Social Media Manager

We are looking for someone to assist with the management of our artists’ social media profiles.

The successful candidate will be expected to collate content from a variety of sources to edit, format and post across all platforms, drafting copy for artist approval. You will need to oversee the posting schedule in collaboration with the artists’ label, touring and merch partners.

We are especially focussed on a candidate who is experienced and enthusiastic about TikTok.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that any contractual social media obligations are clearly communicated to each artist and executed in accordance with the agreed terms.

Working alongside the artist management and label teams you will manage the overall social media strategy and advice on engagement and best practice based on the performance of each post and campaign.

Lastly you will be responsible for managing the artist channels overall, making sure that all links, text and integrations are up to date.

Our goals are:

• to operate a socials first policy where the posting schedule, copy and images are approved well in advance
• to run a social media strategy that maintains audience engagement on and off the campaign cycle
• to generate authentic and engaging posts that are aligned with our artists’ vision
• to alleviate the workload that currently rests with the management and label team
• to grow both engagement and audience numbers across all artists and platforms

Skills required:

• An experienced user of social media with a specific focus on TikTok.
• Competent with video editing software and able to edit videos for TikTok, and other social media platforms using a variety of media types.
• A good communicator who clearly understands how artists can best amplify their narrative.
• Well organised. You will need to co-ordinate the needs of many partners and execute them across multiple related accounts.

Young is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace representative of a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skillsets.