Title: Social Media Executive

Location: Sydney, Australia

Department: Content

Role overview

Time Out Media is seeking a dynamic and creative Social Media Executive to support our social media efforts in Australia. In this role, you will assist in developing and implementing social media strategies to drive follower growth, brand awareness, and engagement on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and others. This position involves managing the social media accounts for Time Out Sydney, Melbourne and Australia. You will collaborate closely with editorial and commercial teams to ensure a cohesive and engaging social media presence.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and executing social media strategies to boost follower growth, engagement, brand awareness, and website traffic.

• Help manage and maintain a social media content calendar to ensure timely and relevant posts.

• Create and curate engaging content for Time Out APAC's social channels, including written posts, images, and videos.

• Schedule and optimize the posting of social media content to maintain a consistent and engaging presence.

• Support paid campaign strategies to meet client and commercial goals.

• Participate in social media initiatives, including brainstorming, presenting, filming, and editing video content.

• Assist in generating social media reports and audits to evaluate performance and adjust strategies based on data-driven insights.

• Help develop relationships with KOL collaborators and partnerships to enhance content and engagement.

• Curate User-Generated Content (UGC) to foster community engagement and brand loyalty.

• Collaborate with internal teams, including editorial, creative, commercial, and events.

Skills:

• At least 1-2 years of experience in social media management, preferably in the media or entertainment industry.

• Strong understanding of social media platforms, algorithms, and trends.

• Basic skills in content creation, including graphic design and video production/editing.

• Demonstrated ability to engage and grow a social media audience.

• Experience in supporting paid social media campaigns.

• Strong analytical skills for data analysis and reporting.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Creative thinker with a passion for social media and city life.

Benefits & Perks

• Opportunity to join an award-winning market leader in digital publishing

• Unlimited opportunities to explore and experience your city.

• Work alongside a team of like-minded individuals who are as passionate as you are.

• Flexibility to shape your own schedule and work from anywhere.

• Access to exclusive events and experiences.

• Birthday Leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• Learning & Development opportunities

• Paid Parental Leave

• Dog-friendly offices in Melbourne and Sydney

• Celebrations - we’re big on celebrating and shouting out about great work

• Team bonding and social activities

What we look for in a candidate

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we are in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…

• Be commercially astute

• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence

• Think globally

• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills

• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive

• Be a team player

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.


About Time Out Group plc

Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.

Time Out Media’s multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, video, audio and Live Events. Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content – curated and created by a global team of local expert journalists – around the best food, drinks, culture, art, music, theatre, travel and entertainment in 333 cities and 59 countries. The Company is giving international, national and local brands and businesses the opportunity to connect with this global reach and strong traffic from a desirable audience by offering bespoke 360-degree multichannel advertising solutions. Since its launch in 1968, Time Out has become a global brand that advertisers and consumers love and trust.

Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, leveraging the Time Out brand to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences – based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in Lisbon, quickly turning into one of the most popular destinations in the city. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion and the portfolio currently includes eight Markets:
in addition to Lisbon, there are sites in New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Dubai, Cape Town and Porto. More Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline as the global expansion continues.

Time Out is headquartered in London (United Kingdom) and listed on London's AIM stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'TMO'.

Time Out is a dynamic, pioneering brand and so is our team. We want to work with the best and brightest talent because we work for the world’s greatest cities, the people enjoying them and the businesses in them. As a truly global team we get to collaborate with colleagues from New York to Paris, Cape Town and Sydney and beyond. It’s our expertise, authenticity and collaboration that make us successful and a unique team.