Social Media Assistant (Grazia) London 2023

Grazia is looking for a Social Media Assistant. Working alongside our Head of Social and reporting to our Digital Director, you would be responsible for supporting our Head of Social in creating content and video, and promoting Grazia’s brand and content across all of of our social media channels.

You should be up to date with everything happening on social, with a particular interest in social video content, and able to work closely with the Head of Social to produce and edit timely and on-brand social video for Instagram and TikTok. You will also be bursting with ideas on how to do everything from boosting editorial traffic and affiliate sales to making commercial content that keeps clients coming back.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Working with the Head of Social to create reels and TikToks that boost Grazia’s engagement and follower counts, encourage traffic and drive affiliate sales.
• As well as working with the team to think about the best way to sell editorial pieces on social and via video, you should be full of ideas about what you think could work well and confident in suggesting them and encouraging team members to try them out.
• Helping team members with any technical issues.
• Attending shoots to create BTS content in the Head Of Social’s absence – or else be able to commission and direct someone to be there and deliver what we need.
• Helping to come up with video ideas for commercial clients and creating videos alone and in conjunction with team members to pull off engaging videos (often on a tight deadline).
• You should be comfortable in front of and behind the camera.
• Suggesting new franchises and formats that will elevate Grazia’s video output.
• Working in conjunction with the wider Bauer content hub to commission and package videos to sit on Grazia’s platforms.
• Keeping on top of the forward planner for social and working with the Head of Social to execute pre-planned content
• Supporting the Head of Social with posting and scheduling across all our social platforms, and covering day to day scheduling on social in the HoS’s absence.
• Supporting the Head of Social and Digital Director with traffic reporting, uploading and forward planning where required.
• A good understanding of (and passion for) all things culture, news, fashion and beauty.
• You may be required to work some evenings and weekends in exchange for lieu time.

What you'll bring

• Passionate about social media and staying up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in the industry
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members across different departments
• Interest in social video content
• Creative mindset
• Work effectively under pressure

Package description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-helper services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services for SMB. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 15,000 shares a passion – to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.

As the UK’s biggest selling magazine publisher, we create iconic and influential magazine media brands, digital properties and associated consumer and B2B live events for diverse, passionate audiences. We reach 25 million consumers through our portfolio, which includes heat, Grazia, Closer, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, Mother& Baby, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Yours, Garden News and Country Walking.

Our scale, coupled with the breadth of our portfolio, gives us an advantage over pure play magazine competitors. It also gives us a huge responsibility - our brands become the lens through which our audiences see the world, and for this reason, we take our responsibilities as a media outlet very seriously, recognising that we are responsible for shaping perceptions in the wider world.

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands.

That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Core values

• Passion
  • We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.
• Excellence
  • Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.
• Trust
  • We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.
• Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful