Group Communications Executive (Social)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a creative and data-driven social media professional to support our Group Communications team in delivering impactful, audience-focused communications across OUP. With a strong emphasis on social media marketing, this role will play a central part in planning, creating, and managing engaging content across multiple platforms; using insights, trends, and performance data to continuously refine and improve output. You will help bring our brand to life by telling compelling stories, maintaining a consistent voice and visual identity, and driving engagement and traffic through strategic social activity. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you will also contribute to broader communications initiatives, gaining exposure to PR, Brand, and Internal Communications while playing a key role in strengthening our reputation both internally and externally.

Duties will include:

Track performance and use data to refine content ideas and formats.

Stay up to date with platform trends, features, and industry and competitor news to produce timely, relevant content.

Plan, manage, and execute long-term social media content calendar in a variety of formats including short- and long-form video and LinkedIn newsletter.

Coordinate with internal and external teams, suppliers, and stakeholders including Marketing, Design, PR, and video agencies.

Manage timelines to deliver work accurately and on schedule.

Responsible for maintaining the brand message and look across all channels.

Daily management for all social channels: respond to messages and brand mentions; engage with brand advocates and customers.

Devise strategies to drive traffic from social sites to the company website.

Help with the coverage of key industry events.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

ABOUT YOU

Proven experience running brand or community social media accounts.

Proficiency with social media scheduling and reporting tools (Sprout, Meltwater, Hootsuite, Google Analytics).

Some experience with video and graphic editing platforms (Canva, InDesign).

Experience owning projects from idea to delivery.

A natural storyteller who understands brand voice and aesthetics.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and effectively manage workload.

Please ensure that a copy of your portfolio is accessible to us on your application, either as an attachment, or linked in your CV.

BENEFITS

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

QUERIES

Please contact grace.mcfadyen@oup.com with any queries relating to this role.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

Division:Group Communications

Department:Communications

Closing Date:13 July 2026

Salary:In the region of £32,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location:OUP UK - Oxford

Postcode:OX2 6DP

Full Time / Part Time:Full Time

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