Digital​/Social Media Executive

About Us
In-Excess is a proud, family-run retail business, consisting of Garden Centres, Hardware Stores, and a growing online platform. We have been serving our community for over 35 years. Our success is built on friendly service, expert advice, and quality products at great value. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Digital / Social Media Executive to join our Marketing team at Head Office, which is based in Salisbury.

This role would be perfect for a recent graduate or someone who is in the early stages of their career!

We are looking for someone with:

• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro/After Effects, etc) to create graphic design assets for social media, email marketing and website content.
• Strong knowledge of, and interest in, social media content design (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok), including graphics, animations and short-form video.
• Confidence and enthusiasm for shoot styling for photo and video content.
• Photo and video editing skills - particularly for creating engaging content tailored to social media – and experience using video editing software (Premiere Pro or Cap Cut).
• Understanding of social platforms and keeping up to date with changes/updates to each platform.
• Experience in management of multiple social media accounts.
• Basic copywriting skills for creating engaging captions and email marketing content.

Additional desirable (but not compulsory) skills include:

• Experience with email marketing platforms (Klaviyo, Mailchimp or similar).
• Experience in paid social campaigns across Meta and Tik Tok.
• Hands on experience with PPC campaign management and Google ads a bonus.
• B2C experience with a proven track record of results.
• Ability to demonstrate a track record for growing social media accounts, fully managed by you.
• Experience analysing and reporting on key performance metrics for socials and email marketing.

About You:
We’re looking for someone who is:

• A positive team player who can engage and inspire others.
• Enthusiastic and has a genuine interest in visual communication and storytelling.
• Creative and able to generate and build your ideas independently.
• Ability to balance creativity with commercial awareness, ensuring content performs as well as it looks.
• Reliable, diligent, and proactive, with a strong work ethic.
• Receptive to feedback and committed to continuous learning.
• Adaptable and flexible, comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organised with an eye for detail and a commitment to high standards.
• Proven ability to manage and optimise multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence using data tools such as Google Analytics (not compulsory).
• Confident to carry out regular visits to our garden centres and hardware stores (1-3 times per week) to capture engaging content.
• An organised, proactive and collaborative approach – you are able to manage multiple priorities while keeping projects on track.
• A positive attitude and a fun approach to work and life.

What We Offer:

• Opportunities to develop and grow within a well-established business.
• A close-knit supportive team.
• Company pension plan.
• Free, on-site parking.
• In store and online discount.
• Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30.