Social Media Coordinator

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:

• Work closely with social media specialists to implement social media campaigns.
• Contribute to weekly content calendar.
• Research for content ideas and target audiences.
• Maintaining team documents, calendar, databases, and images.
• Assistance with everyday social media tasks where required.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or Advertising (or related).
• 0 – 12 months experience
• Some knowledge or demonstratable interest in social media and digital marketing for business.
• Some knowledge of key social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube for business purposes.
• Good understanding of brand, communication, marketing, 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
  
  Please include a cover letter explaining how you meet the key requirements of the role.

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 66,000 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.
Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:
https://www.mdpi.com/
https://sciprofiles.com/
https://sciforum.net/
https://www.scilit.net/
https://www.preprints.org/
https://encyclopedia.pub/