Internal Application: Social Media Strategist

Role - Social Media Strategist

Location – London, Putney Bridge (Hybrid Working)

Salary – Circa £47,500 plus a discretionary bonus

Is this you?

You will be joining a newly formed Social Media team where your leadership and expertise in all area’s of Social will be pushed and tested to the limit. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the Head of Brand and Content to create and execute a the strategy for all things Social related including platforms, campaigns and reporting for both paid and organic social.

The Challenge

So this is the fun part. This will be the first role of it’s kind for IDP Connect and you will have the challenge of growing all of our brands across social media for our UK Brands (Complete University Guide, What Uni and The Postgraduate) and our international brand (Hotcourses)

Along side this you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Social Media Influencers, have the opportunity to develop the use of Social Media platforms which we do not currently use, help commercialise the use of Social Media within our market place and finally manage a small team of Social Media Executives.

What you’ll need

We want someone who has a demonstrable experience of managing an organisations Social Media and driven up engagement over a period of time, is happy to be hands on in delivery of Social Media campaigns and has worked on both Paid and Organic Social. Ideally you will have experience of working on UK and International brands and have lead/developed a team.

What’s Next?

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About us 

IDP Connect is a division of IDP Education, global leaders in student marketing and recruitment.

Working with institutions as true partners, IDP Connect understands and enhances our clients’ capabilities with the transformative power of data, insights and engaged student communities.

With an entrepreneurial mindset and focus on innovation, IDP Connect creates digital products in collaboration with students that connect them with the right institutions. It also offers a one-stop-shop of services for institutions – including in-country promotion, student placement, and onshore arrival services – enabling them to reach their global recruitment ambitions.

Currently undergoing an exciting period of growth and product development, IDP Connect is truly embedded in our key markets. We provide access to in-country knowledge and insight from 30+ international student recruitment markets, as well as an annual student audience of 98 million across our digital platforms. Our exclusive real-time data provides institutions with actionable insights to inform their marketing and recruitment strategies.

Together with its partners, IDP Connect plays a vital role in global higher education, building on the trust and connections it has with students throughout the world.

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