Social Media Executive

Location: Preston Docklands, with travel across Bowker Motor Group locations and event venues

Contract: Full-time, permanent

The Opportunity:

Bowker Motor Group has an exciting job opportunity for a Social Media Executive. Based within the award-winning Group Marketing team, you’ll be working with automotive brands of Porsche, BMW, MINI, Changan, Chery and Lepas.

We’re looking for a team member who has an appreciation of luxury retail brands, bursting with fresh ideas, to work on a variety of campaigns. A clear ability to create reactive content with an eye for current social media trends will be essential.

The Role:

• Supporting the implementation of overall marketing strategy in alignment with brand guidelines
• Management and maintenance of all social media channels to grow engagement and followers
• Working with internal colleagues and external Creatives to output engaging and eye-catching photography and videography content for use in on- and offline media
• Monitor and respond to online customer comments (e.g. social media posts, reviews) in a timely, professional and brand adequate manner
• Using reporting dashboards/listening tools to monitor social media performance
• Support with organising and running customer and prospect events

Essential Skills:

• Experience with engaging social media content creation across a variety of channels
• A confident and professional communicator
• A proactive attitude with lots of enthusiasm
• Ability to manage your own workload/deadlines
• A current UK driving licence

Working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm, with a 30 minute lunch break, and the position is based at the Group’s Preston Docklands site.

The Benefits:

As you will be working within a highly successful and award-winning automotive group, the position offers many benefits:

• 25 days holiday per annum
• Additional day’s holiday on your birthday
• Discount retail shopping platform
• Preferential family rates on Motor Group brand portfolio
• Company pension scheme
• Death in Service policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training, coaching and development funded
• Incentives and rewards
• Free tickets to local and national events
• Staff social events
• On site car parking

Why Join Bowker Motor Group?

This role offers the opportunity to work across some of the world’s most recognised automotive brands while helping to shape the launch and development of newer names within the UK market.

You will become part of a highly acclaimed, experienced and supportive Marketing Team, with the freedom to bring forward new ideas, develop meaningful brand partnerships and deliver campaigns and experiences that make a genuine impact.

If you’re interested in joining our friendly team, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply with your CV, detailing relevant experience.

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