Social Media Executive
Brackley, UK
At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.
Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.
Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.
About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity in our Communications Team for a Social Media Executive for one of the world’s leading sports franchises. We are aiming to set the standard in social media and across the digital ecosystem and we are looking for the right candidate to deliver that ambition.
As one of the main administrators of the social media channels of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, you will be part of a core team who is responsible for the content output of the eight-time F1 world champions. You will have the opportunity to engage and entertain an audience of over 25+ million people across the world’s leading digital platforms.
The successful candidate will be passionate about digital content, buzzing with new ideas and an enthusiastic follower of Formula One, who is able to translate the inside story of our challenge for the world championship into compelling content, in line with our Brand Values and those of our Team Partners.
Purpose and Key Deliverables:
-
Be a key part of an active, engaged and enthusiastic group who delivers our tone of voice and brand values through our social content.
-
You need to be capable of posting to our channels and delivering live race weekend coverage, both on-site and remotely.
-
Take an active role in the creative process for content ideas for our channels, including working with internal and external content producers across all media types on and off track.
-
Briefing content creators to ensure output is aligned with key objectives.
-
Alongside the other members of the core social media team, you will be responsible for growth and engagement on our social media channels, providing insight to reporting and analytics.
-
Monitoring the latest social media trends and developments to ensure the team’s activities are leading edge, while generating and implementing key learnings from analytics to drive performance improvements.
-
Assist in the delivery of partner digital rights on the Team’s social media in coordination with other members of the Communications Team and the Partner Services Team.
-
Coordinate closely with external stakeholders, including driver teams, shareholders and territory specific channels, to ensure alignment with overall company and brand strategy.
Candidate Profile:
-
Extensive understanding and experience of social media platforms, trends and best practices.
-
Focused on curating social-first content, from video to high quality and exciting imagery.
-
A channel manager who has worked with major sports team or leading brands.
-
Excellent inter-personal skills and strong team mind-set, including experience of working within a team of digital content producers as well as internal teams.
-
High level of Formula One knowledge and enthusiasm.
Desirable Attributes:
-
Energetic, enquiring, and positive mindset.
-
An excellent communicator, willing to be proactive and sharing ideas.
-
Ability to work independently with great attention to detail.
-
A strong work ethic and can work to tight deadlines.
-
Deal with change quickly and calmly.
-
German and further languages an advantage.
-
Flexibility in working hours and willingness to travel to Grands Prix and other events.
Benefits:
Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.
We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment, employee well-being programme and offer flexible working opportunities.
Why us:
At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.
Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.
Your application:
We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please note if you would like to include a cover letter please upload it with your CV as one PDF document.
This role also requires candidates to take a psychometric test. Please note that upon submission of your application you will be emailed with a link to the test and have 7 days to complete the required test.