Graduate Internship - Social Media & Employer Brand

Department: [SBSS] HR

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Part Time

Location: Bristol

Compensation: £30,000 FTE, £24,000 pro-rata

Description

What you'll be responsible for:

• Research LinkedIn and social media best practice (content formats, tone, timing, algorithms)
• Analyse how competitors and leading brands showcase their culture and employer brand
• Identify trends and opportunities to improve engagement with our target audiences

• Build upon and refine our existing LinkedIn content plan and calendar
• Create and draft posts (e.g. employee stories, culture highlights, industry insights)
• Ensure content reflects our employer brand, values and tone of voice

• Schedule content on the SBG LinkedIn page
• Work with stakeholders to gather inputs, stories and approval for posts
• Ensure posts align with internal social media policy and brand guidelines

• Monitor post performance (engagement, reach, clicks, etc.)
• Produce simple reports and insights on what’s working and what isn’t
• Recommend improvements and test new approaches to increase engagement

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Are a recent graduate (or about to graduate) in Marketing, Communications, Business or a related field
• Have a strong interest in social media, branding or content creation
• Have excellent written communication skills and can write clearly and engagingly
• Are curious and data-driven—comfortable reviewing performance and turning insight into action
• Are organised and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Bring ideas and aren’t afraid to suggest new ways of doing things

• Experience managing social media accounts (personal, academic or professional)
• Basic understanding of LinkedIn analytics or social media tools
• Confidence using tools like PowerPoint and Copilot

• Hands-on experience managing a live corporate LinkedIn channel
• Exposure to employer branding and People Experience strategy
• Experience reporting directly to the Extended Leadership Team and engaging with stakeholders from a wide variety of roles and levels
• The opportunity to influence how a growing business presents itself externally
• A supportive team and the chance to build skills that are highly valued in marketing and communications

Our Benefits

• Hybrid working – 2 days in the office (Mon & Thur) and 2 days working from home
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
• Pension scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
• Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours
• Flexi-time
• Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
• Electric vehicle – salary sacrifice scheme
• 100’s of exclusive retailer discounts
• Professional wellbeing, health & fitness app - Wrkit
• Enhanced parental leave, including time off for IVF appointments
• Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your salary
• 25% Car Insurance Discount
• 20% Travel Insurance Discount
• Cycle to Work Scheme   
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Community support day