Social Media Manager
Lokhandwala Foundation School(division Of Lokhandw Ala Foundations) · Mumbai · onsite · Posted 45d ago
Undisclosed8–13 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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About this role
Social Media Manager
(Group Role | Education Brands | Agency-friendly | Consumer-brand mindset)
At Universal Education, social media isn t just about posts and reels - it s about building communities, shaping perception, and driving trust at scale.
We re looking for a Social Media Manager who can think like a brand custodian, act like a growth marketer, and collaborate like an agency partner - someone who s ready to own the social media universe across one of India s most diverse education portfolios.
If you ve spent years inside an agency, juggling multiple brands and clients - or you ve been running social for a consumer brand with high expectations - this role gives you scale, ownership, and impact.
What You ll Own
This is a group-level leadership role, responsible for shaping and driving social media strategy across:
- All Stellarworld School campuses
- All Universal Schools
- Other K-12 brands under Universal
- Colleges under Universal Education
- Universal SkillTech University
Each brand has its own personality. Your job
Create one strategic backbone - while letting every brand sound like itself.
- What You ll Do Own the big picture: Define and drive the overall social media vision and strategy across brands
- Lead through agencies: Manage, brief, challenge, and partner with external social creative agencies (this is non-negotiable)
- Keep brands sharp: Oversee content calendars, storytelling, and tone - ensuring consistency without killing creativity
- Be present where it matters: Guide and review social coverage of school, college, and university events
- Make data your co-pilot: Track performance, dig into insights, and optimise content and campaigns for impact
- Protect the brand: Ensure timely community engagement, issue management, and reputation hygiene
- Collaborate like a pro: Work closely with internal marketing, design, and leadership teams
- Scale influence: Oversee influencer collaborations and evaluate what actually moved the needle
- Who You Are 8+ years in social media / digital marketing
- Have worked closely with agencies - either as a client or from inside an agency (mandatory)
- Comfortable managing multiple brands at once without dropping quality or sanity
- Deep understanding of Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, performance metrics, and platform behaviour
- Strong at storytelling + structure - creative, but never chaotic
- A natural planner, clear communicator, and confident leader
- Why This Role Is Different Real ownership - not just execution
- Portfolio scale - schools, colleges, universities, multiple audiences
- Creative + strategic balance - you re not just managing feeds, you re shaping narratives
- Perfect crossover role for agency professionals ready to go in-house
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Skills
StorytellingCommunity Engagementreelssocial media strategyissue managementplannerSocial MediamarketingDigital Marketing