Social Media Campaign Strategist

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

The Opportunity Hub UK is seeking a Social Media Campaign Strategist to join their team. The role involves assisting with day-to-day account handling, pitching stories, writing press releases, managing social media accounts, and supporting event planning. The ideal candidate should have 8-12 months of agency experience, strong communication skills, and a good understanding of media relations. The role is currently remote but will eventually be based in South West London. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and holiday package, as well as opportunities for training and development.

Job Description:Greetings! The Opportunity Hub UK is on the lookout for a talented Social Media Campaign Strategist to join our team and be part of an ambitious growth story. We work with award-winning companies to create campaigns that help organisations stand out, grow faster, and make a difference. Our goal is to unlock the amazing growth potential of people we work with – our clients, our partners, and our team. We deliver national media campaigns, high-profile events, and world-class editorial that sets the news agenda in the UK and around the world.

The Role

As a Campaign Executive, you will be a core part of client teams, assisting with day-to-day account handling, and proactively looking for opportunities to articulate their clients’ stories and missions in the media. You’ll need around 8-12 months of agency experience, great communication skills, and a strong understanding of media relations and the press. Alongside regularly pitching story ideas, you will assist with researching and writing thought leadership reports and articles, support with event planning, production and execution, and support in the management of social media accounts. Our office is situated in South West London (SW18). Although the role will currently be based remotely due to COVID-19, please ensure that the journey to SW18 is feasible for you in the medium to longer term.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Supporting with day-to-day running of client accounts
• Media relations, pitching stories and proactively finding opportunities and angles, writing and distributing press releases and opinion editorials 
• Developing and strengthening your network of media contacts
• Drafting content – media pitches, opinion editorials, press releases, and web copy
• Assisting with research and production of thought leadership reports
• Assisting with development and management of social media platforms and content
• Support with event planning and event execution
• Support preparation of new business proposals and presentations
• Reporting and analysis of results
• Client handling – via email, over the phone and in person

Here are the skills you’ll need:

• Team player
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative
• Great attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and work across a range of client accounts
• Appetite for knowledge and improvement
• Confident in contributing to client and internal meetings
• Appetite to develop a network of media contacts
• Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, clients and the media
• Willing to contribute to brainstorms
• Ability to manage own time
• Around 12-months agency experience preferred

Here are the benefits of this job:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and holiday entitlement package, along with an annual personal allowance for training and development. Working with The Opportunity Hub UK gives you the chance to work with award-winning companies and campaigns that make a real difference. A career in this sector is fulfilling, exciting, and always evolving. So if you’re ready to take on this challenge, we want to hear from you.Location: South East, London