Social Media Assistant - Instagram & TikTok (3 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

About the Company

Space NK is a leading beauty destination, bringing together more than 100 highly sought-after, innovative, and trend-setting beauty brands. Through its stores, online channels, and loyalty programme, the business has created a strong beauty community built around discovery, experimentation, and a customer-first experience.

Role Summary

This is a three-month summer placement based in London for someone at the beginning of their social media career. The role offers practical, hands-on exposure to Instagram and TikTok in a premium beauty retail environment. You will support the daily running of the brand’s social channels, helping to plan, produce, and publish content that grows reach, engagement, and community. The position reports to the Social Media Manager and sits within the Marketing department’s Content Marketing team.

Department Overview

The Marketing department focuses on creating high-quality campaigns that help grow the customer base, build brand awareness, attract new audiences, and strengthen engagement with existing customers. The team is made up of four key areas: brand marketing, brand partnership marketing, content, and paid media.

Key Duties

• Assist with the daily planning, execution, and posting of organic content on Instagram and TikTok.
• Maintain both channel calendars, including drafting captions and preparing assets for review and scheduling.
• Support the ideation and production of original content concepts, tailored to the way each platform works.
• Help create content briefs for internal stakeholders and external collaborators.
• Manage community interactions by replying to comments, engaging followers, and escalating issues where needed.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly reporting by gathering data and summarising account performance.
• Carry out regular audits of content and competitors, identifying trends and opportunities for the team.
• Assist with sample handling, organisation, and general administrative tasks as required.
• Attend events and store visits to capture content with founders and creators when needed.
• Monitor platform changes, social trends, and emerging content formats, sharing relevant ideas with the team.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is creative, enthusiastic, and at the start of their social media journey. You should spend a lot of time on Instagram and TikTok, have a real interest in beauty, and be keen to help shape content for a well-known premium retailer. This placement is well suited to recent graduates, students on a placement year, or anyone looking to take their first step into social media.

Application and Placement Notes

This is a paid fixed-term placement running from June 2026 until the end of August 2026. Successful applicants only will be contacted. Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Data Retention and Recruitment Notice

Applications submitted through the website, a third-party site, or in store may be retained for up to 12 months. This information may be used to assess suitability for similar future roles, or if the vacancy opens again during that period. If you do not want your details kept on file, you may request to be forgotten by emailing the recruitment team with “RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN” as the subject line. The company states that it does not currently use automated filtering in its application process.

Equal Opportunities

The employer is an equal opportunities organisation.

Additional Information

Further information is available about the company, employee experience, benefits, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging commitments through its website.