Social Media Manager

We are looking for Social Media Managers who are passionate about using the power of social media to share the stories behind 100s of statistical releases each year.

As a Social Media Manager, you will be responsible for ONS' daily social media output, helping to create engaging content that promotes ONS’s wide-ranging statistical releases to a broad audience.

You'll work with world-class experts to tell compelling, original stories about our society and economy. And you’ll be part of the team telling the story of the 2021 Census – a once-in-a decade survey of the whole population of England and Wales that produces some of the richest data about people and their lives.

Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:

• Work closely with business areas, media relations, data journalists, data visualisation, and design teams to create, optimise and publish social content from 100s of statistical releases, articles and interactives a year.
• Work with the Social Media Lead to manage projects from inception to sign-off.
• Edit sometimes complex copy provided by data experts and translate for specific social media channels and audiences – be responsible for the overall editorial tone of the channels.
• Spot opportunities to link ONS statistical outputs to events, trending topics, and topical news items.
• Work alongside the stakeholder team to promote ONS content to influential partners and individuals.
• Use analytics to inform and user insight to guide iterative improvements to your work.
• Work with the Customer Contact Centre to help co-ordinate replies to users and act on online conversations that ONS should respond to.
• Have a deep understanding of the intricacies of our social media channels to recognise new opportunities and advise colleagues on appropriate use.
• Horizon-scan social media developments and adapt activities in line with applicable trends.
• Monitor the impact of campaign activity

In return we offer:

✔Hybrid working in an organisation voted top in the UK for work-life balance
✔A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 27%
✔ A choice of working patterns *for every role* full-time, part-time, job-share.
✔Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
✔Employee Assistance Programmes
✔Diversity Network Groups
✔Mental Health Allies
✔Civil Service Sports and Social club
✔Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays

For more information about this role, a full application pack, and to apply, please follow the APPLY link to Civil Service Jobs