[ref. q2019800] Corporate Digital and Social Media Manager

Overview:

This is a 12 month fixed term contract

We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

The team is responsible for all aspects of Kingfisher’s external communications, from corporate campaigns to financial communications and issues management to the Kingfisher corporate website and its growing social media channels.

What's the job?:

• Continue to develop and grow Kingfisher’s social media presence (primarily focused on LinkedIn) and corporate website, working with the external communications officer.
• Create compelling and creative written, video and graphic content to engage a range of corporate audiences, building our reputation and bringing our Powered by Kingfisher strategy to life.
• Lead a programme to support and encourage leaders to be advocates for Kingfisher on LinkedIn, providing training, coaching and drafting support as needed.
• Work with business functions, social media teams and PR teams across the business to maintain the social media content calendar.
• Maintain the relationship with social media and website agencies, ensuring they deliver a high quality and value for money service.
• Develop our measurement framework to track and benchmark the impact of our social and digital channels, analysing data to generate insights which inform tactics and strategy.

What you'll bring:

• Excellent writing and copy-editing skills and attention to detail
• Experience using design and video editing software platforms such as CapCut, Adobe Premier Pro, Canva and/or Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience in creating social media content for corporate audiences.
• Ability to disseminate sophisticated business information into compelling and easy-to-understand messages.
• Strong project management skills.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and adaptability and be able to operate across different business cultures.

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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