Growing The Total Media Social Media Team

26, August 2010

The time has come, to expand the Social Media team, here at Total Media, and so, I thought I’d try a slightly different approach to recruiting in for the role.
I’m looking to hire a Junior / Graduate Social Media Community Manager.

However, rather than just accepting CV’s directly, I’d like to see potential candidates for the role get creative in their responses.  Ideally, as a candidate, you may already have expressed through one of your existing social media presences why you want to work in Social Media, and what kind of role it is that you’re looking for.

But on the off chance that you haven’t already, here’s a few pointers to help you along the way:

In your responses, tell me;

What do you know about Social Media? Where and how did you learn it? and why did you go to all that effort?

Why do you want to work in Social Media?

What is it that appeals to you about this industry/profession?

Also, what do you have to offer?

What makes you special, unique, or different to every other candidate that’s out there?

Finally, I’d like to know a little something more about you.  What makes you tick? What are your hobbies, and interests?

What do you do when you’re not tweeting, or blogging?  Essentially, what makes you you?

Once you’ve prepared your responses, post a link to it in the comments below,  (and make sure to use your email address, when leaving a comment, so that I can get in touch with you!)  You’ll get extra points for being creative, or different.

The opportunity to work with me at Total Media, means that you’ll get a chance to show off your skills as a community moderator, get coached on being more effective online, as well as learn how to work with Social Media Monitoring tools to identify conversational trends, individuals of influence, and learn to think more strategically about Social Media.  The role is ideally suited to a Social Media Novice, who wishes to develop their skills further, get involved, hands on, with building out communities, and also over time, develop their own thought leadership within the Social Media world.

We shall not be changing the world overnight, but over the course of a few years, you will become an expert in the art of navigating all things Social, and be able to build powerful, engaging, immersive communities that build brand advocacy, and stimulate conversations online in your sleep.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, then get responding, through any platform/medium of your choosing, and leave your response in the comments below.  I shall look forward to screening candidates, and choosing the brightest of the bunch to come visit, and talk more in person.

And just in case you’re interested starting salaries are going to be between £18-20k dependent on experience, and how effectively you demonstrate you know your stuff.

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Becoming a Social Media Planner/Strategist at Total Media

9, July 2010

Just wanted to publicly announce, that I’ve recently joined Total Media, as their Social Media Planner/Strategist.

I realised that my strengths really are in Social Media Strategy and Planning, and so made the tough decision of leaving my previous role as an Insights Manager, where I was reporting on Social Media Activity and monitoring conversations to identify trends and patterns, and insights.  As much as I enjoyed the challenges of working at the frontier of Social Media Engagement, and Activation, I soon realised that my true passion is in the planning of and the strategy around Social Media.

So continuing on the  mission to find the perfect Social Media role for my skills, background and experience, I’ve joined Total Media, where I will get the opportunity to potentially work with clients as diverse as Penguin, the Bahamas Tourist Office all the way through to the British Library, and the Tate.  (You can also take a look at the full list of Total Media clients).

Total Media excel at traditional Media Buying and Planning, across press, radio, television, outdoor, cinema and digital formats for a range of both B2B and B2C clients.  I’ll be helping integrate Social Media into existing campaigns, where the opportunities exist, and also working directly with clients to help develop, and refine their social media strategies where needed.

I’ll be working out of our offices in High Street Kensington, and if you’re ever in the area, then feel free to drop by for a chat, and a coffee. (Though it’s probably best to plan it in advance!)

As I work with Total Media, and start to push the boundaries of Social Media further, I’ll also be calling upon friends in the community to come by, and share some of their experiences, and show my colleagues that Twitter isn’t the only thing we talk about, when it comes to Social Media, as cool and as fun as it is ;)

If you’d be interested in learning more about the most cost-effective way of getting more exposure through Social Media, or are keen to see if we can stretch your Marketing budgets further (like Total Media did with the Renault Retail Group), be sure to get in touch. Likewise, let me know if you’d like to come and share you’re expertise and who knows, perhaps we might be able to share some knowledge back ;)

In the meantime, watch this space!

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