Social Media Officer

Description:

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Social Media Officer. In this role, you’ll support the delivery of paid and organic social media activity and campaigns for the charity’s fundraising, health awareness activities and scientific/research portfolio. Further to this, you’ll contribute to the aims and objectives of the charity in line with organisation-wide priorities.

What will I be doing?

• Supporting on the planning and delivery of paid and organic social media campaigns, creating written or creative content to publicise Cancer Research UK’s fundraising initiatives, research and campaigns

• Supporting on the set up and delivery of paid social media campaigns

• Project managing key elements of communications campaigns and events

• Collating and distributing campaign and channel evaluations

• Working with relevant CRUK teams to source case studies and/or celebrity supporters and influencers to bring to life the human stories behind Cancer Research UK

• Monitoring social media trends and spotting opportunities that could build on and develop CRUK’s social media audiences and content

• Liaising with internal teams on the development and roll-out of media stories/campaigns to ensure maximum comms channels and audience are reached

• Working with colleagues to think creatively and produce bold, engaging content that works across multiple communications channels.

What skills are you looking for?

• Relevant experience of delivering social media campaigns, with experience of paid social media

• Experience of developing content for consumer-facing social media channels

• Experience of working with social media analytics tools, Google Analytics and and/or Campaign Manager 360

• Accountable for own work, while receiving supervision and direction from line manager

• Use your own initiative to prioritise day-to-day tasks and make decisions within established guidelines and policies.

• Can explain information clearly and encourage colleagues to understand different points of view

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to find creative ways to publicise fundraising/health/research initiatives.