The Wild is a social-first creative agency offering unrivalled services and expertise in social media management, marketing, advertising and branded content. The agency’s Managing Director, Dylan Davenport (formerly of adam&eveDDB) leads a Cannes Lion award-winning team, who have been responsible for generating the UK’s most viewed and engaged campaigns on social media for the last two years. The Wild has access to 117 million followers that live cross-platform and across different passion points, giving them unrivalled access to consumer data and insights that help drive its strategy for clients.

We help brands turn heads and make it matter. In a fragmented world, we help brands command the attention they deserve and create ideas that cross the digital border and have an impact in the real world.

We’re looking for a rising star Social Media Manager who’s sweet spot is all things brands and making them stand out on social. Sound like you?

About the role
Can you create branded content calendars that are socially sticky, meaningful and loved by audiences? Are you a whizz on social metrics - knowing what they mean and the story they tell for a brand? Do you have examples of when you’ve grown online communities. Can you build analytical reports that provide uncover opportunities to boost desired brand metrics? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail - with accurate copywriting and impeccable spelling and grammar?

The Role

The Social Media Manager will own and implement organic and paid social media strategies across client-owned accounts. They will be a trusted contact for the clients and will be able to own a room. They will be creative with an analytical mind and prides themselves on attention to detail.

You will be responsible for:

• Client Services - Leading across all client communications day to day, building long-lasting relationships.

• Project management - Managing all deadlines internally and externally with internal account teams/brand teams and agency partners to establish ways of working and manage delivery seamlessly.

• Supporting on content creation for monthly content calendars alongside content creators

• Community management across accounts proactively and reactively

• Scheduling content across relevant channels

• Proofing content before it goes to the client, ensuring it meets strategy, brand objectives and guidelines

• Tracking results, compiling regular reports and delivering in-depth analytics to clients

• Effectively responding to all client enquiries and requests

• Monitor trends in social media tools, applications, channels, design and strategy.

• Monitor effective benchmarks (Best Practices) for measuring the impact of social media campaigns.

• Assist the Paid Social team with media planning and social reporting

Experience and skills required:

• Experience managing social media accounts and driving content strategy on behalf of clients

• Excellent time management skills to ensure all deadlines are met

• Confident liaising with and presenting to clients

• Familiarity with social analytics and media terminology

• Excellent knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft Office package, in particular, Excel and PowerPoint

• Excellent organisational skills

• Excellent written skills with acute attention to detail

• High energy and positive team player

Bonus Points

• Additional digital skills e.g. design, Adobe

• Experience with social media management tools such as Sprinklr, Hootsuite etc

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary package includes a bonus scheme or commission, working from home allowance, an excellent contributory pension, 25 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service, many social events and activities and a wider benefits scheme.

We want you to add to our culture

At Jungle Creations, we aim to ensure our workforce reflects the diverse society we live in. We want everyone to feel that Jungle Creations is a place where they belong and that is the reason why we look for the cultural add, not the cultural fit.

Post Covid-19 Plan

We have moved to a permanent hybrid working system that sees staff split their time between the office and home (government guidelines allowing). Each team differs in terms of their in-office expectations so feel free to discuss this during your interview process.

Is this the role for you? Please download the full job description and apply ASAP!

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