About this role
Are you a creative Social Media Community Manager looking for freedom to make their mark in-house? Full of ideas and passion? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Then E.ON Next is right for you.
We’re looking for a creative Social Media Community Manager to join our E.ON Next team. As Social Media Community Manager, you’ll be working alongside the in-house creative team to craft impactful and disruptive social content across all organic channels, using your craft to implement and unpack the creative potential of the brand.
You’ll play a key role in establishing a brand with big ambitions, shaping its social presence and striving for engaging and category-leading content. If you’re looking for ownership, this role is for you!
Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing:
• Take ownership in the planning and implementation of the content calendar across all social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube) for E.ON Next and Sainsbury’s Energy
• Maintain close collaboration with all aspects of the business to spot opportunities to optimise acquisition, engagement and customer service demand
• Plan disruptive content that’s category-leading, striving for creative excellence
• Embody the brand tone of voice, challenge its implementation style to maximise engagement and category stand-out by adding your expert craftsmanship
• Develop social copy and collaborate in-house creative team to craft image and video content requirements
• On location content capture, edit and publish
• Own publishing and leverage organic tactics to maximise reach and engagement
• Boost engagement and reach by actively managing the online community in collaboration with Consumer Service teams
• Strive for ongoing optimisation, through reporting and A/B testing
• Work with the Paid Media team to identify posts to boost
• Own reactive content to create positive disruption in social
• Scheduling, publishing and curating our channels
• Actively engaging with other trusted channels to grow reach and improve sentiment
• Commission and manage blog content
• Produce monthly metric reports with analysis and recommendations for all channels
• Educated the wider business of social media trends, platform updates and ways of working
• Carry out social listening
Are we a match?
We’re looking for the following experience and skills;
• Strong adaptability and autonomy in a start-up environment
• Demonstrated experience of mixed social media campaigning from strategy to implementation
• Analytical skills to turn insights into relevant content
• Customer-centric approach to social
• Proven experience of social media channel growth and successful community engagement
• Ability to effectively report on social KPI performance
• Proven long-form and short-form copywriting experience
• Ability to skew copy-writing to different brands and write for varying audiences
• Agency or in-house experience
• Excellent knowledge of social media specs, formats and regulations
• Well-versed in social media management and reporting tools, ideally Hootsuite
• Experience managing influencers is ideal
• Demonstrated creative skills
• Proven experience developing brands creatively
• Implementing brand TOV with consistency
• Willingness to challenge towards creative excellence
• Ability to handle multiple work streams at pace
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent attention to detail… just kidding but a full understanding of spelling, punctuation, grammar, British vs American English and fact checking
• Ability to work with full autonomy
• Proven experience in the following channels Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin, Instagram and TikTok, Reddit, Spotify
• Proven experience collaborating with numerous stakeholders
• Experience with start-up brand and/or sub-brand beneficial
Do you?
• Have the ability to see problems as opportunities and have a creative and proactive approach to problem solving
• Take initiative and enjoy exploring and expanding your role
• Want to be part of a growth culture - every week will be different
• Have strong organisational skills and hawk-eye attention to detail
Are you?
• Curious and enjoy learning
• Happy to make your own decisions, fear of failing doesn’t hold you back, it drives you forward, learning all the time and taking responsibility
• A team player, enjoy being part of a team, knowing the part you play in your teams’ success, committed to giving your best and share learnings
• Open to new technologies & new ways of working
• Comfortable with ambiguity
Here’s what else you need to know:
• Role may close earlier due to high applications.
• Permanent
• Competitive salary
• Location – London - with travel to our other sites when required.
• Excellent parental leave allowance.
• Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you
• Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone
• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way
• For all successful candidates. Due to the nature of this role your employment will be subject to a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check being carried out by ourselves via a 3rd party service provider
• Any questions on the role - please reach out to Eonnext.recruitment@eonnext.com
• At E.ON Next, our customers are our number 1 priority! All Nexties - including our executive team - regularly directly support customers so we stay close to their needs and make better decisions that deliver the best experience.