Hybrid Global Social Media Lead

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About the role

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing hybrid team across strategy, campaign and creative development, social guidelines, publishing, community management, reporting, and everything in between
  • Define and implement the global social media vision and strategy for bp, ensuring alignment with bp’s corporate narrative and business priorities
  • Be a bridge to the rest of the organisation – this position must collaborate closely with two key stakeholders: Our external communications team, developing holistic and integrated reputation strategies that break down silos AND our customers and products (C&P) business, developing a partnership and leading on strategy for the organisation
  • Own and enhance bp’s social media governance – adhering to the various guidelines (legal, brand, regulatory, press) we work within
  • Champion creative excellence, own and optimise agency relationships, and run the budget, always seeking value for money
  • Develop a deep understanding of the business strategy, so we can optimise the channels to protect and promote bp’s reputation
  • Advise and support regional C&EA and C&P teams on social media strategy and content, including oversight and governance responsibilities for new account openings and platform launches
  • Drive data-driven decision-making, reporting on performance, sentiment, and opportunities for optimisation
  • Collaborate closely with campaign, paid media, and insights teams to fully integrate social strategy across earned, owned, and paid channels, driving maximum impact
  • Monitor social and cultural trends, platform developments, and emerging technologies to keep bp ahead of the curve
  • Own bp’s Wikipedia presence

Requirements

  • Proven experience in social media or related digital roles
  • Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills
  • Shown success developing and delivering global social strategies for complex, multinational brands or governments
  • Experience managing external agencies, partners, and budgets
  • Strong creative and editorial judgement with a passion for high-quality storytelling
  • Demonstrated ability in community management, crisis response, and brand reputation management
  • Forward-looking perspective on AI, harnessing it for social content creation, workflow optimisation, and audience engagement
  • Familiarity with the energy sector is desirable
  • Knowledge of bp’s business, values, and tone of voice highly advantageous
  • Deep knowledge of social media platforms (LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube, X, Wikipedia) and analytics tools (Sprinklr, Brandwatch, native platform insights)

Benefits

  • Flexible working options
  • Generous paid parental leave policy
  • Excellent retirement benefits

Job title

Global Social Media Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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