Job Title: Social Media & Content Coordinator

Reporting into: Brand and Creative Manager 

Contract type: Full time, permanent

The B Corp movement

B Lab UK is part of the global B Corp movement with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. B Lab UK is the home of the B Corp movement, a community of over 2,500 UK businesses who meet high standards of social and environmental performance, legal accountability, and transparency. Some B Corps you might have heard of include Innocent Drinks, Patagonia, Tony’s Chocolonely, Finisterre, Jude’s Ice Cream and WeTransfer. Our goal is to transform our economy into one which is inclusive, equitable and regenerative for all people and our shared planet.

Visit our website to learn more about us.

Why this role?

As B Lab UK’s Social Media and Content Coordinator you’ll be responsible for raising awareness and building understanding of our mission using media, design and creative storytelling. You will work within B Lab UK’s communications team, managing the B Corp and Better Business Act social media channels as well as overseeing the use of our visual identity.

In this role you will:

• Own B Lab UK and the Better Business Act’s social media channels: planning, designing, writing, and scheduling content, engaging daily on the channels and executing the social media strategy

• Develop and execute creative content campaigns tailored to each social media platform, helping B Lab UK to achieve our objectives. 

• Regularly monitor and report on channel performance, enabling us to identify clear improvements and optimisations based on data. This would include performing annual social media audits. 

• Work closely with the Brand and Creative Manager to ensure the correct use of the B Lab UK and B Corp Certification brand identity 

• Create compelling assets for social media, website, events, and email, following brand and accessibility guidelines.

• Support in the creation of visual design briefs for internal and external stakeholders and develop processes and systems to support us in ensuring consistent and aligned visual communication.

• Continuously look for innovative ways of improving B Lab UK’s social media presence and visual assets, bringing new ideas to the team. 

Please refer to the job description for full requirements for this role HERE.

What we’re looking for

We believe someone who has a few of these is well suited to exceed in this role. We would love to hear from you if you:

• You are passionate about sustainability and specifically about the role that business can play in creating the future that benefits all people and the planet.

• Proven ability to manage multiple social media platforms, ideally in a mission-driven or purpose-focused setting, with an in-depth knowledge of the platform functionality on Instagram and Linkedin.

• A strong eye for design and experience with design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Canva and Figma.

• Proven copywriting skills for social media.

• Committed to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion

• Strong organisational skills with ability to plan, prioritise multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines.  

• Digital literacy skills; the ability to learn and utilise our digital platforms to successfully perform the role function (familiarity with G-Suite, Slack and Asana helpful)

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK (we are not able to provide visa sponsorship).

What we give you

• Purpose driven work enabling B Lab UK’s mission of redefining the role of business as a force for good

• Hybrid and flexible working (around core working hours), we have a high trust environment and are advocates for right place working (min 1/2 days per week in office)

• Opportunity to request to work 4 days a week 

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)

• 1 additional annual leave day (pro-rata for part-time staff) for each complete annual year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days

• Our office is closed between Christmas and New Year, no need to take extra holiday!

• Private Medical and Dental cover

• £200 per annum tax free Annual Wellbeing allowance and Employee Assistance Programme

• 2 paid volunteer days per year

• Enhanced Parental Leave and family friendly policies, including carers leave

• Learning and Development opportunities

• Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Income Protection policy

• Working in a flexible office workspace

How to apply:

If you share our passion for business as a force for good and are excited by the opportunity to work at B Lab UK, we’d love to hear from you. 

We welcome everyone to apply for our positions. We understand that some candidates hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria. However, we strongly encourage you to apply if you meet some of the key criteria for our roles.

Please note that all applications must be made through our application system, Be Applied.

We are happy to support candidates with any adjustments that would make their recruitment experience at each stage more comfortable, please contact hiring@bcorporations.uk.

To apply for this role, we ask that you provide your responses to 3 key questions, as well as uploading your CV. It is important that you ensure your answers to the questions are specific and that you provide examples which fully demonstrate your skills and experience relevant to the role.

At B Lab UK, we understand the benefits of using open AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT), however for the purpose of this application we prefer to see answers that are tailored by candidates themselves, without relying much on these tools. This enables us to make a clear assessment of your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Please note that we use the system Be Applied to enable us to run a blind recruitment process, therefore reducing the risk of bias. The initial selection is based on applicant’s responses to the 3 key questions, which are scored independently by a panel against predefined criteria relevant to the role. The hiring panel does not see the applicant's CV or any other information about them until the interview stage. 

All candidates will be contacted after the initial screening process with an update on the status of their application. Candidates selected to proceed to the next stage, may be asked to prepare and present a task. First stage interviews will be remote and second stage interviews will be in-person.

B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our culture and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring themselves to work by their own definition, and we strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.

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