Social Media Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Social Media Manager
Trafford Park
Salary - Competitive + Benefits
Permanent Role
About the Opportunity
Studio is part of Frasers Group, a collection of the world’s most iconic brands that includes Sports Direct, House of Fraser, Frasers, FLANNELS, GAME, Jack Wills, Sofa.com, Evans Cycles, USC, and Everlast. Together, we are changing the face of retail and have significant growth plans to fulfil.
Whilst our customers are at the heart of everything we do, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we are. Colleagues enjoy a diverse and inclusive workplace which actively supports continuous learning and development, health and wellbeing, communication, and, of course, our local communities!
If you’re #Amazing, #Savvy, #Inclusive, #Trusted and Customer-Focussed, we’d like to hear from you – there’s room for you in #OurStudio.
As we evolve our structure to better serve our customers, we are looking to recruit a Social Media Manager to own and deliver all organic social media marketing content for Studio, ensuring the business is at the forefront of social media trends which drives brand awareness and achieves business goals.
As a Social Media Manager at Studio, you will:
- Own and deliver the implementation of the social media strategy, supporting the central marketing plan
- Design and deliver social media content that is aligned to brand
- Drive a Social Media management process that’s secure, efficient, and effective working alongside the Paid social team
- Set & report to key performance metrics on a weekly basis
- Drive brand awareness metrics through the monthly brand awareness tracker
- Identify, build, and maintain key internal and external relationships to ensure that the objectives of the social media campaign calendar are met
Who are we looking for?
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual, keen to join a business going through significant transformation. The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of managing social media platforms within a multi-channel retailer
- Experience of producing content for different social media channels
- Experience of implementing a Social Media Strategy & Influencer Strategy
- Experience of media comms
- Passion for the social and digital marketing environment
- An eye for design and creative details
- Excellent administrative skills
- Understanding of legislation around social media platforms and their use
- Proven track record of results
- Highly commercial and creative
- Analytical and can understand and interpret data
- Confident communicator
- Excellent stakeholder management
Why Studio Retail Limited?
We have many experienced colleagues who’ll tell you they love working at Studio because of the people and the opportunities to develop. It’s a fast-paced environment and the offices have a friendly and informal feel to them, no suits required to do a great job here!
As part of the Frasers group, Studio has strong foundations and can offer a breadth of opportunity for continued development and career growth.
Our newly refurbished offices are based in the heart of Salford Quays with excellent public transport and motorway links, and we’re easily commutable from Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Preston and all point in between. Our offices work with flexible start and finish times.
We offer a great benefits package including flexible working hours, generous holiday allowance, great pension options and a generous staff discount, we’d love to hear from you if you think we could be the right company
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Social Media Manager roles across Studio Retail Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £37,000 - £61,558 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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