Job Description

Company

William Reed Ltd

Location

Crawley

Category

Marketing


We are William Reed. We are the leading expert in the global Food & Drink industry. From manufacturing through to retail and hospitality – we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers’ success. Our specialists are deeply engaged in their markets and are recognised as the most trusted professionals in their field. For 160 years, our diverse portfolio of trusted brands has delivered the information our clients need, reaching audiences through outstanding digital media, insights, prestigious awards, innovative exhibitions, events and print. Fulfilling our role in the 21st century has meant harnessing digital channels to deliver insightful journalism and high-value data to businesses the world over. Guided by our Mission & Values, our Group’s activities now include category defining digital and print media, innovative business events and conferences, prestigious awards and informative conferences. We offer compelling research and powerful insights to our customers as well as providing recruitment and e-learning solutions within our core markets.

Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social and Multimedia Executive to join our team at 50 Best. Do your videos on Instagram make your friends jealous? Do you love travel and exploring new cuisines? Do you enjoy staying on top of social media and video trends? 50 Best celebrates the best restaurants, chefs, bars and bartenders across the world and we’re actively seeking someone to help manage the brand’s social media landscape whilst developing our multimedia offering. This is the ideal opportunity for someone who loves food and drink to work with a dedicated and passionate team on a successful, global brand. The successful candidate will play a key role in the growth, development, and maintenance of 50 Best’s social media channels, as well as assisting in the creation, management, and production of 50 Best’s multimedia assets including photography and videography.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities: Post creation

• Copywriting and creation of engaging posts in 50 Best style with different tones of voice for each brand
• Creation of social friendly visuals, designs and video

Community Management

• Monitor all social channels including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn; flagging and escalating anything significant
• Respond in a timely fashion to all questions, comments and messages
• Proactively seek out hospitality conversations and injecting or following conversations

Scheduling/Publishing

• Uploading and scheduling posts using Sprout Social and Meta/Facebook Creator Studio
• Publishing posts across social media (this may involve some evenings and weekends)

Video

• Assist in creation of video ideas and briefs
• Manage feedback on video and multimedia projects
• Manage comms/arrangements with video crews
• Assist with research on video subjects
• Assist with research for video crews/quotes
• Small video editing jobs (for example Instagram Stories or Reels)

Events/Travel:

• Live coverage and content creation at international events
• Assist in management of on the ground, external photography and videography teams
• On-site event support where required

Stat gathering and analysis:

• Weekly gathering of social media statistics
• Assist with pulling statistics from events and campaigns for post report

Influencer program

• Assist with management of our influencer programme – 50 Best TasteHunters

Admin/Other:

• Assist with general day-to-day administration tasks for social and multimedia team
• Assist with gathering content from restaurants, bars, chefs and bartenders
• Come up with ideas to increase social media audience figures and engagement
• Contribute to creative ideation sessions as part of wider Content Team
• Assisting with trends research for new concepts

Required Skills and Experience:

• Professional experience or studied similar area at degree level
• Strong team player
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills
• Solid written skills
• Good grasp of grammar and spelling
• Creative, with an eye for detail
• Ability to multi-task and still hit deadlines. Organisation is key.
• Excited for travel and exploring new cultures
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PhotoShop and Adobe Premiere Pro
• Experience using Canva and Sprout an advantage
• A love of food and drink, restaurants and bars beneficial
• Filming and video editing skills

Other information

William Reed has been providing market leading business information for over 150 years. From our origins in grocery, we have expanded across food and drink and into new sectors, including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Fulfilling our role in the 21st century has meant harnessing digital channels to deliver insightful journalism and high-value data to businesses the world over. Guided by our Mission & Values, our Group’s activities now include category defining digital and print media, innovative business events and conferences, prestigious awards and informative conferences. We offer compelling research and powerful insights to our customers as well as providing recruitment and e-learning solutions within our core markets. We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands. We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our Crawley office and to work remotely for the rest of the week. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics. If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us. COMPANY BENEFITS INCLUDE

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Opportunity to participate in the Company’s Agile Working Policy

We look forward to hearing from you. Closing Date: 22nd April 2022