Social Media & Communications Executive

📍UK Remote

Why Perkbox Vivup?

In an exciting stride forward for both organisations, employee benefits experts Perkbox and Vivup have joined forces to create a world-class benefits, wellbeing, and engagement platform.

With over two decades of combined experience, our goal is to enable more organisations to better support and engage their employees — something which has become essential in the wake of a global pandemic and a hard-hitting cost-of-living crisis.  

From enhancing access to specialist mental health services to helping staff manage the cost of everyday essentials, our combined strengths and best-in-class solutions will create a super partnership that supports employees in all areas of life, at every stage of their career, both in and out of the workplace.

As a combined entity, we can assist more employees than ever before to live and work better through our combined expertise in the public, private, SME, and corporate sectors. Today, we collectively support more than 4 million employees across 7,500 organisations through an enhanced range of benefits and engagement solutions.  Our vision is to create healthy, happy and engaged workforces by reinventing employee benefits. Together, we’re positioned to revolutionise the employee benefits landscape, driving innovation, setting new standards, and shaping the future with transformative solutions that redefine wellbeing.

About the role

We are on the hunt for a versatile and dynamic Social Media and Communications Executive with a knack for creating disruptive social media campaigns to drive our ambitious growth initiatives.

You will be responsible for helping to maximise reach and engagement, and grow our audiences, across our social media channels with exciting content. You will plan, create, schedule and report upon a range of social media activity to help us achieve our objectives and meet agreed targets.

You will play a crucial role in contributing to a professional, engaging, and informative stream of content to consistently boost awareness and advocacy for our brand, products, and solutions. You’ll be expected to ideate and deliver content that will be shared across platforms, reaching current and new audiences. Alongside delivery, you’ll adapt your content based on insights and analytics.

You will work within the Marketing Communications team, which handles PR, marketing communications, research, and events (both digital and physical). You’ll also collaborate with the wider marketing team, aligning efforts with our content and partnerships, and in-house creative teams to deliver successful project outcomes.

What You’ll Be Doing

Content Creation and Strategy:

• Develop and execute bold, creative social media campaigns that capture attention and drive engagement.

• Ideate fresh and exciting ways (including video content) to promote products, services, events, and partnerships across the business in an engaging way for our audiences, leveraging social media platforms to raise brand awareness and foster brand advocacy, driving client acquisition and retention.

• Support PR initiatives and campaigns (including market research): Assist in sharing content and driving the brand story across social media platforms to enhance public relations efforts and increase brand visibility.

Trends & Insights:

• Stay updated on the latest social media trends, tools, and best practices to enhance creative strategies. Lead the adoption of AI technologies to scale and shape our content

• Analyse historical performance data to identify successful elements and inform future content iterations.

• Owning and reporting on key social media growth metrics

• Stay ahead with brands and discover perfect partnerships to elevate our impact and growth.

• Generate innovative content ideas and respond proactively to emerging trends in our industry.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 2 years’ experience with content creation, social media strategy, and analytics

• Strong writing and communication skills: Ability to write short-form content in a clear and engaging content.
• Creativity: Develop unique and compelling social media campaigns.
• Technical proficiency: Familiarity with social media management tools and analytics platforms (HubSpot).
• Attention to detail: Ensure posts are error-free and align with the brand’s voice.
• Time management: Handle multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Analytical skills: Interpret data and make informed decisions based on insights.
• Interpersonal skills: Work effectively with team members and engage with the online community.
• Knowledge of public relations campaigns desirable.

The Interview Process

Our interview process involves 4 main stages:

Application

Short call with a member of the TA team

30-minute video call with Hiring Manager and one other team member

Final Interview and task with two members of the team

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks, but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process. If you have any specific questions ahead of this, please contact us on talent@vivup.co.uk

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer and creating a fair workplace for all. We encourage applications from candidates across all backgrounds, circumstances, ages, disabilities, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, gender identities, or sexual orientations

We're happy to offer reasonable adjustments during our hiring process. Just let us know, and we'll make it work for you. Your comfort and success matter to us!