Social Media Coordinator

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union has an exciting opportunity for a Social Media Coordinator to join our team based in Nottingham. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £23,688 per annum.

Full Time, 35 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Who are we and what do we do?

Here at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union, we are a connected student community. A brilliant, diverse, ambitious community, 38,000 strong. We are proudly independent from the university and right at the heart of student life. We’re a diverse community from first-year undergraduates to research students, elected student Officers and staff, to volunteers, pioneers, and so much more. Together, we are getting involved, making change and supporting each other, making student life at the University of Nottingham the very best it can be.

We are one of the largest Students’ Unions in the country, connecting 38,000 student members to share, support and inspire each other while at University. As a registered charity we act as the recognised representative body of all students at the University, and every student is automatically a member free of charge. We provide a range of activities, events, campaigning, commercial and professional services that benefit and support students to get involved, find support and make change.

The Social Media Coordinator role:

Are you a social media superstar either managing communications for an organisation or working in an agency where you manage highly engaging social communication for a whole raft of interesting clients? Either way, you are able to wow us with a demonstrable, well established skill set and illustrate how you have developed and grown an online following.

We are seeking social media talent to carry out our digital marketing activities. This is an exciting role to help the Students’ Union engage creatively with our student audience. We wish to recruit someone who is nimble and proficient online who can develop excellent presence and engagement and have an affinity with our wide ranging audience.

In this role you will develop all aspects of our digital and social media marketing campaigns, plan, manage and create content across all digital and social media platforms including Facebook, X (Formally known as Twitter), TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and a variety of blogs. You will work with internal and external teams to source and create necessary content, keep all parties updated on campaign progress and ensure our consistency in tone of voice.

What we're looking for in our Social Media Coordinator:

Ideally you will be from a digital marketing /social media background with a track record that shows an in-depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms, an ability to research and produce high quality written material, create engaging videos, good analytical and problem solving skills, the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines and demonstrate an understanding of sharing knowledge with others.

We’re looking for someone who has a passion for social media that manifests itself through self-teaching, exploring and relevant experience in communicating bringing new ideas to the table.

Our People Offer:

When you come to work @UoNSU you bring your skills, experience, talent, commitment and a desire to do a great job.  Our Students’ Union prides itself on being inclusive, working collaboratively and empowering individuals to be the best they can.  In return we want to be an employer where every member of the staff team feels valued, trusted, inspired, and able to grow and to have fun. We welcome people from different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We are on a journey to increase the diversity of our staff team and we would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to better reflect the diverse community we serve.

We offer a range of employee benefits which support employee wellbeing such as flexi-time, flexible working, generous holiday allowance, generous staff pension, paid Union closure days, learning and development opportunities and much more.

For a full role profile, role dimensions, and person specification and to apply for the role as our Social Media Coordinator, then please click ‘apply’ now We’d love to hear from you

Closing date: 29th October 2024

Interview date: 7th and 8th November 2024

As part of your application, please include appropriate links or documented online presence (links to your professional social profiles, your client/company social channel links, video samples, blog or website). Without these your application cannot be considered.

Please note, applications from agencies will not be accepted at this stage