Social Media Executive

Salary: €26,000 pro rata

Virgin Media DIFF is hiring a Social Media Executive to grow the digital reach and engagement of the Festival in 2020.

Responsibilities

• Implementing social media strategy across all platforms
• Using Festival social media both to engage audiences and as a commercial selling tool
• Maintain appropriate tone to reflect voice and ethos of the festival
• Ability to respond to public queries in an effective and respectful manner.
• Meeting engagement targets across all platforms
• Use Tweetdeck, Hootsuite etc
• Have strong understanding of digital ads and advertising methods
• Have understanding of Google grants and Google ads
• Be able to understand and interpret digital analytics to inform Festival digital strategy
• Drafting copy for Festival newsletter and experience using Mailchimp
• Practical understanding of GDPR
• Be able to create social media reports using Google analytics as well as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
• Have a good standard of design skills to create social media images, videos and gifs using Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and video editing tools.
• Understanding of current social media trends and tools
• Experience of social media management of arts organisation is essential
• Attention to detail, strong copywriting and editing skills
• Beneficial to have experience with Ticketsolve or box office systems
• Anything else required of you by the Marketing Manager or any other designated officer of the company.

Requirements

• Digital Marketing qualification or 5 years relevant experience in digital marketing.
• Excellent copywriting skills
• Ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video)
• Solid knowledge of SEO, keyword research and Google Analytics
• Knowledge of online marketing channels
• Familiarity with web design
• Excellent communication skills
• Analytical and multitasking skills

For more information on the role and details on the application process, click here.

The closing date for this position is 29/10/2019 at 17:00