Social Media Content Manager - Leeds

We have an exciting role as a Social Media Content Manager to join the team, this role comes at an exciting time where we are committed to driving Asda’s social media platform and outputs, it’s a great opportunity to innovate and push boundaries and challenge the status quo.

Working alongside the Senior Content Manager you will play a critical role in driving forward and developing Asda’s social media outputs to drive brand awareness and customer engagement. You will be responsible for leading a roster of agencies and direct report to develop best in class content to answer business needs and grow Asda’s overall brand.

About The Role

• Working with Senior Content Manager to develop and implement a social media strategy with a focus on paid campaign social media; that meets ambitious growth and engagement targets
• Utilising your social expertise, knowledge across a breadth of different social platforms and performance metrics to drive forward Asda’s paid social media to create best in class and innovative social content to reach and engage our customers
• You’ll work closely with our internal Campaign team and our agencies to understand creative big idea and strategy, campaign development and principles to drive campaign consistencies through to our paid social content
• Engage with stakeholders across the business to harness content opportunities that deliver against the business need
• Work closely with our Social Transformation team, Asda’s Media team and platform owners to your build knowledge of social media platforms, innovations, and trends to drive Asda’s relevancy and drive forward your creative
• Ensure campaigns are measured and reported against agreed objectives and KPI’s with insights and recommends taking into future campaigns

About You

• You’ll have an agency or client background with extensive experience managing projects related to social, media and or creative
• A proven track record in managing an agency
• Strong knowledge across a variety of social media platforms and a view of what makes for effective and engaging content
• Ability to innovate and think outside the box
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to manage and inspire agencies
• Ability to lead a team to land projects within reactive timescales
• Demonstrable experience of leading, coaching & developing a team

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

If flexible working is important to you, then look no further! At Asda, we are proud of our culture and our commitment to flexible working. This role is based at Asda House, Leeds with the flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week

You will also get an excellent benefits package including-

• £5,700 company car or car allowance plus discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards