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We’re a social bunch and looking to grow our team with passionate, diverse, enthusiastic individuals across all areas of the business. Want to work with us? At Social Pantry, we champion inclusion and pride ourselves on providing a fair, nurturing and supportive culture where great people have a chance to make an impact and fulfil their potential. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Send us your CV and tell us why we need you! We’d love to hear from you.
Social Pantry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Social Pantry is an accredited Ban The Box employer!
Below are the roles we are currently looking for in our permanent and HQ teams. We’re always on the lookout for brilliant event staff to join our flexible teams too, these roles can be viewed here.
At Social Pantry our mission is to deliver extraordinary events, extraordinary service & extraordinary food, whilst creating meaningful change. Social Pantry is an independent, sustainable caterer that delivers high impact catering for events, weddings, the workplace and festivals with a positive social and environmental effect.
That means going the extra mile behind the scenes too. We challenge the status quo in our kitchens, offer employment opportunities for ex-offenders, & set an industry example with our forward-thinking sustainability practices.
The role:
We’re looking for a Content Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you’ll lead on creating and managing our content to enhance brand visibility, engage our audiences, and showcase the best Social Pantry has to offer.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a strong, growing company where creativity, data-driven decision-making, and brand storytelling go hand in hand.
Key Responsibilities
- Content Creation & Management: Develop engaging, on-brand content across all channels
- Strong ability to capture and edit content: Digital video (phone and SLR, including audio), photography. Editing skills are a must
- Organisation: Scheduling, publishing and managing content
- Community: fostering an engaged online community and adhering to our brand voice
- Support paid media campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, and other platforms to enhance brand awareness and conversions with the support of the MM
- Multi-Platform and Account Management: Including (not limited to) Social Pantry’s Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and other channels; and the Alex Head channel(s). With the support of the MM
- Brand & Marketing Guardianship: Ensure all content aligns with our brand guidelines.
- Campaign Support: Assist in planning and executing seasonal campaigns, strategy, photoshoots, and brand activation
- Trend Analysis: Stay up-to-date with marketing, catering, cultural and food trends to keep Social Pantry ahead of the curve
- Events: Lead on content capture and content turn around on events
Required / preferred experience
- Proven experience in elegant content capture, creation and editing
- Proven experience in content organisation and management
- Proven experience in social media management and analysis
- Experience in email marketing platforms (Mailchimp or similar)
- Knowledge of SEO, paid media
- Knowledge of WordPress, Canva, Google Analytics, and Meta Business Suite
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A keen interest in food, sustainability, events and hospitality
- Experience in the food/catering/hospitality industry
Who we’re looking for:
We do catering differently, and our content needs to reflect that. We’re looking for someone who:
- Has a passion for content creation and brand storytelling
- Is proactive, creative, and analytical, always looking for new ways to improve their content
- Has strong initiative and desire to take ownership of projects, and as we work in events and hospitality, enjoys an environment where working at pace is essential
- Has an eye for detail and a strong aesthetic sense to maintain our brand guidelines and vision
- Understands how to balance creativity with a data-driven approach to drive business goals and KPI’s
General
- Take an active interest in Social Pantry, how we work, the progress, market growth and positioning of the company
- Always work ethically and as a team member
- Go above and beyond to always support and help other team members
- To always work honestly and with the interest of Social Pantry and the team
- Support and uphold Social Pantry`s dedication to sustainability and social enterprise
- Enact and oversee environmental responsibilities where required – be considered in your approach to work, reducing waste, energy use etc.
- Consider the impact of all decisions to balance people, planet, and no profit as per our updated Company Articles of Association: in accordance with our B Corp certification, we have legally committed to using business as a force for good by:
- Creating a material positive impact on society and the environment though our business and operations
- Considering `stakeholder interests` – including our shareholders, employees, suppliers, society and the environment
At the moment we have no further positions available in our central team, take a look at our flexible events roles.
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We're proud to be a leader in prison leaver employment within our industry and have been recognised as a Ban the Box employer since September 2021. Our 'brand recipe' includes four key ingredients; surround-sound sustainability, fresh thinking, presenting the future now and enjoyment as our bread and butter. We are an organisation committed to doing so much more than is strictly necessary.
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