Social Media Executive: 3 Month Contract
Role Overview
Savills is looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Social Media Executive to support our busy Social Media team for a three-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a genuine passion for social media, content creation, and digital marketing who is looking to develop their career within a leading global property brand.
Working across multiple business divisions, you will help ensure social media content is published efficiently, maintains high quality standards, and aligns with platform best practices.
Team Overview
Key Responsibilities
Content Management & Scheduling
Schedule and publish content across LinkedIn, Instagram & Facebook and other social media platforms.
Manage and maintain content calendars to ensure timely delivery of social media activity.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to gather content and supporting assets.
Content Review & Quality Assurance
Review property and business content submissions to identify the strongest opportunities for social media.
Assess content against social media best practice, audience relevance, and platform suitability.
Check content for accuracy, brand consistency, spelling, grammar, and tone of voice.
Review and edit video subtitles and captions to ensure clarity and professionalism.
Presentation Development & Stakeholder Reporting: Support the creation, formatting, and refinement of social media performance and strategy presentations, ensuring insights are communicated clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
Creative Content Development: Assist the team with content creation by supporting storyboard development, creative ideation, and the production of detailed briefing and style guides to ensure consistency across campaigns and content assets.
Basic Content Editing
Perform simple image and video edits using tools such as Canva, Adobe Express, CapCut, or similar platforms.
Crop, resize and optimise visual assets for Social Media channels.
Support the creation of simple social graphics and promotional assets.
Team Support & Reporting
Provide regular updates on content pipelines, upcoming activity, and publishing schedules.
Monitor Social Media channels and flag opportunities, trends, or issues to the wider team.
Assist with basic reporting and performance tracking.
Support wider Social Media initiatives, campaigns, and projects as required.
About You
Essential Skills & Experience
Strong interest in social media, digital marketing, and content creation.
Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Comfortable using Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel and Teams and Canva.
Understanding of major social media platforms and their different audiences.
Ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment.
Desirable
Previous experience in a marketing, communications, social media or digital role.
Experience using social media management platforms such as Sprinklr, Hootsuite or Sprout Social advantageous but not essential
Basic video editing and graphic design skills are desirable.
Knowledge of LinkedIn and Instagram best practices.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking someone who is:
Passionate about social media and marketing.
Naturally curious about trends, content and digital culture.
Proactive, reliable and eager to learn.
Detail-oriented with a strong eye for quality.
Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively.
Ability to work 3 days in the office; 2 remote.
Click here to download the full job specification. Please ensure you read this before applying.
What we offer you:
Career and Professional Development
25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
Global Mobility Scheme
Rewards Platform
Company Pension Scheme
Find out more about Savills offer
This role does not meet the salary criteria for skilled worker visa sponsorship(click link to check exemptions).
To be eligible to apply for this role you must hold your own right to work in the UK. Please take the time to check here that you're able to make a new application to us now. Our employees act with honesty and integrity so we expect the same from you. We take any attempts to circumvent this policy very seriously.
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
- Business area
- Business Operations
- Role
- Operations
- Locations
- Margaret Street, London
- Contract Type
- Temporary (less than 3 months), Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Margaret Street, London
Our offer
-
Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
-
Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
-
Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
-
Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
About Savills
Over 42,000 people work for us in more than 70 countries all over the world. This breadth of global coverage, combined with specialist services and market insight, means we'll always have an expert who is local to you.