Social Media Manager (Korea Market Focus)

Summary of the Role

As Social Media Manager (Korea), you will take the lead with social editorial planning and publishing, 1-2-1 community engagement, and developing bold and exciting ways to activate fans, influencers and events on social media in the Korean market.

You will plan and create social content strategies and editorial calendars, working closely with our wider teams in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Melbourne, to develop creative concepts and design briefs that deliver activations and social assets that take them on this journey. You will assist with the amplification of our work in social, including suggested budgets, planning around formats and objectives, and implementation.

You will have an expert understanding of the language and culture nuances of SNS in Korea.

You will be the key liaison between the teams working on regional client social media strategy and the local Korean social strategy - to be able to do that you must be aware of events of cultural importance and local trends. 

Outside of your day-to-day accounts, you may also have the opportunity to work on new business and projects, advise on the changing landscape of platforms and tools across our roster, be a go-to for social knowledge, and contribute to industry and social trend reports.

Across the 1000heads Group there are dozens of social specialists, and you will over time pursue mutually beneficial relationships and share learning about the latest tech, campaigns, and trends.

This is an initial contract role with a possibility of converting to a permanent position depending on performance and business needs.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creative copywriting and social publishing
• Stimulating and sustaining conversations and relationships with a brand’s audience
• Managing the day-to-day delivery of editorial, creative, and strategic plans
• Building strong relationships with clients and identifying business development opportunities
• Offering strategic thinking, creative spark, and commercial understanding to develop plans
• Researching the latest social tools, platforms and trends – and working to ensure that we are the first to innovate and experiment
• Weekly social updates to the internal team
• Delivering relevant reports, performance tracking & trend analysis to clients

Your first priority will be to do your job to the best of your abilities.  Your second priority will be to help those around you to do their job to the best of their abilities.

• An understanding of social media and its impact on brands - with a focus on the Korean market. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Korean
• An eye for creative content: both written and visual
• The ability to think:
• Creatively (capable of thinking differently and disruptively)
• Strategically (able to analyse situations and see the big picture)
• Intelligently (critical think that identifies gaps and fills them)
• Excellent organisational management, time management & team management skills
• The ability to work under pressure whilst keeping an eye on the finer details
• Proficiency in using a wide variety of social platforms and tools

1000heads is a social transformation company. We help global brands adapt to rapid and continual shifts in media, technology and culture. The company delivers social-first data, insights, strategic consultancy and creative services to clients around the world including Google, SAP, Diageo, Gitlab, Ancestry, Isuzu and UNIQLO. 1000heads has offices around the world in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual's ability to perform their job.