Principal, Social Media Campaigns ( 12 month FTC)

About EE

We’re EE. We are the biggest mobile and broadband operator in the UK and we have a relationship in every second household in the country. But we’re for everyone, on any network – serving up new tech, new services, and heaps of inspiration for every aspect of your connected life. We’ve been awarded the UK’s best network for the last 10 years. It’s central to our vision – to be the most personal customer‑focused technology company in the UK.

Why this job matters

It’s an exciting and pivotal time at BT, which brings a myriad of partnerships, activations, and new news which you’ll support in communicating to the UK via our social channels. You will drive the strategic development and consistent implementation of a new Social Media communication strategy that not only lands our brand vision, but drives significant brand engagement and visibility growth across all the social platforms. This role leads a team of social experts who will be change agents within the business ensuring we are consistently driving best in class social execution.

You will also lead and manage an agency team at one some of the UK’s most talented and awarded agencies to bring best in class social creative work to market on a daily basis. Critically you will be the strategic social media lead for the business. This means you will be responsible for leading key stakeholders from all teams across our brands on all social briefs to building and maintaining an integrated calendar of activity, as well as aligning our stakeholders around it.

We will rely on you to ensure we are strategically aligned to the latest best practice for all social platforms and ensuring that our brands are treated as a strategic partner for the social brands. This means ensuring we are constantly on the pulse of social trends and looking for opportunities to keep us ahead of the game. You will be tapped into our audience, understanding what they are engaging with, and seeking opportunities to jump on something that’s generating interest. This is a real opportunity to make a difference and lead the way to change how we use social and drive tangible engagement across our channels to reach our ambition to be more personal.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and implement a strategic social media strategy to build BT as the most personal brand in all social media platforms.
• Lead the development of strategic creative ideas for each of the social platforms that is consistently used by all teams executing social campaigns to drive credible brand growth in the channels.
• Take responsibility for the executional decisions that balance impactful growth-based communications and reputational risk.
• Drive the relationship with the key social brands to ensure we are at the forefront of the industry development and performance to drive new opportunities and collaborations that enhance our performance in the channel.
• Direct a team of social experts to drive specific growth plans for each social function and drive the implementation throughout our business.
• Own and manage the social calendar to prioritise the messages and campaigns we execute deliver on both our commercial and brand objectives.
• Control a multimillion-pound budget to execute efficiently and effectively deliver tangible growth in both engagement and visibility targets.
• Analyse social trends and campaign metrics to drive best practice and optimisation across the business.
• Lead the collaboration team with marketing, PR and customer service functions to ensure a cohesive brand execution.
• Plan and advise on all social media campaigns, contests, and events to ensure we are always driving increased community participation.

The skills and experience you’ll have under your belt

• Proven experience in leading social media strategies and communication plans.
• Excellent people leadership skills with experience in leading change and agile style teams.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, trends, and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence across all stakeholder levels.
• Creative mindset with the ability to develop brave and engaging content.
• Familiarity with social media management tools and analytics.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast‑paced environment.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
• Analytical skills to interpret data and derive actionable insights.
• Ability to make autonomous decisions and balance reputational risk with cut through communication techniques.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’ We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.