Social Media Specialist

About the role

A boutique company in the entertainment, events and sport sector is looking for a Social Media Specialist to manage its social and digital media presence across 14 platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, YouTube, Threads, Reddit, Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Blogger, Gmail and WhatsApp for Business. The role also covers event planning, content creation, analytics reporting and on-the-day event support.

Key responsibilities

• Manage all social and digital media accounts, schedule posts according to the content calendar and use analytics to inform decisions
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients, manage expectations and give regular progress updates
• Create leads that turn into bookings and develop event proposals with slides, mood boards and run-of-show documents
• Plan, coordinate and deliver content for entertainment and food events, and create detailed event timelines, critical paths and run sheets
• Oversee daily analytics performance and prepare weekly reports every Friday
• Collaborate with the creative director on event concepts, themes and brand alignment, and help build the company website
• Market item rentals, manage the book review blog and contribute to reselling strategies
• Lead event setup, coordinate live events and manage support staff, ushers and volunteers on the day
• Run post-event evaluations, gather feedback, write reports and reconcile finances
• Support business development by spotting upsell opportunities and repeat clients

Required profile

• 2-4 years of proven experience in social media management, coordination or production
• Exceptional organisational skills, strong written and verbal communication and a great command of English
• Ability to edit images and video, manage several events at once under pressure and work evenings, weekends and public holidays
• Valid driver's licence and own transport preferred; a passport is given
• Desirable: a degree in event management, hospitality, marketing, mass communication or a related field, and experience in luxury or boutique event environments

Required skills

• Proficiency in event management tools such as Airtable, Asana or Trello
• Ability to create investor slides and pitch decks
• Desirable: familiarity with AI use, basic computer visioning, staging or production requirements

What we offer

• Monthly salary of NGN 350,750
• N10,000 bonus for each new client introduced that books
• Double pay for holidays worked
• Professional development, training and flexible working arrangements where possible