Social Media Manager

Could you shape the social presence of a proud, family‑run automotive group? Hendy Group has an exciting opportunity for a Social Media Manager. This position is fully on‑site and open to candidates located anywhere within a commutable distance of our operational sites across the South Coast.

The Social Media Manager develops and delivers Hendy Group's organic social strategy, ensuring all activity reflects the brand, OEM requirements, and wider business goals. They lead content planning and storytelling while collaborating closely with Marketing, People teams, and senior leaders to support campaigns and reputation management. The role also oversees a Social Media Specialist and an in‑house Photographer/Video Editor to provide a responsive and effective content production service.

• Develop and execute Hendy Group's organic social media strategy across all brands and regions, ensuring alignment with group objectives, OEM requirements, and local relevance.
• Lead content planning, creation, and approval, managing in‑house photography, videography, and video editing to deliver high‑quality, optimised social content.
• Oversee agile content production to support campaigns, model launches, seasonal moments, and community initiatives while maintaining brand consistency.
• Manage influencer and ambassador partnerships, ensuring activity aligns with brand goals and represents the South Coast identity.
• Line‑manage the Social Media Specialist and creative team, supporting collaboration across social, digital, group, and regional marketing.
• Track and report on social performance, provide insights for optimisation, ensure governance compliance, and manage community engagement and responses.

As well as a competitive salary and a structured career path, you will benefit from working in a supportive, progressive environment with excellent development opportunities. You can also expect:

• Bespoke induction and learning programme and comprehensive ongoing training throughout your career;
• Enhanced family leave benefit;
• Life Insurance;
• Bupa Healthcare Cash Plan for you and your family;
• Opportunity to join the company pension scheme;
• 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service;
• Discounts on new vehicle, used vehicle, service and parts purchases; and
• Various perks and discounts with high street and online retailers and services.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships at all levels.
• Highly organised and self‑sufficient, with effective planning, time management, and the ability to handle challenging conversations empathetically.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, able to interpret information quickly and make logical decisions.
• Excellent written English and commercial awareness, ensuring clear, professional communication and sound business judgement.
• Proven experience in social media management within a fast‑paced environment, with strong knowledge of platforms, trends, and best practices.
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing a social media team to achieve performance goals, supported by strong analytics capability.
• Experience in building partnerships, collaborations, and managing events to enhance brand visibility.
• Background in the motor industry is advantageous and adds valuable sector insight.

Hendy Group is a family‑run business with over 80 sites along the South Coast. At Hendy, we aim to deliver a premium experience as we have done for 165 years, all in an effort to achieve our vision of delivering 100% customer and colleague satisfaction; our forward‑thinking, progressive outlook perfectly complements our values with honesty, quality, care and customer service at the heart of the company, as they have been since 1859.

If you think you possess the necessary experience, skills and qualifications and would like to be part of Hendy's continuing success, select Apply Now and submit your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.