Social Media Producer

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A European media company seeks a Social Media Producer to join its Marketing Competitions team in Manchester or London. This role involves creating engaging content for social media platforms, managing community engagement, and collaborating on innovative campaigns. The ideal candidate will have experience in content production, video editing, and a strong grasp of social media best practices. You'll enjoy benefits like 28 days holiday and flexible working options.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Access to Bauer Academy

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience producing outstanding content for social media in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident filming and editing social videos using mobile tools.
• Strong understanding of social media best practices and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality social content for competitions.
• Manage social channels, posting content, and engaging with the community.
• Collaborate on creative ideas and campaign execution.

Skills

Content Production

Video Editing

Copywriting

Social Media Expertise

Creative Thinking

Organizational Skills

Tools

Premiere Pro

CapCut

Photoshop

Job description

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We are looking for a Social Media Producer to join our Marketing Competitions team in Manchester or London.

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life

This is an exciting opportunity to bring our consumer competitions business to life on social media, including Win Happy and Make Me A Winner, as well as our core audio brands.

We work collaboratively across marketing, video, and commercial teams to create content of unforgettable moments for audiences and winners. Our culture is commercially creative, fast‑paced, and supportive, with plenty of opportunities to grow.

The Difference you will make

As Social Media Producer, you’ll be hands‑on in creating and delivering engaging, scroll‑stopping content that inspires audiences to play our competitions. Working closely with the Social Media Lead, you’ll help deliver our social media strategy day to day, producing standout content and posts that showcase winners, build excitement, and grow our community across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and more.

Your role

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Produce high-quality social content (short‑form videos, graphics, photos, and copy) for our competitions.
• Work from agreed content calendars, ensuring consistent, timely posting across all key social platforms.
• Support day‑to‑day management of our social channels from posting content, monitoring engagement and responding to comments, to maintaining an active, positive community presence.
• Collaborate with the Social Media Lead on creative ideas, campaign execution, and testing new content formats to improve performance.
• Work closely with the Video, Marketing, and Commercial teams to capture and share authentic winner moments and competition stories.
• Keep up to date with social trends, memes, and platform updates, suggesting ideas that can drive engagement or acquisition.
• Ensure all content is brand‑safe, compliant, and aligned with our tone of voice and visual identity.
• Support coverage of live events, big winner reveals, and content shoots, sometimes outside of normal office hours.
• Maintain organised file management and scheduling systems to keep our content workflow efficient and reliable.

The Skills you will bring

• Experience producing outstanding content for social media, ideally in a fast‑paced consumer, entertainment, or media environment.
• Confident filming and editing social videos using mobile tools and software like Premiere Pro, CapCut, and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of Social Media Platforms and their best practices, algorithms and trends.
• Excellent copywriting skills for short, engaging captions.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented, and proactive.
• Creative thinker who enjoys experimenting with new ideas to drive results.
• Collaborative and enthusiastic about competitions and entertainment.
• Experience in competitions, gaming, or prize‑led marketing.
• Familiarity with influencer and user‑generated content.
• Ability to film using professional cameras (Canon/Sony).

Working Model

Hybrid working from Manchester or London office

Expiry Date 4th January 2026

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family‑owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long‑term, with a consumer‑first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail]

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.

Date Job Posting Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025

Location: Manchester, GB, M15 4PR London, GB, NW1 2PL