Job Title:

Social Media Coordinator 

Who we are: 
 

Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfill potential; we help make it happen. Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities on campus, including 200+ societies, 40+ sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.

 
About the job

This role will produce social media content and materials to support marketing and communication across LSE Students' Union. Aligned this, will coordinate social media outputs across the marketing and communication teams's strategic and operational key performance indicators and planning.  In addition, to high quality stakeholder engagement with a diverse of campus of students by promoting the LSE Students' Unions voice through creative and innovative, professional, and inclusive content.

Would you like to join an innovative and creative team at the heart of social media and communications to make a difference to our student communities. If so, we are on the lookout for a social media coordinator to support our continued growth in the digital space.
 

This role sits within the Marketing and Communication Team so you will be working across the team to deliver the key objectives.

Who are we looking for?

Can you demonstrate the ability to think both creatively and analytically?

The role will be responsible for producing and publishing image and video content, writing, editing, and proofreading, supporting content strategies, and growing our key metrics, engagement, following and traffic.

You will need to be comfortable and confident in finding creative ways of building an online presence, through all forms of social media, website content and email marketing strategies.

Applicants should also be positive, committed and approachable, with the ability to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships and a desire to work in an organisation that services a culturally diverse membership.

Applicants who can deliver exceptional customer service and are committed, positive, outgoing and approachable with a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to work within a student facing organisation servicing a culturally diverse membership, including understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Salary

£29,263.00 - £31,040
 

Why apply?
 

Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring, and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
 

Benefits and Perks
 

In return for your passion and experience we offer:
 

-        25 days of holiday per year (pro rata)

-        Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter

-        Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership (including advice from dedicated professionals)

-        Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase

-        Access to LSE staff training courses

-        Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card, which provides a wide range of discounts

-        Flexibility for work-life balance

-        Interest-free travel loan

How do we recruit?

We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:

Part 1. Complete a Supporting Statement, telling us about your suitability for the role (this is what will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for an interview). In doing so, please (1) ensure that your personal statement is no longer than 2 sides of A4, (2) ensure that you don’t include any personal details within your personal statement, and (3) use the job description and person specification as a guide to help write it.*
 

*Your supporting  statement is all that we will see when shortlisting, so please be sure to cover everything that you’d like us to know about your suitability for this role within it, making it clear that you meet all of the job’s specification requirements.
 

Part 2. Complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form, so that we’re able to contact you if shortlisted for an interview. This will only be seen by our HR team (and will therefore have no impact on shortlisting), but it does help us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants.
 

Part 3. Please attached your completed CV outlining the jobs or voluntary roles you have had.
 
Want to apply?
 

To apply for this role, please complete an online application – found on our website Vacancy

In the meantime, if you would like to have an informal conversation about this role, please contact: Gemma Grange, Marketing and Communications Manager on g.grange@lse.ac.uk

Closing date: Friday 29th November (23:59pm)*
 

*Please note that we may close applications early if we receive a sufficient number.

Job application timeline
 

Job posted: Monday 11th November 2024
 

Closing date:  Friday 29th November 2024
 

Intended Interview date: week commencing Monday 9th December 2024

If we receive sufficient applications, we have the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
 

Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we must ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.