WE'RE HIRING: SOCIAL MEDIA & PR MANAGER

Social Media & PR Manager – Culture X Brands
Reports to Head of Department
£35,000 – £38,000 depending on experience

ABOUT MARGARET:

We are Margaret, a creative studio and global communications company specialising in arts &
culture. We offer consultancy, creative studio, communications and partnerships. We are part
of the B Corps community and proud members of the 1% for the Planet Initiative which means
donates 1% of our income to environmental charities.
Currently a tight knit team of 20 working from East London, Margaret prides itself on
providing a new way of working – flexible, open and fun with a hybrid structure in place
combining working from our co-working studio in Shoreditch and days working from home.
You can see and hear more from us and our work via our Instagram channel
@Margaret_London

OUR BENEFITS:

● Remote working and use of co-working space in Shoreditch
● 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
● Private healthcare
● Annual team bonus
● Protein Studios membership and related benefits included free Frame
classes
● Museums Association Membership – giving free access to London museums
and art galleries
● Budget allocation for relevant courses
● Monthly team cultural trips
● Birthdays off as holiday
● Summer working hours
● Ride to work scheme

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We’re looking for a culturally curious, dynamic and experienced Social Media & PR Manager
to join our team. They will be experienced and excited about social media and new content
trends and have experience of planning and executing social campaigns. They will be a
confident and skilled communicator, able to guide our clients to help them reach their social
media objectives. A natural connector they will have a track record for building and engaging
with communities online and in real life. They will also have experience in managing talent
and influencers as well as traditional & digital lifestyle PR. A creative thinker, they will be
ambitious and driven, with the position offering room to grow.
This role offers great variety with time split between social media & content (70%), Talent
and Influencer management (20%) and traditional and digital PR (10%).

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & SKILLS:

Social Media and Content (70% of role)
● Acting as the day-to-day point of contact for Margaret’s brand clients, able to
drive a project forward confidently and update the client on project progress and
answer questions promptly
● Develop and implement creative, social media strategy for our existing and new
clients plus our owned channels
● Develop and own social content calendars, developing and using clear
communication channels for client feedback and sign off. Working with clients to
ensure efficient and timely delivery of content for them
● Brief and manage our Creative Studio on the delivery of social media-first
content. Even better if you have basic content creation experience / skills
● A creative thinker able to concept and plan clear and impactful social media
content; understanding the formats, copywriting, and posting approach
needed to make our posts perform strongly
● Produce regular reports, identify trends, insights and make relevant
recommendations
● Liaise effectively with client contacts and project managing delivery of campaigns,
building strong and friendly working relationships
● Proactive in staying on top of new trends, emerging platforms, formats and viral
content
● Be experienced in analytics and performance tracking -be able to track and
analyse social media performance using analytics tools and adept campaigns
accordingly
● Manage and nurture our Production Assistant, training and motivating them to
build online communities for our clients and our own channels
● Be experienced in and able to manage and guide clients through paid social
media advertising, optimising campaigns for reach, engagement, and conversions
● Have a good understanding of the digital marketing ecosystem, be able to update
our website and create Margaret newsletters

Influencer and Talent Management (20% of role)
● You will manage our influencer campaigns successfully with great knowledge of
best practice on how to build relationships with our creative network to create the
best output. Adept at using measurement tools to report their success to our
clients
● You will have experience of drafting talent and influencer talent contracts and
briefing packs
● You will work collaboratively with team members (both upwards and
downwards) to meet agreed KPIs and ensure that systems and planning tools are
being used effectively
● Organising and attending media and influencer events and regional
UK/international press trips as required
● You will have an existing network and be keen to develop this further into a wide
creative network of established and up and coming creative and diverse
connections
● Culturally curious and connected by nature, you will feed into and lead new
business proposals and activation ideas across arts, film, festivals, photography
and hospitality to client proposals and new business opportunities

Traditional and digital lifestyle PR (10% of role)
● You will be adept at delivering quality, on-message media coverage in credible
and high profile outlets, building close relationships with media and selling in
story concepts to UK and international press
● Preparing good quality and creatively written materials such as key messaging
hierarchy, press releases, media plans, copy for socials and for presentations and
pitches
The ideal candidate will have the following:
● 5+ years experience in a communications role at an agency or in-house covering both
PR and social media
● Great knowledge and connections within the cultural scenes in the UK. Knowledge
of who is on trend in music, fashion and arts & culture
● Have proven experience working on PR campaigns for hospitality brands, music,
festivals, food & drink and lifestyle brands
● Great project management skills and the ability to work across a number of client
projects at the one time
● In-depth knowledge and understanding of lifestyle and arts & culture media, both in
the UK and internationally, across various media platforms (Online, Print, Broadcast
as well as Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
● Experience of managing and measuring successful influencer campaigns
● Excellent client management skills – reporting, presenting updates confidently on
calls/ video meetings and in person, listening to and responding positively and
proactively to feedback
● Basic design skills – to be able to resize press images, pull together keynote
proposals and media campaign reports
● Available for occasional weekends and evenings, depending on client needs – i.e
launch events and press trips
● Fluent English with great written skills and knowledge of how to create press
materials and engaging content

CURRENT CLIENTS:

● LEVI’S – Influencer campaigns
● OATLY – Experiential
● BRUGAL RUM – Experiential, PR & influencers, social media content
● THE ROOF GARDENS – PR & Influencer engagement, VIP Parties, Social content
●THE ROSEWOOD LONDON – VIP Parties
● FORWARDS FESTIVAL – PR & Influencer campaign, on site press area

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to being an organisation that
reflects the diversity of our community. We particularly welcome applications from
groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority
and those that are neurodivergent. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and
experience relative to the role.

 

To apply for the role please send in your CV with a covering letter to
jobs@margaretlondon.com

For more information on Margaret go to
www.margaretlondon.com or find us on Instagram @margaret_london