Social Media Marketing Assistant

We are currently hiring for a Marketing Assistant role to join our team in Organic Social.

The Marketing Assistant will work with the organic social media team to support the delivery of a key area within the business (including tactical implementation and delivery). The team focuses on delivering excellence through organic social account execution and optimisation, data analysis and relationship building across marketing teams within the business.

The team delivers content and account management for Taylor & Francis and Routledge Books across Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads and TikTok.

Reporting to the Organic Social Media Manager, you will support planning, delivery and reporting of brand-aligned, ROI maximised, effective and efficient social media marketing activity.

This role sits within the Performing Marketing team (which includes Paid Social and PPC Marketing) and has a global remit.

What you will be doing:

• Support management of social media accounts, including content creation, copywriting, account monitoring, community engagement and reporting across LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok.
• Support the implementation of new social campaigns and accounts according to briefs.
• Support with reporting on campaign and post-performance.
• Work closely with managers and specialists, supporting key projects within the social media and performance marketing team.
• Carry out research in line with marketing briefs.
• Monitor competitor activity and discover new opportunities.
• Make recommendations to improve performance and drive further efficiencies.

This role would suit someone who is passionate about digital marketing and is looking to develop their knowledge and understanding of digital marketing practices, with a particular focus on Social Media. In this role, you’ll get hands-on experience across 6+ social platforms, exposure to data-driven marketing strategies, and opportunities to develop content creation and analytical skills with mentorship from experienced social media and performance marketing professionals.

What we are looking for:

• Knowledge of organic social media across LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok. Hands-on experience managing accounts is desirable.
• Experience in social media video content creation on platforms such as TikTok & Instagram is desirable but not essential.

Essential:

• An interest in social media and all things performance marketing.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills and comfortable working with data.
• Experience using Excel and presenting data.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written.
• Great time-management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.
• An eagerness to learn and show initiative.

Tools:

• Social Media Management (e.g. Sprinklr or alternative)
• Basic Design Tools (Canva, Adobe Express, Instagram Edits, CapCut)
• Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Additional information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

What we offer in return:

• A salary of £32,210 pa + 5% company bonus
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

Closing date: 15th October 2026

The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our offices to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time, with those 3 days a week spent in our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

Please note that our Milton Park office will be relocating to Oxford city centre in late 2027 / early 2028, offering an exciting new workplace in the heart of the city.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact [email protected]. Your request will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you can show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, having more time for questions, or anything else. Please ask us; we are happy to be flexible! Please contact [email protected]

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site:

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8