Social Media Officer

Are you a creative digital communicator with a passion for social media, storytelling and inspiring support for a charity that changes lives? Acorns Children’s Hospice is looking for a Social Media Officer to lead our presence across key platforms, engaging audiences with compelling communications that grow our reach and support vital fundraising activity.

About this role

As Social Media Officer for the largest children’s hospice in the UK, you’ll shape how Acorns is seen, heard and understood – leading our presence on our social media. This specialist role plays a pivotal part in growing our online community, raising awareness of our pioneering care, and driving vital support for seriously ill children and their families.

You will manage our core social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn – while advising on and expanding our reach on emerging platforms and other digital channels deemed appropriate for our audiences. With a ‘social media first’ mindset and a strong attention to detail, you’ll create engaging content that reflects our brand and tone of voice, showcases the impact of our life-changing care and supports campaigns that drive fundraising, income and supporter engagement.

As a fundraising organisation, voluntary income is integral to Acorns ability to provide our children’s hospice care. You will champion the importance and impact of fundraising across Acorns social media, working closely with colleagues across the charity to plan and deliver strategic social media campaigns that support a wide range of fundraising and income generation activities.

Proactive and driven, you will maintain a dynamic content calendar and stay ahead of trends to ensure our social media output remains relevant, inspiring and effective. You’ll be responsible for managing audience engagement and responding to interactions in a thoughtful, timely manner.

Solution focused, you’ll have a keen eye for data, using analytics to understand what resonates with our audiences and continually optimise our approach to maximise reach, engagement and impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your creativity, energy and specialist experience to one of the region’s most respected and best-loved charities. If you're passionate about social media communications that make a real difference and want to use your skills to positively impact children with short lives, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a Hybrid role where you will work both onsite and from from home.

37.5 hours per week.

£29,000 per annum.

Interview to take place week commencing 2 week of August.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 281733INDX