Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

As a Social Media Editorial Lead, you will take day-to-day responsibility for our social newsroom, across the Sky UK and Sky TV social channels. This role, a new position in the team, will take editorial and operational oversight for the day-to-day entertainment, cinema and product (TV, broadband and mobile) social activity as well as the inclusion of brand messaging (ie Sky Zero) on our social platforms.

What you’ll do:
– Leading the editorial ideation and sign-off process for social newsroom activity which can include timely or trending social content, community management around live broadcast of shows, films and product launches and always-on creative.
– Line manage the Social Media Editor and Social Media Ops Manager and ensure day-to-day delivery of the activity across all platforms, ensuring the calendars for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are complete, and working with the YouTube features team to align with on activity on that channel.
– Develop and iterate editorial guardrails for ongoing franchises, community management and key customer moments, to be delivered by your team or agencies where required.
– Be a key stakeholder for Sky Media, who monetise content output on our channels, by developing and sharing channel calendars and plans with them.
– Manage budgets for agency support on activations for always-on content.
– Drive a culture of performance-led creativity in the team, using data to inform decision-making and resource allocation and focusing on channel growth, audience engagement and revenue via Sky Media.
– Occasional liaison with SCA (Sky Creative agency) on brand look and feel.

What you’ll bring:

– Creative / editorial social media leadership including experience concepting for a variety of platforms and format types.
– Line management experience up to mid-senior level
– Digital social media experience. Experience within a news/media or Entertainment field is desired
– Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively to senior stakeholders
– The ability to work flexibly, taking back TOIL as needed.
– Ability to form strong relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

The rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

– Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
– A generous pension package
– Private healthcare
– Discounted mobile and broadband
– Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you’ll work:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, So we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.