Junior Social Media Executive (6-month fixed term contract)

Save My Exams is a rapidly growing EdTech business on the lookout for an ambitious Junior Social Media Executive for a 6-month contract. We are an exciting, customer-obsessed, remote-first startup that is improving the lives of millions of students every year.

Reaching more than 4 million users every month, all while being bootstrapped and profitable, we’re looking for a Junior Social Media Executive to join our team and help grow and engage our community across social media channels.

We are passionate about solving challenging and meaningful problems and are looking for people who care about making a real difference in the lives of students and teachers.

So, if you’re interested in joining a rapidly scaling, product-led, customer-obsessed business and having the chance to disrupt a $7tn+ market by improving the lives of millions of students every year, then read on.

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To love this role, here’s the type of person you are:

• You're genuinely passionate about social media -you understand what makes content perform and how channels differ.
• You're creative and love trying new things.
• You enjoy working both independently and as part of a close-knit team.

Your Responsibilities:Over the next 6 months, you’ll:

• Own day-to-day engagement across Instagram and TikTok replying to comments and DMs, engaging with our audience and the wider student community, spotting trends and conversations early.
• Support content creation and editing - turn raw footage into on-brand TikToks, Reels and YouTube Shorts with strong hooks, pacing, captions and trending audio (using tools like CapCut, Premiere Pro or similar).
• Plan and post Instagram and TikTok Stories daily including polls, Q&As, countdowns, behind-the-scenes and interactive formats that drive replies and keep our audience coming back.
• Stay on the pulse - monitor platform trends, audio, formats and competitor activity, and bring fresh ideas to the team.
• Track basic metrics (reach, engagement, views), apply the learnings to future content and share with the wider marketing team.
• Test, iterate and learn - try new formats, hooks - review what works, and feed those learnings back into the content cycle so our channels keep improving.

• 2+ years' experience working in social media, content or marketing - whether in-house, agency, freelance or building your own channels.
• A genuine passion for social media- you understand what makes content perform and how channels differ.
• Confident filming and editing short-form video in tools like CapCut.
• Strong written English and an eye for a good hook.
• Creative, and quick to spot and act on social media trends.
• Strong communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Organised and reliable - comfortable juggling multiple briefs, posts and deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with the UK education / exam landscape (GCSE, A-Level, IGCSE, IB).
• Experience with Canva, scheduling tools, or social analytics.
• An understanding of how organic social supports wider marketing and growth goals.

Working for a fast-growing, bootstrapped education company is a rare opportunity to build a hugely impactful and sustainable business.Our positions are challenging, but also come with amazing advantages and opportunities.

Here’s what we offer:

• Competitive annual salary of £28,000 - £30,000 depending on experience & skills (pro rated for length of contract)
• 36 days of annual leave, this includes the UK bank holidays but you can take them whenever suits you (pro rated for length of contract)
• Bonus scheme
• Life insurance
• £500 annual learning & development budget (pro-rated for the length of the contract).
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Company pension scheme, with the option to opt into the salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working hours: We don’t expect (or want) you to spend every waking hour at work. Our general working hours are 9-6pm, however we have a company-wide principle around Core Hours, which is 10-4pm and you can work at times that suit you and your team
• Remote working: we’re UK based but you can work from your home or wherever you want. (Note - For this role we would expect you to be London based and available to come into the office for collaboration where necessary
• A people-first culture - we’re driven to work hard but we also have fun, with whole company coffee coolers, as well as bi-annual get-togethers in person.