Account Handlers / Social Media (Account Manager - Account Director level)

We have a couple of brand new vacancies within Social Media. Account Manager (2 years + experience) to £35,000 and also Senior Account Manager/ Account Director (4 years min experience) to £52,000.

This is a brand new role within a growing, dynamic digital marketing agency who specialise in Social Media execution and delivery across some top UK consumer brands. Due to growth and new business wins, the agency are looking to bolster their team with an additional Senior Account Manager or Account Director.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on some fantastic accounts including tourism, leisure and brands (amongst others) on a UK and global basis. At a senior level, you will be involved very much on the strategic growth of each client account, as well as hands on delivery of social media, content, digital marketing and activation. 

You’ll also be involved with the development of the agency including processes and procedures, new business development (pitches & presentations), client development and also team management and mentorship. 

It’s a senior role and we’re looking for a solid 5 years + experience of social media and digital marketing (or 2 years+ for AM level).

As Social Media Account Director, or Senior Account Manager, you will be responsible for leading the clients’ social media strategy in creating and maintaining unique social media and content campaigns. Your duties include staying up-to-date on social media trends, monitoring all social media profiles to determine engagement and developing social media campaign ideas for new product launches and other events.

Social Media Account Director Duties and Responsibilities

The primary duty of a Social Media Account Director is brand development through social media channels and content strategy. You will identify target customers / audiences, set clear objectives, build an effective content strategy to engage the audience, increase traffic and boost conversions. Social Media Account Directors manage the clients’ online community by reading customers’ comments, answering questions and actively engaging the audience. 

Here are examples of Social Media Director duties:

• Plan, design, implement and monitor social media marketing campaigns.
• Create, curate and manage social media content, including text, audio, visual and multimedia formats.
• Engage users with prompt responses, organize competitions, ask questions and cultivate relationships.
• Monitor social media trends, including developments in design, applications, strategy and innovation to stay relevant and effective. 
• Create comprehensive marketing plans to boost brand image, increase customer engagement and improve conversions.
• Design, implement and manage social ad campaigns integrated into the company’s strategic marketing plans. 
• Hire and supervise talented creatives, including Freelance Writers and Graphic Designers and influencers, and coordinate their activities to achieve social media campaign objectives.
• Track social media campaigns’ key performance metrics to maximise results and report progress to client management.
• Get involved with high level new business pitches
• Team management and mentorship

You’ll be joining a brilliant, award winning agency who are dynamic, growing, highly successful with unlimited career opportunities. A real focus on training and development, there is a clear career path therein. You will be based in the Edinburgh office 2 days/week, WFH 3 days/week.

Salary purely dependent on skills & experience to £52,000 + great perks.

FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership are a specialist recruitment agency and recruiting partner within the Marketing, Digital communications/PR, Creative & Design and Advertising industry for Scotland, both agency and client side.

When submitting your application, please outline your current salary, salary expectations and notice period. It is also essential that you are already legally permitted to work in the UK with the associated paperwork if you are not a UK citizen.

If you are not currently living in Scotland, please explain/outline your plans and timelines for relocation to Scotland. We are a Scottish based recruiter who generally do not represent “remote” opportunities - thus you will be either living in Scotland or have solid plans to relocate.

We cannot guarantee a response to each individual application, made necessary by the level of response we receive. We will contact only those candidates we wish to shortlist. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract.