Building our community through research, mentoring and events, Muslim Women Connect nurtures and inspires the development of Muslim women across the UK. Our vision is for a supportive network of Muslim women who, guided by the values of their faith, set high aspirations for themselves, strive for excellence in their personal and professional lives, seek to support the women around them and who value self-reflection, self-development and self-care.
Muslim Women Connect is a 100% Muslim women-run initiative. We are a close-knit, hard working team who act as cheerleaders for each other and the women in our community. We are driven by the impact of our work and strive for excellence in everything we put out into the world.
We are currently looking to fill the following role:
- Freelance Social Media Co-ordinator – Applications closed.
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Job DescriptionS
SOCIAL MEDIA Coordinator (Freelance) -APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Location: London (hybrid)
Hours: 10-14 hours per week (including occasional evening and weekend events)
Duration: 3 month contract
Rate: £18/hour
Application Deadline: 1st March, 11pm
About Muslim Women Connect (MWC)
Muslim Women Connect (MWC) is a UK-based grassroots organisation dedicated to empowering Muslim women to overcome personal and structural barriers to career success and fulfillment. Through mentoring, leadership development, and community-building, we support women to build confidence, skills, and networks in the workplace.
About the Role
You will manage and grow our presence across LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok, helping us build a stronger and more visible digital presence. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role where you will bring our mentoring programmes, skills development programme and events to life through thoughtful content and storytelling.
You’ll shape and execute simple end-to-end campaigns around key programme moments, create values-led content across our focus areas of careers, skills and faith, and respond to relevant conversations affecting Muslim women with timely, considered content. Working closely with the founder and team leads, you will take ownership of day-to-day execution while bringing fresh ideas to help Muslim Women Connect grow in visibility, credibility and impact.
Key Responsibilities
Social Media Management
- Develop and manage a structured content calendar
- Create engaging content and tailor it to LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok audiences
- Schedule and publish posts consistently
- Grow followers and engagement organically
Campaign Creation & Execution
- Create engaging, values-led content across our core focus areas: careers, skills development and faith
- Conceptualise and deliver thoughtful social media campaigns aligned with key programme moments (mentoring recruitment, skills development programme and events)
- Develop clear campaign messaging, content series and visual direction to ensure cohesion and impact
- Craft compelling hooks and storytelling arcs that build momentum across multiple posts
- Monitor campaign performance, analyse engagement and refine content to maximise reach and effectiveness
Content Creation (Photo & Video)
- Capture high-quality photo and video content at in-person events
- Create short-form video (Reels / TikTok) with strong storytelling and subtitles
- Interview mentors and mentees to extract powerful narratives
- Edit and repurpose long-form content into short-form pieces
- Design event poster for social media
Community Growth & Strategy
- Develop strategies to grow audience size and engagement
- Identify trends relevant to Muslim women, leadership and career growth
- Turn community insights into compelling digital content
- Analyse analytics monthly and suggest improvements
- Propose recurring content formats to build consistency and brand recognition
What We’re Looking For
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Has proven experience managing and growing social media accounts
- Has created and executed digital campaigns
- Understands platform-specific content strategy
- Is confident filming and editing video content
- Has strong visual storytelling instincts
- Can think both creatively and strategically
- Is proactive and able to work independently
Experience & Skills Required
Essential:
- Somebody who can get stuff done, quickly and well 🙂
- 2+ years in social media management / demonstrable experience growing accounts
- Experience creating and running digital campaigns
- Strong short-form video editing skills (CapCut, Premiere, etc.)
- Experience with Canva/ Adobe Illustrator or similar
- Understanding of social media analytics
- Excellent written communication skills
- Based in London
Desirable:
- Experience in community-led organisations
- Basic website editing experience (e.g. WordPress or similar CMS)
Contract Details
- £18 per hour
- 10-14 hours per week
- 3 months, starting asap.
- Flexible working with some in-person event coverage required
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