Senior Social Media Editor

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
In this role, you will have the responsibility for the strategic direction and management of UC's social media presence. This will encompass planning, innovative creation, seamless execution, and evaluation of social media strategies, activities, and content. This pivotal responsibility extends to bolstering UC's brand profile, enhancing its reputation, and driving student recruitment efforts to ensure successful conversions. Your impact will resonate across domestic, international, undergraduate, and postgraduate as well as online markets, guiding them throughout their educational journey. Additionally, you will be responsible for a team of both staff and contractors.

Mōu | Who You Are

A successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years' experience in asocial media/digital marketing role along with the following:

• Demonstrated experience strategically managing social media channels and/or digital campaigns for a large company or organisation.
• Experience monitoring multiple digital channels and tailoring content for different platforms.
• Exceptional writing and proofreading skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and operational planning for digital platforms, also project management experience working with other people on big projects in large organisations.
• Design knowledge beneficial to create visually appealing graphics in posts.
• Experience in Digital Asset Management (DAM) including the ability to edit and organise media for online use.
• Experience in supporting or coaching other people to improve business outputs.
• Strong communication skills including building effective relationships with senior stakeholders and clients, gathering requirements, managing expectations and offering innovative solutions.
• Experience using photography and videography to create engaging content

You will be UC's social media subject matter expert and fundamental to the role is proactive social media reputation management where monitoring, listening and engagement is a priority, and keeping current with social media trends.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The Marketing team works within the larger Engagement Leadership Team portfolio and works to grow both the reputation and relevance of UC and attract learners.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender, or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

 

The closing date for this position is: 23 February 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	18628
Posted on	08 Feb 2024
Closes on	23 Feb 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Advertising, Arts & Media, Marketing
Job level(s)	Management
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Senior Social Media Editor PD 2024.pdf
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