Social Media and Online Communities Officer (Maternity cover)

Salary: Pay Band 1, £32,000 per annum (plus £3,500 London Weighting for candidates living within the M25)

Contract: Full-time – 35 hours per week; 12-month fixed term

Location: London/Leicester/Hybrid

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday, 25 May 2025

We are seeking a Social Media and Online Communities Officer to join our friendly and supportive Digital team at the British Psychological Society, to cover maternity leave on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This busy team is responsible for developing, testing, and implementing a strategy to reach and engage target audiences through digital channels like web, mobile, and social.

The role is responsible for:

• Devising and delivering engaging content for social and online communities, ensuring consistency in terms of style, quality and tone of voice
• Supporting the launch of new online communities for our members
• Proactively exploring new and innovative visual approaches and techniques for storytelling on social
• Keeping up to date with social algorithm and platform changes, testing and learning to optimise content and reporting findings to the team
• Delivering video content that engages and educates, including explainers and case studies
• Supporting the Social Media and Online Communities Manager in planning and implementing a member engagement strategy to drive increased engagement and member growth of the BPS's online communities.

See the full role description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A passion for all things social media, and a knowledge of the latest trends and best practices
• Demonstrable experience of online content development, including writing for online channels; able to provide examples of accessible, inspiring content which measurably drives action
• Experience in digital asset creation using photo and video editing software (Premiere Pro, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Experience of using a social media scheduling platform
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills
• To be creative, enthusiastic and able to build strong working relationships

We offer a friendly, values-led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile & flexible working
• Generous leave entitlement
• Occupational pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme/free eye care vouchers/Winter flu vaccinations
• Tailored learning & development
• Employee Assistance Programme counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Discounts scheme with national organisations

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria in the job profile to [email protected] by 23:59 on Sunday, 25 May 2025. 

Short-listed candidates will receive a creative task to complete before the interview selection. Interviews will be held online in the week commencing 16 June, with the aim of starting the role towards the end of July. 

The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances. We are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa and are therefore only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application.  If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.