Social Media Manager

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  • London  
    London, United Kingdom
    perm, part time  
  • Company
    Blue Zoo Animation Studio  
    Start date
    ASAP  
    Duration
    n/a  
    Wage
    Competitive depending on experience
  • Closing date
    13 April 2021  
    Posted on
    11 February 2021  

The role of Social Media Manager, Alphablocks Ltd, is an exciting new role that will grow with the individual. It is a strategic and hands-on role working with the Alphablocks and Numberblocks IPs: requiring an individual who understands how to grow and nurture a community across social media, can forward plan, identify key milestones and also who has excellent copywriting skills and image editing skills.  

The Social Media Manager will report to the Director of Digital and be part of a highly engaging, supportive and creative team.

This is a full time role that we would consider part time hours for, if you would like to be considered part time please do let us know in your application.

Day to Day:

  • Develop and carry out a social media content strategy, including developing a long-term schedule and creating a keyword and hashtag strategy.
  • Manage and grow the community carefully, including answering messages promptly and commenting on posts.
  • Build relationships with key influencers and work with them to help promote Alphablocks and Numberblocks products and services. 
  • Create a monthly report showing the performance of channels and paid campaigns. 
  • Ensure that daily posts are on brand, have correct editorial and are fully optimised. 
  • Grow traffic to the Alphablocks and Numberblocks websites and YouTube channels. 
  • Increase downloads of the Alphablocks and Numberblocks apps through driving consumers to these.
  • Promote engagement with social media across the company. 
  • Oversee paid campaigns and promotional posts. 
  • Stay on top of social media trends and current events in order to incorporate these into the channels.
  • As Alphablocks and Numberblocks are translated into various languages, build out the localisation pipeline to ensure that posts are translated/relevant posts are created and scheduled on the channels. 

About You:

Must Have:

  • Excellent copywriting skills, great communication and organisation skills and be a strong team player. 
  • A thorough understanding of the key social media platforms, including how to grow and nurture a community through these, with a minimum of 2 years working in social media.
  • An understanding of paid social media campaigns on social media, Photoshop and video editing/the desire to learn how to edit video content. 
  • An understanding of creating content for children, including an awareness of the implications of COPPA and GDPR laws.

Bonus Points:

  • Experience working in children’s TV is ideal.
  • Experience working on social media channels with over 50k followers ideal.

About Us:

Blue Zoo is a leading animation studio in the UK, with a world-class reputation as the go-to place for creating bold, fun and characterful animation. Established in London in 2000, the studio has grown to become the largest dedicated CG animation studio in the UK, picking up a shelf full of BAFTAs along the way. 
 
The studio is going through an exciting period of growth and we are building a studio that is full of amazingly talented, happy artists, making work they are proud of, which in turn makes a small contribution to a happier world. 
 
We look for people who have expertise, enthusiasm and are motivated by change. You’ll work alongside a talented and diverse group of people who respect each other's differences and seek to understand fresh perspectives. 

What we’ve got for you (benefits):

  • Winner of Best Places to Work in TV 2019 and 2020!
  • Inclusive self-funded shorts programme.
  • Many fun social events throughout the year - even though they have to be remote for the foreseeable!
  • Bi-monthly staff feedback and engagement programme.
  • Friday "beer o'clock" and talks programme!
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including loads of discounts and offers.
  • Online wellbeing programme.
  • Profit participation (for staff who have been with us for 2+ years).

Blue Zoo is committed to creating and nurturing an inclusive studio that promotes and values diversity and invites everyone to ‘bring their whole selves’ to work. We believe that companies that truly embrace and value diversity, and create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, are better companies. 

To be engaged our people have to feel included and valued. We work hard to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is embedded in the way we work, not just an initiative. We strive to engender a studio community that feels a deep sense of pride and commitment that transcends any role, department or level and works together to produce excellent and engaging work.

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