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Social Media Account Manager
Square in the Air is recruiting for an experienced Senior Account Manager to join our team of Social Media experts. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivery of sports-led content for a variety of international sporting and gambling brands.
All applications should feature a short cover letter which sets out your suitability for the role, as well as a copy of your latest CV and be submitted to recruitment@squareintheair.com before 23rd August.
About Square in the Air
• Square in the Air is a multi award-winning marketing and communications agency based in central London specialising in sport, racing, betting and gaming.
• Our Digital PR, Social Media, Design, Video and Performance Marketing teams deliver B2C and B2B campaigns to a wide range of global clients.
• As a company we have a strong internal culture and values and we look for energetic, engaged people with a passion for the industry who will develop that same passion and dedication for our agency.
• We’re a team of 50+ and growing.
• See www.squareintheair.com for further details.
Role Summary & Key Responsibilities
You work as a member of the Social Media team helping to drive our social media offering and deliver clients digital strategies. Key responsibilities include:
• Build, nurture and maintain relationships with key clients, serving as the primary contact for all their needs and requirements
• Support the agency in servicing existing clients and winning new ones by developing and executing account plans to fulfil client’s objectives
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clients’ needs are met and exceeded
• Deliver timely, strategic and impactful paid social media campaigns that provide tangible return on investment for clients
• Understand client objectives and goals and proactively identify opportunities to improve their business through both organic and paid social
• Conduct regular reviews to assess their satisfaction, address concerns and identify opportunities for upselling other services
• Monitor social trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities and threats and develop strategies to stay ahead
• Stay up to date with industry news, developments and best practices to continually enhance your knowledge and expertise
• Lead and mentor our account executives, provide guidance, train and support them to ensure their success in managing their own clients
• Planning, pitching and executing data-led, quantifiable social campaigns
• Supporting the social media Director in the management of client channels and content delivery
• Supporting the supervision of a team of remote content creators for real-time sports coverage.
Necessary skills & attributes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients at all levels
• Strong negotiation skills and influencing skills with the ability to achieve client targets and goals
• Ability to think strategically, analyse data and develop actionable insights to drive business outcomes
• In-depth knowledge of the major platforms’ organic and paid features – spanning analytics, optimisation, ad formats, and bespoke content planning
• Proficiency in all aspects of social media, including a high level of experience with paid social campaigns
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Creative brief ownership and proposal management, with extensive knowledge of developing and executing creative content that meets clients’ business and brand objectives.
• Decision making that is backed-up by data analysis. Proposals must be grounded in measurement and boast a deep understanding of both content and campaign effectiveness.
• Impeccable copywriting and proofing – an attention to detail that reflects the fundamentals of traffic and engagement driving and proven agility when adopting varying brands’ tone of voice.
• Confidence presenting thoughts and findings and the ability to handle multiple fast-paced accounts simultaneously.
• A passion for sports with an awareness of all UK, European and major worldwide sporting events.
• Be an evangelist for social media and understand the value for both B2C and B2B whilst working alongside PR and Design to deliver multi-platform strategies, on time and on budget.
• Willingness to support the wider team in occasional evening and weekend work, in accordance with the sporting calendar/schedule.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and curious with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Good personal presentation with a courteous, professional manner.
• Reliable and punctual.
Working environment
• Contractual place of work is our London office – we currently operate a hybrid working pattern of at least two days in the office and the remaining days at home.
• Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday (flexible start and finish times).
• Willingness to work outside office hours to deliver client content during key sporting events taking place during evenings & weekends - compensated with overtime pay and/or time in lieu.
• Willingness to work outside office hours at industry events when required (occasional).
Compensation & benefits
• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Enhanced company pension scheme; 5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution (automatic enrolment after three months, subject to meeting scheme requirements).
• 25 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays (up to 3 extra days earned with length of service).
• Confidential 24-hour access to our BUPA employee assistance programme.
• Bonus (non-contractual) and dependent on company and individual performance.
• Death in service (4x salary).
About Square in the Air
• Square in the Air is a multi award-winning marketing and communications agency based in central London specialising in sport, racing, betting and gaming.
• Our Digital PR, Social Media, Design, Video and Performance Marketing teams deliver B2C and B2B campaigns to a wide range of global clients.
• As a company we have a strong internal culture and values and we look for energetic, engaged people with a passion for the industry who will develop that same passion and dedication for our agency.
• We’re a team of 50+ and growing.
• See www.squareintheair.com for further details.
Necessary skills & attributes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients at all levels
• Strong negotiation skills and influencing skills with the ability to achieve client targets and goals
• Ability to think strategically, analyse data and develop actionable insights to drive business outcomes
• In-depth knowledge of the major platforms’ organic and paid features – spanning analytics, optimisation, ad formats, and bespoke content planning
• Proficiency in all aspects of social media, including a high level of experience with paid social campaigns
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Creative brief ownership and proposal management, with extensive knowledge of developing and executing creative content that meets clients’ business and brand objectives.
• Decision making that is backed-up by data analysis. Proposals must be grounded in measurement and boast a deep understanding of both content and campaign effectiveness.
• Impeccable copywriting and proofing – an attention to detail that reflects the fundamentals of traffic and engagement driving and proven agility when adopting varying brands’ tone of voice.
• Confidence presenting thoughts and findings and the ability to handle multiple fast-paced accounts simultaneously.
• A passion for sports with an awareness of all UK, European and major worldwide sporting events.
• Be an evangelist for social media and understand the value for both B2C and B2B whilst working alongside PR and Design to deliver multi-platform strategies, on time and on budget.
• Willingness to support the wider team in occasional evening and weekend work, in accordance with the sporting calendar/schedule.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and curious with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Good personal presentation with a courteous, professional manner.
• Reliable and punctual.
Compensation & benefits
• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Enhanced company pension scheme; 5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution (automatic enrolment after three months, subject to meeting scheme requirements).
• 25 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays (up to 3 extra days earned with length of service).
• Confidential 24-hour access to our BUPA employee assistance programme.
• Bonus (non-contractual) and dependent on company and individual performance.
• Death in service (4x salary).
Role Summary & Key Responsibilities
You work as a member of the Social Media team helping to drive our social media offering and deliver clients digital strategies. Key responsibilities include:
• Build, nurture and maintain relationships with key clients, serving as the primary contact for all their needs and requirements
• Support the agency in servicing existing clients and winning new ones by developing and executing account plans to fulfil client’s objectives
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure clients’ needs are met and exceeded
• Deliver timely, strategic and impactful paid social media campaigns that provide tangible return on investment for clients
• Understand client objectives and goals and proactively identify opportunities to improve their business through both organic and paid social
• Conduct regular reviews to assess their satisfaction, address concerns and identify opportunities for upselling other services
• Monitor social trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities and threats and develop strategies to stay ahead
• Stay up to date with industry news, developments and best practices to continually enhance your knowledge and expertise
• Lead and mentor our account executives, provide guidance, train and support them to ensure their success in managing their own clients
• Planning, pitching and executing data-led, quantifiable social campaigns
• Supporting the social media Director in the management of client channels and content delivery
• Supporting the supervision of a team of remote content creators for real-time sports coverage.
Working environment
• Contractual place of work is our London office – we currently operate a hybrid working pattern of at least two days in the office and the remaining days at home.
• Hours: 40 hours per week, 8.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday (flexible start and finish times).
• Willingness to work outside office hours to deliver client content during key sporting events taking place during evenings & weekends - compensated with overtime pay and/or time in lieu.
• Willingness to work outside office hours at industry events when required (occasional).
we’d love to hear from you!
recruitment@squareintheair.com
