Social Media Specialist in Manchester

Location: Manchester

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: MDPI

Date Advertised: 2024-06-27

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996.

Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines.

We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 35,500 academic editors.

We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.


Location: Manchester


This is a full-time in office role.

The office is located next to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.


Main tasks and responsibilities:


  • Implement the paid social media strategy for a portfolio of key brands (journals, initiatives, corporate).
  • Provide support and training to others across the business on social media best practice.
  • Weekly monitoring and monthly reporting of campaign performance.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with portfolio and others across the business.
  • Develop and implement key corporate projects, campaigns and content
  • Population of weekly content calendar.
  • Profile:


  • Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising (or related).
  • 2+ years’ experience of coordinating social media or digital marketing activities for business.
  • Good knowledge of key social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Other channels a plus.
  • Working knowledge of Facebook Ads Manager. Other Ad Managers a plus.
  • Knowledge of other social media and digital marketing tools such as Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Brandwatch, Sprout and Google Ads would be advantageous.
  • Good understanding of brand, communication, and digital marketing principles.
  • Excellent English language skills (written and spoken), other language skills are beneficial.
  • Good organizational, analytical and prioritization abilities.
  • Interest in science and science communications.
  • Benefits!


  • Flexible Working Times
    You are able to start work anytime between 7-9am, and finish between 3pm-6pm.
  • Special Days Off
    Getting married or moving house? No need to use up your holidays, MDPI offer paid time off for such occasions.
  • Our Culture
    A friendly working environment with monthly lunch parties, office snacks and seasonal events.
  • Bonus Incentives
    Depending on your role, you may be eligible for one of our bonus schemes which rewards high-performing employees.
  • Perkbox
    You will have access to our benefit platform called “Perkbox.” This will provide you with a range of discounts and benefits across various retailers, including savings on food, drinks, tech, travel, and more.
  • Health Cash Plan
    After passing probation, employees are enrolled into our private health membership with Bupa. You can claim money back on dental, doctors, and prescriptions amongst many other health services
  • Modern City Centre Office
    Located next to Piccadilly Gardens, our office is a 10 minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road train stations. There are also tram stops outside of the building.
  • Cyclescheme
    Save between 25-39% on a bike and accessories.
  • Techscheme
    Save up to 10% on tax when purchasing tech equipment from places such as Ikea and Currys
  • About MDPI


    A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996 .

    Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines.

    We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed , open access journals supported by over 66 , 0 00 academic editors .

    We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.


    MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe , Asia and North America .

    We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible.

    We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.


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