Social Media Executive

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Social Media team and contribute toward the future success of Sky. Working alongside the Social Media Managers, you will support them on concepting and planning brand-defining social campaigns on Sky’s social media channels for TV show launches (from drama and comedy to documentaries) plus entertainment brand campaigns, films, and always-on content What you'll do:

• Help deliver social campaigns and always-on content across our key channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tik Tok). This includes planning, creating assets, writing social-first copy and scheduling content, to help support our key titles across multiple genres (Cinema, Acquired Titles – like Succession and The Last Of Us, Arts and Factual).
• Raising POs and working with the wider team and finance to align our budgets.
• Liaising and booking meetings with external and internal partners and agencies.
• Becoming an ambassador for excellent social content within the department – which includes PR and Influencers.
• Proactively identify emerging trends and opportunities, relevant to Sky and the titles we have
• Occasional out-of-hours working to support on live broadcasts, community management and reactive content.

What you'll bring:

• A track record of working in social media, developing, producing and delivering social media content and campaigns.
• A passion for social media and a flair of creativity to help Sky find new ways to gain our audience’s attention and get people talking.
• A love for all things entertainment and TV.
• Professional experience in handling a Social Media calendar and the use of scheduling tools (Hootsuite, Sprinklr or similar)
• Experience and proficiency in reporting for different Social Media channels (either via the native platforms or third-party reporting tools)
• Ability to form positive relationships with multiple internal and external partners

The Rewards: There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place!
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work: We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process. Your office base: Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon! Inclusion: We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation. At Sky, we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, So we're happy to discuss flexible working. And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you. Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.