Social Media Administrator
WildFish
Wild fish and their waters need your help. Will you join us in making a difference?
We’re looking for a Social Media Administrator to join the WildFish Communications and Marketing team.
WildFish is a charity dedicated to conserving wild fish and their aquatic habitats. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys creating content, feels passionate about the positive impact of social media, and is keen to develop their skills in digital storytelling. You’ll help to bring campaign messaging to life across our social media platforms, engage audiences, and run the day-to-day management of our accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Content creation and planning: Draft and design engaging visual content (images, short videos, graphics) for social media. Maintain the social media content calendar.
- Channel management: Schedule and post content across social platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube).
- Community management: Monitor comments, messages, and mentions; flagging or responding where appropriate. Engage with followers and build community.
- Platform maintenance: Account administration, including bio updates, ensuring profile assets remain timely and relevant, and maintaining brand consistency across platforms.
- Performance tracking: Analyse performance metrics and create reports.
- Trend spotting: Stay current with social media trends and platform updates, keeping an eye on emerging patterns in the environmental space.
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Passion for WildFish’s mission and a commitment to its values.
- Over two years' experience with social media platforms.
- Proficiency with social media management tools.
- Experience with graphic design and video editing tools for creating engaging visual content.
- Understanding of social media analytics.
- Good written communication skills and an eye for detail.
- Organised, proactive, and eager to learn.
- Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and deadlines.
Desirable
- Background in an environmentally-focused role.
- Knowledge of wider communications mix and how the channels interact.
Preferred Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or a related field.
- Relevant work experience in a related digital marketing, content creation or agency role.
- A portfolio demonstrating successful social media campaigns, community building or follower growth.
What We Offer
- Salary: £25k - 28k (dependent on experience).
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
- Additional leave during the festive season.
- Flexible and remote working arrangements, with fortnightly travel to Salisbury (SP2).
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Pension contributions of 5%.
Diversity and Inclusion
At WildFish, we value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals from under-represented groups in the conservation sector. If you don’t meet all the criteria but are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute, we encourage you to apply.
About Wildfish
We are the UK’s only independent charity campaigning for wild fish and their environment. We take no government money, so are uncompromised in our goal to achieve UK waters that support abundant and sustainable populations of wild fish and all other water-dependent wildlife.
We are the UK’s only independent charity campaigning for wild fish and their environment. We take no government money, so are uncompromised in our goal to achieve UK waters that support abundant and sustainable populations of wild fish and all other water-dependent wildlife.
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