Head of Consumer Social

Skills
AmplificationAnalytical SkillsCoachingData PrivacyEditorialFosteringInfluencer Marketing
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Proven track record managing social media platforms for a global newsroom
  • Experience developing consumer engagement strategies and monetization
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to represent the brand professionally across all channels
  • Demonstrable expertise in analyzing social metrics and reporting campaign effectiveness
  • Familiarity with UK data protection and advertising regulations
  • Ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines

Nice to have

  • Collaborative
  • Creative
  • Analytical
  • Organized
  • Audience-focused

Day to day

  • Lead platform-specific social strategies to grow referrals engagement and monetization across consumer channels
  • Drive social video growth across Facebook Instagram TikTok and emerging platforms in close partnership with multimedia teams
  • Own social campaigns for original series subscriptions and new offerings while collaborating across editorial audience and product teams
  • Track performance test ideas and apply insights to improve content community engagement and revenue growth
  • Manage and develop direct reports with clear coaching prioritization and day-to-day oversight