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We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Social Media Manager to join us for a 12 Months Fixed Term contract and to help drive our reputation and culture. The role is responsible for developing and executing impactful social media plans for Linnaeus and its sub-brands that support overall business goals. As the in-house subject matter expert, you’ll contribute to plans and projects, provide day-to-day support for our veterinary colleagues, build social media capability in our site teams and sometimes getting involved with earned media work too.  

This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

This is an exciting and dynamic role with lots of scope to make an impact and shape the future of our social media approach. The role would suit someone who thrives being hands on, managing the full social media chain from planning right through to analysing performance but also has had exposure to social media strategy and working with external agencies. 

It would be useful if you’ve operated in a multi-site or brand environment, have experience collaborating strongly with multiple different and often more senior stakeholders and have some working knowledge of the earned media landscape.  

An understanding of the veterinary or health care service industry would be helpful. But more importantly, you’ll possess a positive attitude, relish a challenge, be mega-organised, flexible and resilient to thrive in a fast-paced environment, consistently delivering and able to meet deadlines.  

The corporate affairs team at Linnaeus is small, but we have some exciting plans and ambitions. We’re committed to learning and development, and we’re excited to see how someone can take the opportunity to develop our social media work and run with it. We work predominantly from home with some regular collaboration days and occasional travel to our sites.  

Benefits  

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave  

Career progression opportunities  

Staff discount schemes  

Life Assurance  

Enhanced sickness pay  

Enhanced equal family leave  

E-car salary sacrifice scheme  

Employer contribution pension scheme    

Wellness program including:   

Employee assistance program  

Eyecare voucher scheme  

Free annual Flu jab  

Cycle to work scheme  

Recruitment referral reward scheme  

Company Profile: 

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking partnership of highly respected Primary Care and Referral veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland, comprising some of the best clinicians in the profession.  

We are all individual but two important things bring us together; a commitment to excellence in everything we do and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. 

At Linnaeus we carefully select the practices we partner with to ensure the highest levels of patient care across our group. Together we provide a growing community of like-minded veterinary professionals who are passionate about what they do. We work with different types of practices, in every field of veterinary medicine, including small animal, farm and equine. 

We also have our Five Principles which form the foundation of how we do business today and every day and we put these at the centre of every decision we make.  This means: 

We are committed to Quality of work and contributions to society.   

We embrace our Responsibility (as individuals and a company) to act now.   

We base decisions on Mutuality of benefit to our stakeholders.   

We harness the power of Efficiency to use our resources to maximum effect.   

We have the financial Freedom to make our own decisions, unrestricted by motivations of others. 

Salary Value: £40,000- £45,000 per annum;

Salary Description: Depending on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk