Social Media Executive

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work.  These include but aren’t limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme where you can earn up to 5% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus 8 Bank holidays)
• On-site state of the art gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
• Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
• Colleague Discounts:
  • 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco
  • 10% off One Stop
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
  • 20% off all F&F purchases
  • 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
  • 25% off Tesco Café
  • 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shuttle Bus Service to/from Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
• Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
• Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
• Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners

About the role

The PR & Social team is the hub where we plan and create everything that our customers will see across press & social media. We are a lively team who are continuously trying to move the F&F brand forward, ensuring our customers love us and want to shop with us. The landscape is competitive, our customers are choosey, and it changes quickly.

You will be responsible for

• Own and develop social content calendar and work with the PR/social team, internal stakeholders and creative agency to plan and create innovative content to grow our social following and drive positive sentiment and engagement.
• Structure and proactively engage with consumers through social media marketing channels to spark positive interactions/recommendations for the brand to help customers have the best customer experience.
• Identify and create relationships with bloggers, super-fans, industry experts and influencers to help grow our online brand presence and share of voice across social and digital channels
• Develop brands social presence in international markets (ROI, CE)  work collaboratively and build a global approach to the social strategy
• Plan for paid media opportunities and implement across the relevant social platform
• Flawless execution, protecting and enhancing the brand with total consistency across all digital content channels.
• Analyse and report (weekly/monthly/campaigns) on the performance of social marketing programs, reviewing results and proactively recognise and optimise interactions with audience
• Research relevant industry experts, competitors target audiences and users.
• Keep abreast of emerging social trends, technologies and influencers.
• Social reporting, learnings and recommendations.
• Social listening reports

You will need

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Team player – makes the effort to build relationships with those around them
• Self-starter - able to manage and prioritize own schedule and workload
• Attention to detail and ability to deliver projects on time 
• Helpful and approachable, always willing to support others and help where needed
• Excellent communication skills and desire to speak with others face to face
• Problem solver – works with others to find solutions
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
• Social listening
• Copywriting Skills
• Experience in scheduling content through Sprout social or other similar platforms.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.