Social Media & Digital Marketing Executive

  • Glasgow/hybrid

  • Permanent, full-time 

  • £21,000 – £25,000 per year

Are you keen to make a real difference through your work? Help improve lives and transform futures with your skills at Perceptive, where all of our clients are doing life changing work every day. 

Perceptive Communicators is a multi-award-winning communications consultancy and PR agency, established in 2006 and on a very strong growth path which benefits all employees. We work on exciting projects in the science, technology and built environment sectors, which help our clients who are improving lives and transforming futures every day.

Following some great recent growth in our social media and digital marketing business, we are seeking a Social Media & Digital Marketing Executive to drive the delivery of high quality results-focused activity and campaigns to help Perceptive and our clients achieve our goals.

The role: 

Working closely with our Social Media Consultant and the wider Perceptive team, you’ll play a key role in delivering strategic social media activity and digital marketing campaigns on time and within agreed budget. Responsibilities will also include raising the profile of Perceptive as a first-class communications agency within our specialist sectors. 

Your role  will include assisting with and delivering digital marketing strategies across a variety of channels to drive meaningful results.

Key responsibilities:

  • Developing and implementing digital marketing strategies and activities for clients and Perceptive on multiple channels including organic and paid social media, email marketing, Google ads and website content management systems including Squarespace and WordPress

  • Building and maintaining clients’ and Perceptive’s presence across multiple social media channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok

  • Maintaining and developing Perceptive’s website including uploading SEO-rich blogs and impactful client case studies

  • Creating written content for clients and Perceptive’s channels, including social media content, website copy, blogs and newsletters

  • Using Canva or similar design software to create engaging digital assets, video and imagery for Perceptive and client channels

  • Analysing and reporting on activity and developing actionable insights to inform future strategies

  • Researching and utilising the latest AI technologies, including ChatGPT, to increase efficiency across the team

  • Monitoring the social media and digital marketing landscape to help Perceptive and clients take advantage of trending topics

  • Attending regular client calls to build relationships and harvest information for digital content

  • Representing Perceptive at client site visits, events and award ceremonies and capturing photography and video content at these events

About you:

  • At least 1-2 years of digital marketing experience, ideally in an agency or similar fast-paced role

  • Proactive and proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with excellent organisational and time management skills to juggle multiple priorities effectively

  • Proven track record of understanding a variety of audiences and delivering creative digital campaigns that reach these targeted audiences

  • Experience across a variety of digital marketing channels including organic and paid social media, websites and email marketing, an understanding of SEO and PPC would be a bonus.

  • Experience using social media management platforms such as Buffer, Sprout, Hootsuite or similar.

  • Experience with Canva or similar design software to create digital marketing materials 

  • An ability to deliver high-quality effective written content and digital marketing materials for a variety of audiences

  • An ability to deliver agreed goals and work to tight deadlines to ensure clients’ targets and expectations are met

  • Solid awareness of current affairs, trends and issues affecting clients and Perceptive

  • Organised work processes and project management with ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Flexible can-do attitude and a willingness to learn

  • Proactive self-starter with ability to work on own and as part of a team

Living the Perceptive values:

  • Focussed on results

  • Trusted experts

  • Straightforward

  • Great energy and proactive with positive team spirit that extends to client teams

  • We care

What can we offer you?

  • £21,000 - £25,000 a year DOE

  • Bonus paid based on company and individual performance

  • Stylish city centre hub on Bath Street, Glasgow

  • Flexible working hours (currently working 2 days per week at our city centre hub)

  • Great team culture, with regular social events

  • Working with clients which are improving lives and transforming futures

  • Private healthcare

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Discounted gym membership

  • Discounted travel offers 

  • Discounted/free perks including Amazon Prime and Apple products

  • 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), with extra day off for your birthday

  • One day per year to support a chosen charity (charities supported to date include Simpson Special Care Babies, Simon Community Scotland, Action for Children and Cancer Card)

  • Wellbeing support

  • Support for career development, including regular training

To apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send the following to info@perceptivecommunicators.co.uk:

  • CV

  • Covering letter detailing why you would be good for this role

  • Any relevant examples of your work 

No agencies please