Social Media Executive

Job Title: Social Media Executive Salary : £27,500 to £29,500 depending on experience Location: Stockton-on-Tees, North East England, with the flexibility to work from home 1-2 days a week. About Us Founded over 22 years ago by hair extension expert Victoria Lynch, Additional Lengths has grown into one of the UK’s leading hair extension specialists, delivering premium products and services to professionals and consumers worldwide, with ethical sourcing and excellence at the heart of everything we do. Headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England, with a co-working space in London, we combine strong regional roots with a growing national and global presence. We’re home to additionallengths.com, our direct-to-consumer destination for luxury extensions, and Remi Cachet, our global professional hair extension brand, setting the industry standard for premium hair, seamless results, and ethical sourcing. As a certified B Corp, we’re proud to meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. From ethical hair sourcing and long-term supplier partnerships to a genuine focus on employee wellbeing, we believe great business should also be a force for good. Recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2024, we foster a culture built on passion, creativity, and innovation. Our team has more than doubled in size in recent years, and with over £25 million in revenue last year, we’re experiencing exceptional global expansion with continued growth ahead. Role Overview Working within the marketing team and reporting into the Social & Community Manager, the Social Media Executive plays a key role in supporting the execution of day-to-day social media and community activity across Remi Cachet and Additional Lengths. This role is social-first and community-led, with a strong emphasis on supporting and engaging Remi Cachet’s professional hairdresser community, while also helping to build aspirational and engaging brand presence across consumer audiences. The Social Media Executive is responsible for implementing social plans, supporting community engagement and ensuring consistent day-to-day execution across social channels. Working closely with the Social & Community Manager, this role helps bring campaigns, launches and brand storytelling to life across multiple platforms. Some of the main responsibilities of this role include: Supporting the execution of the organic social media strategy across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and emerging platforms for Remi Cachet and Additional Lengths. Assist with the planning, scheduling and publishing of engaging social content, ensuring consistency across all channels. Monitor social media performance and report on KPIs, insights and audience engagement to help optimise content and platform growth. Manage day-to-day community engagement across comments, DMs and tagged content, building strong relationships with stylists, salons, creators and brand partners. Identify opportunities for user-generated content, stylist advocacy and community storytelling to increase engagement and brand awareness. Coordinate creator, stylist and UGC content, ensuring assets and collaborations are organised and delivered in line with campaign activity. Stay up to date with platform trends, competitor activity and social best practices to support innovative and relevant social content. Work collaboratively with the wider brand, digital and education teams to support campaigns, launches, events and activations. About You We’re ideally looking for someone with: Experience in a social media, community or digital marketing role, ideally within hair, beauty or lifestyle brands Strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok and Facebook Passion for social media, community engagement and brand storytelling Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with online communities Strong organisational skills and attention to detail Understanding of social trends, platform behaviours and audience engagement Ability to build positive relationships with stylists, salons, educators and creators Proactive, collaborative and eager to learn within a fast-paced environment What’s On Offer We believe great work deserves great rewards. Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and lifestyle: A collaborative, ambitious and creative culture where you can be your authentic self, contribute ideas, and play a genuine role in shaping and growing the business The opportunity to influence strategy and make a real impact in a fast-growing, award-winning brand Excellent career development opportunities, with room to grow as the business scales 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off to celebrate your day your way Our inclusive New Child Leave policy, offering up to 12 weeks’ paid leave for all new parents, regardless of how your family grows Private health insurance through Vitality, supporting your long-term health and wellbeing A healthcare cash plan to help with everyday medical costs An enhanced pension scheme with salary sacrifice options, helping you plan for the future 40% staff discount on Additional Lengths products and 20% off third-party brands Death in service cover providing four times your salary for added peace of mind Enhanced sick pay, because looking after our team matters Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential wellbeing and mental health support whenever you need it Paid volunteering days each year to support the causes that matter most to you