Essense of Australia is an international bridal wholesaler with key offices based in Lenexa, Kansas, Perth, Australia, and Zug, Switzerland. Our organization also operates in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and New Zealand. We have been a global leader in bridal fashion for over 20 years, and our designs are currently sold in nearly 1,000 stores worldwide. With innovative designs and a strong customer service approach, Essense of Australia is a dynamic company that rewards excellence, drive, and collaboration. 

The Role

Are you fluent in social, trends, and brand marketing? Essense of Australia is seeking a strategic, creative, and data-driven Social Strategy Manager who knows how to translate aspirational content into engagements that convert. You’ll blend science and art to shape how we show up, connect, and grow across every platform. From crafting big-picture campaigns to jumping on the next viral moment, you’ll blend creativity with data to make audiences fall in love with our gowns and stores.

The Social Strategy Manager will serve as a key team player within the Company’s Social Media team, assisting the Director of Social Strategy in the development of organic campaigns that drive brand awareness, audience growth, engagement and action. They will collaborate with key team members to build effective content plans and manage optimizations, trials, and organic post boosting.

This position requires a balanced blend of strong analytical skills and a keen understanding of strategy and how to drive consumer engagement and action on social platforms. With the ability to manage multiple projects at once, the Social Strategy Manager will establish and meet tight deadlines, nimbly change course as needed, and stay calm under pressure.

This person will be mover and a shaker who likes to ask questions and isn’t afraid to do things differently. The Manager must demonstrate curiosity to find insights and strategic solutions, while continually working to improve communication and efficiencies across the organization.

Most importantly, we are seeking a true team player who thrives in an entrepreneurial culture and who brings their positivity to work each day to help us keep our work environment creative, inspiring, and productive.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the Director of Social Strategy to define objectives and execute strategic plans to build/maintain a successful social presence across all channels
• Translate data insights into big ideas and campaign narratives to tell a cohesive brand story
• Partner and collaborate with the social creative team to ensure content links back to campaign strategies
• Create and manage the development of ongoing content calendars by account to prioritize and drive execution of social content and social campaigns globally
• Identify and maintain brand content pillars, prioritizing by account
• Partner with digital marketing team to utilize data and social platform algorithms to drive peak performance and engagement
• Define and implement organic boosting strategy and ongoing optimizations across social accounts
• Drive persistent content performance improvement through test and learn scenarios as well as trials for new functionality/tools
• Stay abreast of key industry trends, social platform strategies, best practices, competitive insights and emerging social media trends
• Work closely with Manager of Insights and Analytics to track and report on the success of campaigns across all social platforms and develop improvement strategies based on findings

What We Offer

Essense of Australia is a company with heart. We value creativity, innovation, and dedication, and we’re looking for someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional bridal fashion to brides and partners alike. In return for your skills, we offer you the opportunity to join an international industry leader and be part of a creative and collaborative culture that empowers its people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability. We recognize and reward excellence, innovation, and loyalty. As such, we provide competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.  If you have the skills, spark and drive to help us further our growth, please go to https://www.essensedesigns.com/careers/ and follow the prompts to submit your cover letter addressing the above criteria along with a resume and salary expectations.  

Join Essense of Australia and be part of a passionate team dedicated to helping brides around the world find their dream wedding gowns. If you're ready to make an impact and drive success in a global bridal fashion powerhouse, apply now and let's shape the future of bridal together!