Social Media Specialist 6-Month FTC

Hyundai Motor Europe hyundai-europe.com Open · verified Sep 16, 2026

Leatherhead Mid-level Social Media

Mid-level Social Media role at Hyundai Motor Europe. Leatherhead.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You shape Hyundai UK’s organic social strategy around insight, results and business needs
You brief and steer the social agency through content, timelines, approvals and final delivery
You develop social content, lead influencer campaigns and manage daily community engagement
You connect social activity with marketing, PR, eCRM and retailer teams across owned, earned and paid channels
You measure campaign performance, report insights and protect consistent brand execution

What you bring

You have experience running branded social channels and writing clear, engaging copy in excellent English
You can manage budgets, schedules, planning and deliverables while handling a varied workload
You understand paid social and can use reports and listening tools to extract performance insights
You have managed external agencies and suppliers, with strong cross-team collaboration skills
You understand the automotive market and have genuine enthusiasm for cars

Who this fits

You’ll suit a self-starting, organised social marketer who can work independently and with wider teams in a fast-moving environment. You’ll need to adapt as marketing plans change and keep up with developments in social media. This is a six-month fixed-term role based in Leatherhead, so check the commute before applying

From the employer

Social Media Specialist 6-Month FTC

Based in Leatherhead, please check commute before applying!

Role Summary:

Do you embrace the power of social media? Would you like to shape perceptions of the Hyundai brand in the UK?

The Social Media Specialist is a key role within Hyundai’s Marketing team, taking the lead across HMUK’s social media and influencer activity to bring the brand to life in an engaging way that helps drive affinity and product consideration.

Your role will be instrumental in bringing to life omnichannel campaigns across owned, earned and paid by managing all aspects of organic social media and Influencer activity, as such a strong understanding and passion for social is a must. You will manage social campaigns that build interest, excitement and conversation about the Hyundai brand and its innovative products. Working with the Brand Communications Manager to create engaging content and work with wider team members, especially the eCRM specialist, to deliver the content across all owned channels. Whilst integrating closely with the wider Marketing and PR teams to activate campaigns and seamlessly bring the brand to life across HMUK social media platforms. You will also need to ensure all activity is monitored and reported to deliver tangible ROI.

You will be supported by HMUK’s agencies and will need to inspire and manage the teams to get the best possible output.

We want you to:

Lead HMUK’s social media presence across organic in line with Hyundai’s brand aspirations, brand identity and marketing campaigns.
Working with the Brand Communications Manager to develop the social media strategy based on insight, performance data and business requirements.
Manage the day-to-day relationship with the social media agency, including briefing content and activity requirements, coordinating timelines and approvals, and ensuring all outputs are aligned to social, campaign and business objectives.
Develop creative and content from brief to approval, working with internal & external stakeholders as required.
Lead influencer marketing campaigns and related activity.
Manage reporting and analysis of all social media campaigns.
Manage day-to-day social media community management and engagement.
Working with the Customer Services Team.
Maintain adherence to ‘earned, owned, paid’ approach across social media with full integration with the wider marketing and PR teams.
Support retailer’s social media presence with retailer marketing teams.
Ensure brand consistency across all output working with colleagues from across the organisation.

About you:

A passion for social media and experience managing branded social channels.
Ability to craft clear and engaging copy with excellent eye for detail.
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
Strong project management skills (budget, timings, outputs, planning ahead)
Understanding of the automotive marketplace and a genuine enthusiasm for cars.
A good understanding of across paid social marketing.
Experience of managing external agencies and suppliers.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, ability to impact outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to learn: keen self-starter who stays on top of social media developments.
Flexibility and nimbleness: the ability to adapt and flex as marketing plans evolve.
Analytical: must be able to pull insights and measure the performance from data reports and listening tools.
Organised: must be able to work solus and collaboratively to handle a high and diverse workload.

What we offer:

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
Private Medical Insurance
Pension 6% Matched
25 Days Holidays plus Bank holidays with option to buy/sell
Group Income Protection & Life Assurance
Flexible Benefits & Retail Discount
Flexible Working
Access to Hyundai & Genesis Sponsored events
Access to Employee Car Scheme (once passed probation)
Office Lunch Allowance