The Staff Canteen is the UK’s largest network of professional chefs, with more than 100,000 members, 550,000 social media followers.

Products include: website, app, social channels (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Snapchat, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads), job board and 30+ live events every year. Our fast-growing team is leading the way in cross platform chef networking and content.

We are passionate about chefs and they are passionate about The Staff Canteen.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage our content and social media strategy (defining important KPIs)
• Align content and social media strategy across the business
• Measure the success of content and social media campaigns
• Stay up to date with the latest best practices and technologies within the realms of digital content and social media.
• Coach, train and mentor team members
• Write feature/editorial content for the website, ensuring the content is SEO friendly, informative and appealing to our members
• Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimisation
• Monitor, analyse and respond to social media reviews
• Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network
• Work collaboratively within the company
• Look for innovative ways to keep The Staff Canteen as a leader in its field

Essential skills and experience

• A qualification in journalism, communications or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in journalism for a digital platform.
• Experience with multimedia reporting, including photography and video.
• Experience in creation and editing of video in numerous formats such as long form reels and shorts.
• Strong communication skills with excellent writing and editing abilities.
• Hands-on experience with MS Office, particularly MS Word and MS Excel.
• Excellent interviewing and fact-checking skills with attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of social media platforms, digital marketing tools and best practices across all channels.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead a team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of media ethics and legal standards for journalism.
• Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics, including GA4
• Good knowledge of META ad platform and reporting
• Ability to use, analyse and report on social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
• CMS experience
• Experience in writing and monitoring KPI’s within business strategies
• Excellent multitasking, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think outside box to generate creative and innovative ideas
• Good time-management skills
• Willingness to learn, take on new challenges and be proactive in pushing the company forward
• Willingness to travel; confident in attending live events and interacting with clients and members

Desirable skills and experience

• Digital marketing
• Paid marketing campaigns
• Experience in managing a team
• A knowledge of the hospitality industry and an interest in food

Package

• Fantastic development opportunities with a structured career path
• Part of a great team with ongoing social events throughout the year
• Company pension scheme
• Competitive salary (between £28 - £35K depending on experience)
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
• We work an office/home hybrid model

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