Social Media Executive - Cheltenham

Social Media Executive – FTC (12 Months)

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Full-Time | Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
4 Days office based

Juice Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a highly regarded British luxury lifestyle brand in their search for an experienced Social Media Executive to join their Marketing team on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the brand’s digital presence, driving engagement and nurturing a vibrant online community. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will oversee day-to-day social media activity and bring the brand story to life across multiple platforms, maintaining a premium and cohesive aesthetic.

The day to day:

• Manage the day-to-day running of all social media channels, including equestrian content, ensuring alignment with brand values and objectives

• Plan, schedule and publish engaging content across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok, adapting plans quickly when required

• Operate confidently within a fast-paced environment, producing reactive and timely content in response to trends, events and opportunities

• Write compelling, on-brand copy that reflects a luxury positioning and strong storytelling style

• Capture behind-the-scenes content, including filming and editing short-form video during shoots, events and day-to-day brand activity

• Attend key brand and equestrian events to capture, curate and share live and post-event content

• Monitor comments, messages and tags, actively engaging with the online community to strengthen brand affinity

• Stay ahead of digital and social trends to maximise reach and engagement

• Provide occasional weekend and out-of-hours social media cover around events and launches

• Produce detailed weekly and monthly performance reports, analysing growth, engagement and campaign performance to inform future strategy

• Collaborate closely with the wider marketing and creative teams, remaining adaptable to shifting priorities

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in social media management, ideally within a fashion or luxury lifestyle environment

• Strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, with confidence in creating engaging short-form video content

• Experience using scheduling and analytics tools such as Hootsuite, Sprinklr or Planoly

• Ability to translate marketing briefs into creative and commercially focused social campaigns

• Excellent copywriting skills with a strong grasp of tone of voice and brand positioning

• Confident filming and editing content on mobile, with a natural eye for visual storytelling

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Analytical mindset, able to turn data into actionable insights

• Thrives in a fast-moving, dynamic environment

• Full UK driving licence required

Desirable:

• Degree educated

• Experience within a fashion or luxury brand

• Interest in or exposure to equestrian events

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Birthday day off

• Enhanced benefits with length of service

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Generous staff discount

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Additional lifestyle perks

If you are a creative social media professional with a passion for luxury storytelling and community engagement, we would love to hear from you.

JRChelts