Social media executive

The role

The Social Media Executive supports the delivery of the organisation's social media strategy by creating, scheduling and optimising content across LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube. The role is responsible for developing engaging social-first organic and paid content, monitoring performance, managing community engagement and helping to grow awareness, reach and engagement among consumer and business audiences. Working closely with the social media manager, the post holder also supports reporting, stakeholder requests and the adoption of social media best practices.

The team

This role is part of the marketing and communications team. We look after Energy Saving Trust’s website, campaigns, press office, and digital marketing, as well as delivering campaign for external clients.

The team helps consumers, businesses, and governments to save energy, save money on energy bills, and reduce carbon emissions.

We work closely with our policy and insight teams to present Energy Saving Trust’s expertise in an accessible and engaging way, tailored to a range of audiences.

We are a creative team and work collaboratively to find solutions and share best practice. We are committed to developing our roles and actively create opportunities to learn from each other.

What you will do

Working closely with the social media manager and the wider content team, you will:

•Create and publish engaging organic and paid social content, including copy, graphics, carousels, videos and reels, tailored to consumer and business audiences.

•Support the delivery of the social media strategy by helping to grow awareness, reach, engagement and follower growth across LinkedIn, Facebook and Youtube.

•Manage the social content calendar, scheduling posts through our social media management platform and native social platforms where appropriate.

•Monitor and moderate social media channels, responding to comments and escalating issues or risks when required.

•Use data, insights, trends and AI tools to improve content performance, streamline content creation and support continuous improvement.

•Support reporting, stakeholder requests, colleague training and the wider delivery of the social media strategy.

What you will bring

You’ll have bags of enthusiasm for all things social, be highly organised, and have:

•Demonstrable experience creating engaging social-first content for B2B and B2C audiences, including copy, graphics and video content, to deliver strategic objectives and drive engagement.

•Strong copywriting, editing and communication skills, with the ability to create accurate, audience-focused content and maintain brand standards.

•Experience using social media management and scheduling platforms, alongside community management and moderation across social channels.

•Proficiency in content creation tools such as Canva, CapCut and Adobe, combined with experience using reporting, insights and data to optimise performance.

•Highly organised, collaborative and proactive, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

This is a permanent position. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. This will be a full-time role and as standard we offer all contracts on blended (home and office-based) working.

For more information, please see job description here.

Applications close 23:59 on 31 August. Interviews are intended to be held week commencing 7 September

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]. In your cover letter please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Please state the job reference you are applying for in the subject line. Applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We’ll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)
• True flexibility in how and where you work (subject to role requirements)
• Strong pension & life assurance
• Enhanced family leave
• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)
• Professional development support
• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments: We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK