Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…
Rewards and benefits
Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.
Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working
Generous annual leave that increases with length of service
Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations
Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies
Defined pension contribution scheme
Generous bonus and/or commission scheme
Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days
Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment
Subsidised gym memberships
Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes
A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme
Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members
Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance
Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development
Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…
Selfridges are looking for a Social Media Coordinator – Fashion to join their vibrant Social Media Team working on their gen-z hype Instagram account @TheYellowDrop while also supporting menswear and fashion overall. This person will live and breathe content, with a strong understanding of platform nuances, especially TikTok and strong understanding of Gen-Z as a demographic. They will have a strong creative, yet strategic eye and will be bursting with ideas, on the pulse with trends and strong knowledge of brands at Selfridges.
What is the role?
Manage @TheYellowDrop Instagram account and content for Menswear, as well as supporting the Social Media Manager – Fashion on the category generally. Being the key contact for @TheYellowDrop and MW.
Working with the Social Media Lead to roll out the strategy for The Yellow Drop.
Developing and owning cross channel content plans aligned with the Master Calendar, seeing through to execution to support brand launches and key moments,
Conceptualise, pitch and execute content cross functionally while ensuring a social first approach to all activations. Including the briefing of content to internal and external stakeholders.
Managing and maintaing relationships with our buyers.
Stay ahead of the curve with landscape changes to social platforms, the latest trends and what’s happening culturally, being reactive to create engaging content.
Support the regional stores, Birmingham, Trafford and Manchester to ensure localisation of key messaging.
Develop weekly and monthly reports, using insights to inform and evolve strategy.
Update the Annual Social Media Calendar to ensure alignment with all channels.
A flair for copywriting for social media captions and other content
Community management on @TheYellowDrop ensuring we respond to customers in a timely manner.
Obtain final sign off on copy and imagery ensuring consistent brand messaging across the business
Experience within the fashion industry, including social media and experience creating content for brands
Highly creative with a passion for content creation, with the ability to shoot and edit social first native content
A strong understanding of the nuances of each social media platform
Confident with writing social media copy
Capable working in a fast paced environment and with deadlines
Confident with a positive and solution-orientated outlook
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Extremely organised, being able to multitask and work pro-actively using initiative
Collaborative, open and transparent – able to navigate the organisation and to be comfortable with ambiguity.
Strong knowledge of menswear brands at Selfridges
Skilled in Adobe software including Photoshop and Premier Pro video editing or similar software
Work collaboratively with like minded peers, taking on constructive feedback where necessary
Everyone is welcome
Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.
Our awards cabinet
We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.