Social Media Executive

Do you have social media experience within a professional organisation? Would you like to use your skills and experience to support lifesaving research? If so, read on.

As a Social Media Executive, you’ll deliver innovative and inspiring social campaigns across British Heart Foundation (BHF)’s channels. 

You’ll take responsibility for:

• Leading on social-first campaigns, including ideation and planning, briefing content production, copywriting, approvals, scheduling, and publishing, reporting and learnings. 
• Working with a variety of teams across the business.

Be part of a Social Media team who manages the overarching social strategy and growth objectives, content calendar, content production and community engagement. 

There’s a wealth of exciting integrated campaigns to work on, from our ‘integrated moments’ such as Heart Month, to sporting events such as London to Brighton and London Marathon.  

This role is an exciting opportunity to help communicate our brand’s values and mission, strengthen our community, reach new and diverse audiences, and make the BHF matter to more people.
 
Working arrangements
 
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London Office. 
 
At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average.  The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 
 
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

This role requires the flexibility to travel and attend key live events, conferences, and locations for content shoots, which will be built into working hours.
 
About you
 
As our perfect candidate, you bring experience of successfully delivering large-scale social media campaigns within a professional organisation. You have plenty of professional experience on different social platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and TikTok.  

You have experience of running social media for a complex portfolio, first-hand experience of social listening platforms and experience of campaign social copywriting.

With a passion for social media and a keen understanding of content from a user’s perspective, you have knowledge of the social media industry, social media campaign management processes, and related tools and technologies.

A motivated and ambitious individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, your strong conceptual thinking is matched by your ability to bring concepts to life.
 
About us
 
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
 
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
 
Benefits
 
To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
 
Interview process
 
Please note interviews may be held over Microsoft Teams or in our London Office.
 
How to apply
 
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria. As part of the application form, you'll also be asked a couple of questions relating to the key requirements of the role.
 
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
 
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
 
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.