Social Media Manager

7 months ago


Durban, South Africa OLIVER Full time

**Role**: Social Media Manager

**Location**:Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

**ROLE MISSION**

Working in partnership with our client, the Social Media Manager will build, engage and proactively support a social community through all key channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & TikTok, and supports the main campaigns each year. The role is responsible for providing strategic best-in class advice to the client and agency teams, writing/creating beautiful and engaging social content and managing the client on
BAU briefs.

**ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING**

Reporting to The Creative Team Lead, the Social Media Manager is a highly collaborative role within the team of 9 - 12 team members ranging from design to community management.

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE**
- Work in true collaboration with the client and be responsible for Brand Guardianship as the Steward of their online personality
- Driving dialogue with consumers
- Managing your own projects for BAU social comms
- Builds, engages and proactively supports a social community through all key channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & TikTok and supports the main campaigns each year. The role is
responsible for providing strategic best-in-class advice to the client and agency teams, writing/creating beautiful and engaging social content and managing the client on BAU briefs.
- Writing inventive, attention-capturing posts
- Attending and posting from live events
- Publishing content, with a strong brand ambassadorship
- Maintenance of influencer relationships and reposting

**WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL**
- Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships.
- Be a level, strategic thinker
- The ability to manage client expectations when delivering projects
- Entrepreneurial and proactive in approach and attitude
- The ability to spot opportunities to create content and help clients achieve their business ambitions in line with their content pillars
- Successful implementation of content measurement and testing
- Excellent written communication skills, and the ability to develop the voice of the brand within it
- Professional and works well under pressure, retaining confidence of the client
- Keen and active interest in digital trends and popular culture
- Experience with working with a social media management tool
- In-depth understanding of paid media and the role of influencers
- 3 years of relevant experience in Social Media Management

**ABOUT OUR COMPANY**

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

**OUR VALUES**

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be** Ambitious** to succeed

Be **Imaginative** to push the boundaries of what's possible

Be **Inspirational** to do groundbreaking work

Be **always learning and listening** to understand

Be **Results-focused **to exceed expectations

Be **actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist** across our community, clients and creations

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Job Id: 6816

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- We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. _We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. _We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle._

Inside Ideas Group and its' affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.


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