Organic Social Lead

Organic Social Lead

Location: Oxford, UK

Work Model: Hybrid 

We are looking for an Organic Social Media Lead to join our Marketing team. This role is responsible for owning and leading Oxford Nanopore’s organic social strategy, setting direction across channels to drive reach, engagement and brand impact.

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC, and Europe. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere.

We employ individuals from multiple subject areas, including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and commercialisation. Our sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale. This platform can analyze native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths.
 

Job Summary
The Social Media Lead is responsible for owning and growing Oxford Nanopore's organic social media presence. They will be comfortable independently managing channels, leading on social-first content creation, and making data-driven decisions that improve performance. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role suited to someone who is as confident shooting and editing a reel as they are presenting a monthly analytics report and simplifying complex scientific breakthroughs. They will work closely with the Paid Social Lead to ensure organic and paid activity are aligned on the delivery of cross-functional marketing campaigns and promotion of flagship events. A key part of this role is  translating complex scientific content into formats that engage and inspire audiences across platforms.
 

Key Responsibilities 
Duties include but are not limited to: 

Organic social media management
•    Own and lead Oxford Nanopore’s organic social strategy, setting direction across channels to drive reach, engagement and brand impact
•    Manage Oxford Nanopore's organic social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter, Facebook, BlueSky) day-to-day, including scheduling, publishing and community engagement
•    Maintain and execute a structured content calendar that ensures consistent, appropriate posting frequency optimised for each platform's algorithm and audience
•    Proactively identify trends, emerging formats and platform updates, and adapt the strategy accordingly •    Understand the vision and tone of voice of Oxford Nanopore, where real-world impact from our customers is a key part of our authentic marketing approach or something