Job Description

Social Media Co-Ordinator

Full Time - 40 hours per week- including weekends

About British Garden Centres:

British Garden Centres are the UK's largest family-run garden centre group with and are continuously growing. It's a business made up of over 70 garden centres, 3 nurseries and 2 warehouses and we employ over 3500 people across the UK.

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Social Media Coordinator to join our thriving Marketing department. This role will focus on developing our local garden centre social media profiles, which includes generating regular reports, creating scroll-stopping content and engaging with the local team. This role will be office based and situated within our Head Office at Brigg Garden Centre, North Lincolnshire. Once established within the role an average working week will include one-two days out on centre visits per week.

:

Create all centre level marketing content for the garden centre pages following the brand guidelines.

Monitoring all social media platforms under the BGC umbrella.

Generate weekly and monthly social media reports on the centre profiles and the brand profiles when needed.

Assist with replying to messages and comments on the BGC channels.

Establish an active role in the training centre social users with the creation and publishing of content.

Maintain a strong relationship and line of communication with the centres relating to all social media activity.

Support marketing events when necessary. This will include travelling to other centres and event locations.

Once established in the role visit garden centres around the UK to develop social media skills and create content.

Assist in the development of content calendars on a monthly basis.

Support with influencer relations and generating databases.

Assist our Content Creator with any necessary filming, photography and editing.

What you'll bring:

Educated to degree-level in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.

Strong knowledge and evidence of content creation including filming and editing.

Proficient knowledge in social media management tools (E.g., Meta, Sprout Social, Hootsuite)

Valid UK driving license and willingness to travel to other garden centres.

A strong positive mindset and able to work well within a team.

Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Willingness to get involved in public facing social media and events.

Preferable:

General interest in horticulture, gardening & Christmas.

Active personal social media accounts.

Knowledge of social media trends and algorithms.

Ability to multitask and manage marketing priorities.

Willingness to develop and learn.

Benefits

:

Salary dependent on experience.

Working for an industry leading business with many opportunities to learn and grow both personally and professionally. 28 days holiday including bank holidays.

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day & Easter Sunday.

20% discount at any BGC store and 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant. With additional discount rates available for our Leisure Park.

Support from a social, supportive and highly driven team.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,700.00-27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Employee discount On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Would you be happy to travel every week for this role?
Experience:

Social media marketing: 1 year (required) Social media management: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/04/2025