Social Media Manager, 1Xtra
Description
- Plan, schedule and curate the social media channels for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
- Devise and support huge social campaigns, react quickly to news, and create brilliant formats and ideas that our audiences will want to share and engage with.
- Task manage the 1Xtra social media team and their work, alongside regular suppliers from both inside and outside the BBC.
- Ensure that content is syndicated across the BBC’s portfolio and artist accounts to maximise impact.
- Create relatable, authentic, and engaging content for our channels that brings our audio output to life.
- Ensure output adheres to the BBC’s editorial guidelines and that our teams and suppliers understand their responsibilities.
- Daily collaboration with colleagues in 1Xtra across production and commissioning to develop 1Xtra’s social strategy across platforms
Requirements
- A thorough understanding of 1Xtra , its output and purpose of amplifying black culture in the UK.
- A thorough knowledge of how social video platforms work, and how users discover music and audio in these spaces.
- A passion for celebrating and authentically reflecting black music and black culture in the UK.
- A track record at creating campaigns that engage with young audiences. We will ask you to share links and examples as part of your application.
- Extensive experience of working as a social media manager or equivalent in a similar environment, amplifying black culture in the UK.
- Strong quality video and image editing skills – must be able to work within the Adobe Creative Suite and be able to devise or commission thumb stopping social formats for platforms such as TikTok or Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
- Familiarity with social media analytics and how to use them to inform content decisions and choices.
- Strong interpersonal and decision-making skills, coupled with the ability to establish credibility and maintain effective working relationships with senior contacts both internal and external to the BBC.
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