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SalarySocial Media Specialist
Office Based - Southampton
£30,000 p/a plus excellent benefits
About Us
Here at Garmin, we love what we do - fuelling people's passions for fitness monitoring, sports timing, mapping and management, driving and/or sailing while using GPS to navigate the world. Our people truly enjoy bringing our products to the world and everyone one of us feels part of a global success story which has grown tremendously over the past few years.
The Role
Support the Social Media Manager to increase reach and engagement across Garmin UK social channels by creating and executing organic social content and effectively delivering community management strategies, all to maximise ROI.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Daily management of Garmin UK Social Media channels in line with UK and Ireland marketing strategy
- Create engaging, social-first content for Garmin UK social channels (organic and paid) which promotes key brand-focussed messages in a clear and effective way, retaining the global brand identity at all times
- Deliver effective and consistent community management by playing an active role on our social feeds
- Manage the Social Media calendar to maximise the impact of product launches, events and brand campaigns (both global and local content)
- Research and monitor the latest Social Media marketing trends and maintain a level of professional knowledge of Social Media tactics available to Garmin
- Manage influencer communications across multiple segments to ensure relationships with our brand advocates remains strong and output is effective
- Collaborate with Segment Marketing team on brand ambassador plans, ensuring we maximise the opportunity on Garmin and ambassador social channels
- Work alongside Social Media Manager to track and report on Social Media activity, converting data into insight in order to achieve maximum ROI.
- Ensure effective internal communications to ensure all stakeholders are informed of Social Media activity.
Education & Experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar Social Media role
- Experience creating engaging and innovative social-first content for a brand
- Good level of content editing skills across video and imagery. Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro or Photoshop is a bonus
- Experience managing and engaging with online communities for a brand
- Experience working with influencers and managing relationships
- Excellent Social Media copywriting skills
- Experience measuring the success of Social Media marketing and community management
- Excellent organisation, planning, and analytical skills
- Proficiency using and/or willingness to learn Social Media management tools such as Sprinklr and Klear.
- Capable of working autonomously and multitasking in a high-pressure environment
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills
- Must have creative flair, passion for fitness and the outdoors.
What we can offer you;
Private Health & Dental
Enhanced Holidays, including birthday and work anniversary
Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity
Discounted Products
Employee Share Program
Cycle to Work
Hybrid Working after probation (3 days office, 2 days home)
Experience working for a Global Brand
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Social media marketing: 1 year (required)
- Social Media: 1 year (required)
Ability to Commute:
- Southampton (required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Southampton: Relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Social Media: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
