We’re looking for a creative, strategic and highly organised Social Media Manager to lead the soon-to-launch, dedicated social media channels for our new restaurant, ‘Isca’, which will celebrate bringing the garden to the plate. Working closely with the Social Media Manager for Borde Hill’s main brand and the wider marketing and restaurant teams, you will shape and oversee the restaurant’s online presence – bringing to life its seasonal menus, garden-to-plate ethos and welcoming hospitality offer. This is an opportunity to help define the digital identity of a new culinary destination, ensuring it reflects the beauty, creativity and ambition of the Estate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the day-to-day management of the restaurant’s social media channels, including planning, scheduling and publishing content.
- Bringing the restaurant’s social media branding and strategy to life across all channels, aligning with wider Borde Hill marketing objectives and continually evolving the approach to keep our channels fresh, relevant and forward-thinking.
- Creating engaging, social-first content including photography, short-form video and written copy, ensuring content reflects the restaurant’s tone of voice.
- Overseeing community engagement, including monitoring and responding to comments, messages and tagged content in a timely and professional manner.
- Managing influencer, creator and brand collaborations from research and outreach through to coordination and tracking performance.
- Working closely with the kitchen, front-of-house and green teams to identify seasonal stories, key moments and promotional opportunities.
- Collaborating with the Social Media Manager for Borde Hill’s main channels to ensure consistency of messaging, shared storytelling and cross-promotion where appropriate.
- Monitoring performance metrics and providing regular reporting and insight, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Managing paid social campaigns for the restaurant, including set-up, monitoring and reporting.
- Ensuring all social media activity aligns with Borde Hill’s brand values and procedures, including H&S and Equality and Diversity.
- Supporting out-of-hours activity during key launches, events or peak hospitality periods.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed
Please provide evidence in your covering letter or CV:
- At least 2 years experience managing social channels, with clear examples of audience growth, engagement and commercially successful campaigns.
- Experience leading social media channels within a hospitality, food or lifestyle environment.
- Strong content creation skills, including photography and short-form video. Experience using your own DSLR or similar to capture high-quality imagery suitable for social platforms.
- Excellent copywriting skills, with the ability to write compelling, seasonal and commercially aware captions that engage a hospitality audience.
- Strong understanding of key platforms, including current trends, formats and performance metrics.
- Experience managing influencer and brand collaborations within a hospitality or food setting.
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work proactively.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work closely with kitchen, front-of-house and marketing teams.
- Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Salary: £30,000 – dependent on experience
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week, to include evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
Holiday entitlement: 28 days pro rata (including Bank Holidays)
To apply: email your CV, covering letter and portfolio to: [email protected]
Closing date: 22nd March 2026 – applicants will be reviewed on receipt
