UK support offices, nursery settings and events.

• 1 day per week in the Northampton, London or Manchester office.

What We Can Offer You:

Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible working and holiday entitlements

• Discounted childcare

• Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks

• Annual gala award evening

• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more

• Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2024.

Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

What We Are Looking For:

• Excellent written communication skills, incl. experience in copy/content writing.

• Previous experience of writing for multiple audiences, esp. through social media channels.

• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to interview and collaborate with colleagues across the business.

• Previous experience of creating content for different media.

• Desired skills: Experience using Canva, Asana, Sprinklr and SharePoint.

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent influencer, change-maker and effective communicator (oral and in writing and on camera).

• Highly motivated and driven, achieving positive impact and meeting deadlines.

• You are calm, confident, and skilled in managing reputations.

• Ability to build trust and develop cohesive teams – strong empathy, clear expectations and fair-minded.

• High energy and enthusiastic, and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment - calm approach and ‘can-do’ attitude.

• Able to use data and numerical detail effectively to inform strategy, measure impact and drive quality.

Bright Horizons are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. If you share our passion, values, and have most of the skills listed, we encourage you to apply – as you may be just what we are looking for! Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS. Some of our roles require specific qualifications by law, this will be highlighted as essential within the advert.

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please email europe.recruitment@brighthorizons.com and we will be happy to help.