The Tab is hiring a trainee Social Executive to join our HQ

The Tab is looking for a Junior Social Executive to create content for The Tab’s network of social media accounts. This is a two-year trainee role for an ambitious grad who wants hands-on experience. You should be a self-starter and excited to get your teeth sunk into a career in social media.

The Tab is a global news site covering youth culture and entertainment, with 8M+ readers a month. We cover everything from Netflix to politics, as well as dominating uni campuses all over the UK. The Tab is part of Digitalbox Plc – the growing media company behind Entertainment Daily!, TV Guide, The Poke, The Daily Mash, Emmerdale Insider, Royal Insider, and Reality Shrine.

In this role, you will be numbers-driven and creative – we are looking for someone who is chronically online and lives for pop culture and reality TV. We’re looking for someone to create content that showcases our journalists’ stories and massively grow our audiences across several platforms.

This person will primarily work across our network of Facebook pages, creating picture and video content, ensuring growth, and contributing ideas and insights to our social media team. You will also have the opportunity to work across TikTok, Instagram and Reddit. You’ll join a team of 12 journalists, creating daily content for our accounts, working directly with our Audience Development Editor.

This role is open to grads who’ve finished their degree within the last two years. This role is remote, but you must be willing to commute to our East London office at least twice a month for team days.

Our London HQ

Key responsibilities: 

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• Creating engaging pictures and memes for Facebook, which are paired with articles that have been published throughout the day
• Sourcing viral video content
• Creating or editing original video content
• Aggressively increasing our Facebook reach and engagement
• Distributing our best content across channels like Reddit, TikTok, and Instagram 
• Working towards audience and follower growth targets to ensure month-on-month growth

The training provided:

• Content creation for digital journalism
• Social media management
• Content optimisation
• Insights reporting
• Short-form video editing
• Viral video sourcing
• Commissioning and editing
• And more!

You must have: 

• A strong understanding of Facebook and a keen interest in learning about publishing on Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit
• A genuine passion for TV and entertainment
• Proven experience in prioritising and managing multiple tasks at once
• A keen eye for viral content and what Gen Z is loving and hating right now
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Big ambitions, a growth mindset, and a love of analytics
• Experience in Canva is preferred but not required

Our London HQ

The benefits:

• £24,500 per year, with a salary review after a year, subject to being promoted to Social Media Executive
• Two-year role: Opportunity to be promoted to a more senior role after successful completion of the two-year traineeship
• Monthly progression meetings 
• Hours: 9 am-6 pm on weekdays (with the option to start at 8 am and finish at 5 pm), and 4:30 pm Friday finishes
• 25 days of holiday a year plus bank holidays
• An extra day off on your birthday
• Regular office days with the team, and access to our plant-filled office in Spitalfields, East London.
• 24/7 access to doctors via the private WeCare app – for your physical or mental health
• Company-wide parties and retreats every year
• A company MacBook Air

To apply, send the following to [email protected]:

• Your name and the role you are applying for in the subject line
• Your CV
• Using your knowledge of The Tab’s content and what’s trending online, pitch three quick trending social media posts that will blow up, relevant on the day of your application. Please include the format it would be (e.g. video, photo etc), which social platform it would be posted on, and a very brief synopsis for each.

If you are interested in applying for a role with us and need any accommodations or assistance for any physical and/or mental disabilities throughout the recruitment process, please state that in your application.

The application deadline is Wednesday 23rd July 2025.