Your team: Times Money Mentor was launched December 2019 with the goal of helping everyone across the UK better understand their financial world and make the right decisions that will benefit them today and long into the future.

Since launching we have reached millions of people with our videos, articles and product ratings and are on a mission to reach many millions more. The Money Mentor website is an Editorial initiative and presents excellent opportunities to input directly into the wider Product and Editorial strategies.  

Your role: We are seeking a highly organised and creative senior Marketing and Social Media Manager to lead our digital marketing and social media strategy.

The role is ideal for a creative and analytical marketing professional with a passion for social media and personal finance.

Day to day you will: 

• Set and execute the marketing and social media strategy for Times Money Mentor to deliver on our traffic and revenue targets.

• Develop and implement social media strategies across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to increase engagement, raise brand awareness and increase ROI.

• Post short-form and long-form video content.

• Create, curate, commission and schedule high-quality, unique content for each platform

• Track, analyse and report on key performance metrics

• Monitor and engage with followers to build an active online community and address customer queries

• Analyse the long-term needs of Money Mentor’s marketing strategy and offer quarterly reports to the management and executive teams, outlining any necessary changes to the overall marketing plan

• Liaising with other departments and creatives to create a holistic and effective marketing strategy

• Create and run Times Money Mentor search engine marketing strategy and campaigns

• Brand outreach and campaigns to increase high-authority site backlinks to the Money Mentor website.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Proven experience managing social media platforms

• Excellent communication skills to liaise with multiple stakeholders and departments, and for marketing outreach

• Strong content creation and ideation skills with the ability to create engaging graphics, videos and copy

• Excellent written communication skills and attention to detail

• Good data analytics skills

• Knowledge of social media trends, tools and analytics

• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively and meet deadlines

• Solid understanding of SEO & search engine marketing

If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply. We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop. 

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

We offer a flexible working arrangement where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week. For the remaining two days, there is the option to work remotely if desired.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year