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Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Senior Social Media Manager

Social Media Strategy & ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMunich, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in social media management; agency or international brand experience is ideal, and automotive experience is preferred.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking, translating goals, target groups, platform roles, and content systems into coherent concepts.
  • Strong understanding of relevant content trends, mechanics, and formats and their strategic integration into editorial planning and content development.
  • Strong planning, coordination, and quality assurance skills across multiple parallel workstreams.
  • Knowledge of Meta Business Suite and Ads Manager, creator tools, TikTok and YouTube platform practices, and common planning and reporting workflows.
  • Excellent German and business-fluent English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

  • Develop cross-channel social media strategies and content concepts for the automotive sector.
  • Strategically and conceptually develop clients’ social media presences.
  • Lead projects end to end, including briefing, coordination, feedback rounds, and finalization.
  • Own editorial plans, including concept development, coordination, and content planning.
  • Advise senior clients, justify decisions, manage expectations, and guide complex coordination processes.
  • Monitor, analyze, and interpret relevant performance metrics, target groups, and community insights.
  • Depending on the project setup, advise on paid concepts, including creative best practices, platform requirements, and testing logic, in coordination with colleagues at Territory Media.
  • Develop social media strategies, advise clients, and help turn ideas into effective content.

Desired Qualifications

  • First experience in leadership or mentoring, with the prospect of taking on more responsibility in the team.
  • Agency or international brand experience, ideally in automotive.

About the Company

Bertelsmann

Global media, services, and education conglomerate

Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education group made up of eight autonomous divisions, including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, and Arvato. It operates across B2B and B2C markets, with activities in broadcasting, book publishing, music rights management, and business process outsourcing. Its products range from streaming subscriptions and printed books to logistics, CRM services, and AI-powered content and rights-management tools. The company differentiates itself through a decentralized, entrepreneur-led structure that reinvests profits into content and digital infrastructure via its Boost program, backed by private foundations and the Mohn family. It aims to grow organically and through selective acquisitions while leveraging large-scale data and cross-divisional synergies to deliver personalized content and service experiences at a global scale.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.4B
Headquarters
Gütersloh, Germany
Founded
1835

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