SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE

SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE

We Realise Potential in Your Story

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Social Media Executive to join our Agency team for motorsport. Is this your next opportunity?

As Social Media Executive you will play an integral role in planning and executing video content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and X. The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of the motorsport space and will display a genuine passion for telling stories across social media in a way that reaches and engages mainstream audiences. A strong editorial eye and a confident approach to social media copywriting and publishing is crucial.

This is an exciting creative opportunity with lots of ideation required - the confidence to share and pitch ideas is therefore also a must. You will also understand formats, features, best-practice tactics and algorithmic nuances across platforms. As the Social Media Executive, you will play a pivotal role in the team and will be in daily communication with the client. The ability to develop strong, collaborative working relationships is essential, as is excellent communication, a positive can-do approach and exceptional organisation skills.

Note: Regular attendance at the LDS office in London, as well as weekend and out-of-hours work across race weekends, will be required.

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced gender neutral parental leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments!

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Ideate, plan, brief and publish social content (written, graphic, video) across a range of platforms (predominantly X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook);

• Write copy specifically for social media, taking into account the brand tone-of-voice, platform tone-of-voice, and platform best practices;

• Work proactively and reactively to plan and post content to social channels across race weekends, including across live racing sessions as editorial storylines unfold;

• Management of long and short-term content plans in collaboration with the wider agency and client team, planning proactively and reacting to editorial developments quickly;

• Be an expert in motorsport and bring that knowledge to the team every day across all activity;

• Be a constant source of fresh, creative ideas and be confident in sharing those ideas with colleagues;

• Feed into the briefing process with editors and designers to create assets;

• Attend client meetings and calls to provide platform specific expertise;

• Feed into the reporting process to provide qualitative insight alongside quantitative data.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.

• Excellent understanding of social media platforms, teamed with a knowledge of motorsports

• Experience in managing content schedules, including responsibility for both long-term and short-term content planning, with proactive planning and quick responsiveness;

• Creative ideation and strong ability to craft engaging social media copy;

• Demonstrable knowledge and enthusiasm for motorsport;

• Contributing to the briefing process and providing feedback for asset creation;

• Basic proficiency in Adobe Photoshop.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a larger team.

• A proactive, positive attitude with strong problem-solving skills and a focus on finding solutions.
  

LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT

We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fuelling your favourite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realised). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.

WE ARE COMMITTED

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.

Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website for more information.