Junior Social Media Manager at Dmg Media in London

Job description

• The Junior Social Media Manager is responsible for the day-to-day execution of New Scientist's social media and push notification strategy. They create, schedule and publish content across platforms, helping bring our journalism to life for audiences wherever they are.
• Working closely with the Senior Social Manager, Audience Editor and editorial teams, they ensure our social output is timely, engaging and aligned with audience and editorial priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain New Scientist's social media channels on a daily basis.
• Create, schedule and publish engaging social content that supports editorial priorities and audience growth.
• Write and manage app and web push notifications to maximise reach and engagement.
• Monitor social media performance and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Support the brand's tone of voice across all social and push messaging.
• Spot trends, platform updates and emerging content opportunities.
• Contribute creative ideas for new social formats and audience engagement initiatives.

Requirements

• Essential
• Experience creating and publishing content for social media platforms, either professionally or through personal, freelance or student projects.
• Strong understanding of major social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and messaging for different platforms.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• An interest in audience engagement, social media trends and digital publishing.
• A keen interest in science, journalism and storytelling.
• Experience using analytics tools to monitor content performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Basic image, video or social content production skills.
• Understanding of SEO, audience development or newsletter growth.

Skills

Required

• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Attention to detail