Social Media Executive
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
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Job Summary
About the Role
We are looking for a Social & Content Executive to support content creation social media management and campaign execution across Mudah and Carousells business verticals.
This is a hands-on role for someone who lives and breathes social media keeps up with whats trending has a good eye for what makes content fun and engaging and isnt afraid to try something new. This role is expected to actively spot and act on trending moments as they happen not just execute a pre-set calendar.
Youll work closely with the Assistant Manager Brand & Social to bring content ideas to life manage day-to-day social activities and take ownership of your assigned content calendar and monthly performance with plenty of opportunities to learn experiment and grow your skills across content social and campaigns.
Comfort being on camera is a requirement as the role will involve livestreams product showcases and other social content.
Key Responsibilities
Social Strategy & Content Planning
- Support the development and upkeep of social media content calendars across Mudah (Auto Property) and Carousell
- Translate campaign briefs into engaging platform-specific content
- Bring ideas for trends formats captions and creative approaches based on audience behaviour and whats happening on social
- Spot opportunities for fun timely or cross-brand/vertical content moments
- Support consistency of brand messaging and tone across social platforms
- Take ownership of the assigned content calendars execution flagging gaps delays or content that needs rework proactively rather than waiting to be told
Trending & Ad-Hoc Content
- Actively monitor trending topics sounds formats and internet culture daily and proactively create and publish timely ad hoc content that fits the brand and moment
- Treat trend response as a core part of the role not an optional extra jumping on relevant trends quickly is expected not just reactive when prompted
- Use social listening tools (e.g. Brandwatch) regularly to spot emerging trends conversation shifts and content opportunities rather than relying solely on the planned calendar
Content Development & Livestream
- Support the planning creation and publishing of content across Facebook Instagram TikTok and emerging platforms
- Support livestream planning and execution from content preparation and scripting to coordination and post-live activities
- Be comfortable appearing on camera for livestreams product showcases and social content
- Work with internal teams creators agencies and production partners to bring content to life
- Bring ideas for new content series creator collaborations and social formats
Community & Social Engagement
- Support day-to-day community engagement with timely friendly and on-brand responses
- Monitor audience conversations trends and sentiment and flag interesting opportunities or potential issues
- Surface useful audience observations and insights to inform content and campaigns
Performance Reporting & Insights
- Track and report on social performance monthly against agreed KPIs (see below) across content campaigns livestreams and community engagement
- Identify and share whats working what isnt and what we could try next using data rather than instinct alone
- Take ownership of monthly reporting for assigned channels/scope ready for review with the Assistant Manager Brand & Social first then shared with the wider marketing team
Campaign & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Support social content and execution across integrated marketing campaigns
- Coordinate with Brand Campaigns Product creators and agency partners on assigned deliverables
- Support influencer and creator initiatives including briefing content review and performance tracking
- Look for ways to make our social processes and content execution better faster and more fun
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Performance will be reviewed monthly against the following forming the basis of monthly check-ins and year-end review:
- Follower growth month-on-month increase across assigned platform(s)
- Engagement rate month-on-month increase in likes comments shares and saves relative to reach
- Video views month-on-month increase in average and total video views
- Trend responsiveness number of ad hoc/trend-based content pieces published per month
- Content calendar delivery % of planned content delivered on time and to quality standard
Qualifications :
Experience
- 23 years of experience in Social Media Marketing Content or Communications (relevant internship experience considered)
- Hands-on experience managing or creating content for platforms such as TikTok Instagram and Facebook
- Experience supporting social campaigns community engagement content production or livestreams is a plus
Skills & Mindset
- Naturally plugged into social trends and internet culture with a good instinct for what makes content engaging
- Creative and curious with a willingness to experiment and try new things
- Good written communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia
- Comfortable using tools such as Canva CapCut or similar
- Comfortable using or willing to learn social listening/analytics tools (e.g. Brandwatch) as part of day-to-day work
- Comfortable being on camera
- Organised proactive and willing to get hands-on with execution
- Takes ownership of outcomes not just tasks comfortable being measured against clear performance metrics
Nice to Have
- Experience in marketplace e-commerce technology or consumer brands
- Familiarity with social listening/reporting tools (Brandwatch Meltwater or equivalent)
- Experience with creators influencers or livestreaming
- Familiarity with AI tools for content creation or productivity
Additional Information :
Success in This Role
- Consistently delivers engaging on-brand social content across Mudah and Carousell
- Actively spots and acts on trending moments contributing timely ad hoc content beyond the planned calendar
- Meets or exceeds agreed monthly KPIs on follower growth engagement and video views as reviewed monthly by the Assistant Manager Brand & Social with final sign-off from the Brand & Communications Manager
- Uses data and tools (including Brandwatch) proactively to inform content decisions not just execute a fixed calendar
- Supports campaigns and social activities reliably and on time
- Grows into greater ownership of content and social execution over time
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Intern
About Company
Carousell Group is the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia on a mission to make secondhand the first choice. Founded in August 2012 in Singapore, the Group has a leading presence in seven markets under the brands Carousell, Carousell Media Group, C ... View more