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United Kingdom · Public Relations Communications · Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

  • Experience bandMid-Level (2-5 years)
  • Direct reportsNo direct reports
  • Reports toDigital & Social Media Manager
  • UK framework levelUsually a coordinator, or early in a professional job

Also advertised as Social Media Executive · Digital Content Creator · Online Community Manager · PR & Social Media Officer

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1What this role really is

This role is all about getting our brand's message out there online, making sure we're heard and understood across our social channels. You'll be the one actually running our day-to-day social media, from drafting posts to jumping into conversations. It's a hands-on job where you'll really own how we look and sound to the public on platforms like LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram. Think of yourself as the voice of the company, but for the internet.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Sprout Social / Sprinklr / Hootsuite EnterpriseIntermediate

Scheduling daily posts, managing the social media inbox, pulling standard performance reports, and monitoring mentions across multiple channels.

Canva for Teams / Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere Rush)Intermediate

Creating on-brand social media graphics from templates, performing basic video edits for stories or reels, and resizing images for different platforms.

Google Analytics (GA4)Basic

Checking referral traffic from social media, tracking basic campaign UTMs to see where clicks are coming from, and understanding core website metrics like sessions and users.

Brandwatch / Talkwalker / MeltwaterBasic

Monitoring brand mentions, identifying simple sentiment trends using pre-built queries, and flagging any unusual spikes in conversation.

Asana / Monday.com / SlackIntermediate

Managing your personal content tasks, updating project boards with content status, and participating in team discussions and approvals.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Content PublishingSchedules pre-approved content only. All original copy needs manager review.Drafts and publishes routine content independently within brand guidelines. Sensitive or high-impact posts require manager review.Approves and publishes most content. Defines content guidelines for junior staff. Consults Director on major strategic announcements.
Community ResponseResponds using pre-approved scripts. Escalates anything outside the script.Responds independently to most comments and DMs within established tone and policy. Escalates complex or negative issues.Defines community response guidelines. Handles complex public relations issues online. Approves crisis responses.
Tool & Platform UseUses assigned social media management tools for scheduling and basic reporting.Independently uses social media management, listening, and basic content creation tools. Proposes minor workflow improvements.Selects and configures social media tools. Trains team on new features. Recommends new tools to leadership.
Budget AllocationNo budget authority. Reports expenses to manager.No direct budget authority. May suggest minor spend (e.g., small content boost) for manager approval.Manages small campaign budgets (up to £5K). Recommends larger budget allocations to Director.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Channel-Specific Engagement Rate
The percentage of your audience that interacts with your posts (likes, comments, shares, clicks) on platforms like LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
Target · Achieve 3-5% on Instagram, 1-2% on LinkedIn, and 0.5-1% on X (Twitter) consistently.

If your Instagram post gets 300 interactions from 10,000 followers, that's a 3% engagement rate. We'd expect to see this consistently hitting our targets across your assigned channels.

Community Response Time
How quickly you respond to comments, direct messages, and mentions across all managed social media channels.
Target · Maintain an average response time of under 2 hours during working hours.

If a customer asks a question on X at 10 AM, you'd aim to have a polite, helpful reply by 12 PM. This is crucial for showing we're listening and care.

Publishing Error Rate
The number of posts that go out with typos, incorrect links, wrong images, or off-brand messaging.
Target · Keep errors below 1% of all published content.

Out of 100 posts scheduled in a month, no more than one should have a mistake. We're aiming for near-perfection here, as errors can really undermine credibility.

Website Referral Traffic from Social
The amount of traffic driven to our website directly from your social media posts, tracked via UTM parameters.
Target · Increase social-driven website traffic by 10-15% quarter-over-quarter.

If social media sent 1,000 visitors to our blog last quarter, we'd want to see that jump to 1,100-1,150 this quarter. It shows your content is compelling enough to make people click.

