We are seeking a high-impact Interim Senior Social Media Manager to lead and execute our global organic social media strategy for a 4-month contract. This hybrid role is based 3 days onsite at our Head Office in Elstree, Borehamwood.
This critical role requires a strategic, analytical, and hands-on leader capable of driving virality and significant follower growth across all platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest).
You will own the global content calendar, manage an internal content team, and act as the central social media liaison for cross-functional teams, distributors, and regional markets.
Responsibilities:
1. Organic Social Calendar Management
- Shapes the global organic social calendar for all platforms.
- Working closely with in-house and external Content Creators, Brand, R&D and Education teams to plan, brief and execute socially-first global campaigns and brand storytelling for maximum impact and virality.
- Ensures a best in class standard; quickly and efficiently growing Medik8’s visibility and virality with each interaction while supporting followership growth and engagement goals.
- Inspires the internal Content Creation team by facilitating sharing of best practices, competitor brand inspiration, trends, soundbites etc to make hyper-relevant fit for platform content per channel.
2. Cross-functional Collaboration
- Collaborates with our distributor partners to ensure a cohesive and integrated social presence, troubleshooting any issues.
- Collaborates closely with the UK & US teams to deliver effective social strategies to support market goals and initiatives.
- Collaborates with regional paid social teams and Global Community Manager to arrange whitelisting of any organic content for paid and followership campaigns.
3. Analysis & Reporting
- Owns the data analysis of social platforms to identify opportunities in customer interactions, developments in social media, digital technologies and competition to plan our campaigns and achieve the maximum ROI.
- Provides monthly reporting to aggregate learnings and recommendations for future channel improvement.
4. Team Management
- Manages in-house content creators deliver exceptional content, continually challenging and pushing the boundaries to ensure Medik8 goes viral.
- Deliverables Social calendar built out a minimum of 6 weeks ahead.
- Weekly analysis on key social metrics to Global Head of Communications - followership, engagement rate and recommendations for optimisation.
- Monthly social media reports to senior stakeholders on latest metrics, key wins and opportunities.
We are looking for:
- Significant proven experience managing multiple social accounts and leading a team of content creators.
- Proven experience in content strategy or related fields.
- Proven experience as a strategist on global accounts, with the ability to scale content strategies across multiple regions and markets.
- Strong project and campaign management skills with an analytical approach to key metrics, reporting and making data-led decisions.
- Social expert in the best practice principles, trends, rules and regulations.
- An innate understanding of the premium skincare space.
- Proficiency in digital platforms, analytic social media tools.
- A commercial mindset, operating with integrity and transparency to drive decisions through facts and data.
- A growth mindset with the ability to adapt to change and continuously seek improvement with a self-starting attitude.
About us
Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, we are a British, B Corp™ certified dermatological skincare brand, globally renowned for our age-defying heroes that deliver results without compromise.
Our mission is to simplify the route to great skin through the highest quality, most efficacious and trusted products on the market. All this is underpinned by our pioneering CSA Philosophy® of vitamin C plus sunscreen by day, and vitamin A (retinoids) by night which addresses 90% of anti-ageing skincare needs to deliver more youthful-looking skin.
Culture & Benefits
We are fuelled by our commitment to sustainability, quality, efficiency, and an unwavering passion for our customers. Championing solutions-focused thinking, we possess a purpose-driven mentality and strive to work with integrity and agility, always. We are collaborative go-givers; our diverse talents work cross-functionally and we achieve more together. We are proud to do everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. It’s just who we are!
Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible & Hybrid working
- Private Medical Insurance + Mental Health support
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Long Service Awards
- 75% discount + Annual Product Allowance
- Flexible Career opportunities
- Up-skilling support + regular Lunch & Learns
- 2 Volunteering days per year
- Matched Charitable Giving Scheme
Want to do a little more research before you apply?
Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor & Instagram.
At Medik8, we believe that diversity within our workplace drives innovation. We celebrate multiple backgrounds, cultures, approaches and points of view, and believe that when people feel respected and included, they can truly flourish. We’re committed to advancing equal opportunities and we’re dedicated to building a workforce as diverse as our consumer base, creating a multifaceted, equitable and inclusive culture and allowing all colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.
Our DE&I ethos also flows through our recruitment process. Studies have found that minority groupings tend to apply for roles only when they meet 100% of the role requirements, in comparison to non-minority grouping tend to apply when they meet only 60% of the role requirements (Hewlett Packard ). The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you think you meet 60+ of the role spec and are passionate, excited & feel like you have the potential to fulfil the rest - then we want to hear from you!
