Social Media Executive

We look for smart and resilient problem solvers; for creative minds; for individuals who want to push boundaries; to look at things from different angles; and connect the dots in a way others can't. Our employees come to us to work with some of the world’s best-known brands, businesses and influential people, helping our clients identify and tell meaningful stories that drive real change, and genuine connection. Love & Work is our foundation because we do what we love, and we love what we do.

Many of our alumni have gone on to run their own top 150 agencies; to lead the communications and marketing for well-known global brands; and are leaders in their fields of expertise. We pride ourselves on the ability to assemble teams of passionate specialists from all over the world with a huge variety of backgrounds, all experienced in solving tricky problems. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage all applicants to apply, regardless of race, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Freuds Group strives to ensure a sense of belonging for all; we’re proud to support and utilise a diverse range of thoughts and perspectives in the teams we build as well as the work we create.

The Team: This role sits within freuds’ social team – a specialist team of 15 within Freud Communications. The team exists to service all clients within the agency on both a consulting and paid basis – ensuring all teams are kept abreast of the latest social best practice. Services provided include content strategy and channel planning, campaign activation, visible leadership and paid media management. The team consists of 7 specialists plugging into many integrated accounts on both a retained and project basis, including Mars, Danone, You Can Adopt, Samsung, Millennium and Prosus.

The Role: We are looking for a Social Media Senior Account Executive who’s ready to craft campaigns, bring creative ideas and apply their strategic thinking to both consumer and corporate accounts. The ideal candidate will have a strong grounding in creating social-first content, managing social channels and building communities and will have ideally gained this working in-house for a corporate organisation or within agency working with a mix of consumer brands/b2b/professional services clients. They will have a good understanding of all elements of social media including ever-evolving formats and trends, whilst being able to bring content and stories to life through excellent copywriting skills. The ideal applicant will be confident in briefing and project managing the development and delivery of content and will also have the confidence to liaise face to face with clients.

In addition, we are looking for someone who will embrace our cornerstones of Love & Work, which require a passion for what we do and an ability to persevere. You’ll have a level of curiosity about the world around you and the spaces in which we operate; ask questions and offer up ideas. In addition, you’ll take an active role in our belonging values – collaborating to achieve common goals, connecting with one another in an authentic way, sharing our perspectives and embracing others, and actively supporting each other and our experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver social content calendars – creating and publishing across client channels
• Brief and manage the delivery of social media-first content, most notably with our corporate leaning clients
• Produce regular reports, audit social profiles, identify trends, insights and make relevant recommendations
• Liaise effectively with client contacts and project manage delivery of campaigns
• Proactive in staying on top of new trends, formats and social media platforms (we work across everything from TikTok to LinkedIn)
• Embrace our cornerstones of Love & Work, which require a passion for what we do and an ability to persevere.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• Solid copy writing, proofreading and editing skills, with impeccable grammar and spelling
• An understanding of the working of large corporate organisations
• Strong research skills, including in identifying micro-influencers
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Powerpoint, Excel etc)
• Hands-on skills in building in-platform content (i.e. Reels and TikToks) is a plus
• Excellent verbal communication skills, and a confident presentation style
• Fluency in English; additional languages considered favourably
• 2-3 years social media experience