Brand Tone & Voice Consistency
How well your content and responses align with our established brand guidelines, ensuring a consistent and authentic voice across all platforms.
  • Feedback from the Digital & Social Media Manager during weekly content reviews. Positive comments from internal teams (e.g., Marketing, PR) on how well posts reflect our brand. No instances of 'off-brand' content needing correction or deletion.
Proactive Engagement & Community Building
Your ability to not just react to comments, but to actively seek out conversations, identify key community members, and foster positive interactions.
  • Examples of you initiating conversations with relevant accounts, identifying and celebrating user-generated content, or successfully de-escalating a minor online issue before it became a problem. Mentions from the Manager about your initiative in building rapport online.
Content Quality & Creativity
The originality, relevance, and visual appeal of the content you create, moving beyond basic templates to produce engaging and shareable material.
  • Positive feedback on new content formats or ideas you've proposed and executed. Higher engagement rates on posts where you've added a creative twist. Your ability to adapt content for different platforms effectively, rather than just copy-pasting.
Reporting & Insight Quality
The clarity and usefulness of the regular performance reports you put together, showing you understand what the numbers actually mean.
  • Your weekly reports aren't just raw data
  • they include a brief summary of what's working, what's not, and why. You can explain spikes or dips in performance clearly. The Manager relies on your reports for accurate channel performance updates.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Building a Brand's Voice

You'll get a real kick out of seeing your words and content shape how people perceive our company. Crafting that perfect tweet or Instagram caption that truly resonates will be a big win for you.

You've just launched a new product, and you've written a series of social posts that perfectly explain it, generating loads of positive comments and shares. That's your impact, right there.

Connecting with a Community

You're genuinely interested in talking to people online, answering their questions, and seeing them engage with your content. You enjoy fostering a positive space for our audience.

You've spotted a loyal customer's positive comment, responded personally, and they've shared it widely, praising our engagement. That kind of connection is what drives you.

Staying on Top of Digital Trends

The ever-changing world of social media excites you. You love learning about new platforms, algorithm tweaks, and figuring out how to make them work for our brand.

You've just figured out how to use a new Instagram feature to boost engagement for a campaign, and you're keen to share that insight with the team. You're always learning and applying.

What frustrates people
  • The 'always-on' nature of social media means a crisis can pop up at 9 PM on a Saturday, which can be draining.
  • Your carefully crafted content might get stuck in legal review for ages, eventually coming out a bit watered down.
  • Algorithms change constantly. You'll spend ages perfecting a strategy, only for the platform to change its mind next month.
  • The last-minute 'urgent' request from someone senior who saw a competitor's post and now wants something similar *immediately*, messing up your planned calendar.
  • Being the first point of contact for customer complaints or general online grumbling, even if it's not directly your fault.
What this role does not give you
  • A strict 9-to-5 schedule with no out-of-hours work.
  • A guarantee that every piece of content you create will be a viral sensation.
  • Complete creative freedom without brand guidelines or legal reviews.
  • A quiet, solitary work environment; you'll be interacting with people constantly.

6Who you work with

This role directly shapes our brand's public perception and online reputation. Your daily work ensures our messages reach the right audiences, fostering engagement and building trust. A strong performance here means better brand awareness, more positive sentiment, and ultimately, a healthier relationship with our customers and the market. You're essentially the frontline voice of the company in the digital world.

Inside the business
  • Content Marketing Team
  • Product Marketing Team
  • Customer Support Team
  • Legal & Compliance Department
Outside the business
  • Online Community Members
  • Industry Influencers
  • Media Outlets (digital editors)
  • Agency Partners (occasionally)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven experience (2+ years) managing social media channels for a brand or organisation, not just personal accounts.
  • Demonstrable ability to write engaging, error-free copy for different social platforms.
  • Basic graphic design skills using tools like Canva or similar, with an eye for brand consistency.
  • Experience with at least one professional social media management tool (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social).
  • A solid understanding of basic social media analytics and what metrics actually matter.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Social Listening Query Building

Basic keyword monitoring won't cut it. To truly understand nuanced sentiment, identify emerging crises, or conduct deep competitor analysis, you'll need to build complex Boolean queries. This lets you filter out the noise and find the real 'signal' in vast amounts of online data.

Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT) · Proximity Search · Exclusion Keywords · Sentiment Lexicons

  • This week: Review your current social listening queries. Are they as specific as they could be?
  • This month: Ask your manager or a senior colleague for a quick demo on building more advanced queries in our current listening tool.
  • Month 2: Experiment with building a complex query to track a specific competitor's product launch, then analyse the results.
  • Month 3: Take an online tutorial or course specifically on advanced Boolean search for social listening.

Quick win: Spend 30 minutes in your social listening tool's help section. Look for 'advanced search operators' or 'Boolean logic' and try out one new command.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly follow industry blogs and publications (e.g., Social Media Today, Marketing Week) to stay on top of trends.
  • Attend relevant webinars or online workshops on new social media features or content strategies.
  • Join professional online communities or forums to learn from peers and share best practices.
  • Experiment with new content formats or platforms in a controlled environment to understand their potential.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: Short-Form Video Storytelling & Editing

Honestly, platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels aren't going anywhere; they're dominating attention. Brands that can't tell compelling stories in 15-60 seconds will simply get left behind. It's not just for Gen Z anymore; every audience expects engaging video.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

Your PlanIllustration

Built for Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist

3 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Content marketingAIM Qualifications · covers 3 of 10 standardsLevel 4
  2. Social Media MarketingOCN London · covers 2 of 10 standardsLevel 4
  3. Digital MarketingChartered Institute of Marketing · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 4
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Short-Form Video Storytelling & Editing

Honestly, platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels aren't going anywhere; they're dominating attention. Brands that can't tell compelling stories in 15-60 seconds will simply get left behind. It's not just for Gen Z anymore; every audience expects engaging video.

  • Hook-Driven Content
  • Native Platform Editing
  • Repurposing Long-Form
  • Trend Adaptation

Basic Data Visualisation & Narrative

Simply listing numbers in a report isn't enough anymore. You need to be able to show what's happening with data in a way that's easy to understand and tells a story. The ability to turn raw stats into a compelling chart or infographic will make your insights much more impactful for senior leaders.

  • Choosing the Right Chart
  • Data Storytelling
  • Dashboard Interpretation
  • Tools for Visualisation

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • PESO Model Integration
  • Community Management & Engagement Theory
  • Content Strategy & Editorial Planning
  • Sentiment Analysis & Share of Voice (SOV) Measurement

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Social Media Coordinator/Assistant

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Content scheduling, basic community moderation, simple reporting, understanding brand guidelines, using social media management tools.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Can consistently execute daily social media tasks with minimal errors.
    • Demonstrates a clear understanding of brand voice and tone in all communications.
    • Proactively flags potential online issues or opportunities to their manager.
    • Is eager to take on more responsibility and learn about strategy.
  2. 2

    Junior Content Creator (with social focus)

    1-2 years

    Skills to master

    • Graphic design for social, short-form video creation, copywriting, understanding content repurposing, basic analytics.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently produces engaging visual and written content for social channels.
    • Understands how to adapt content for different platforms and audiences.
    • Can show how their content contributed to engagement metrics.
    • Is keen to get more involved in community management and strategy.
  3. 3

    PR Assistant (with digital interest)

    2-3 years

    Skills to master

    • Media monitoring, press release drafting, understanding earned media, basic digital PR tactics, identifying online influencers.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Has a good grasp of how traditional PR translates to the digital space.
    • Shows initiative in identifying online media opportunities and influencers.
    • Understands the importance of consistent messaging across all channels.
    • Wants to take more direct ownership of social media channels.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We'll give you the tools and opportunities to learn and grow, whether you want to lead teams, become a deep specialist, or even pivot into a different area of communications. The digital world is always changing, and so can your career path.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

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13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Content marketingLevel 4

Applied to your work in Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist

This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of content marketing and its role in achieving business objectives. Learners will gain knowledge of the technologies used in content marketing and be able to manage a content marketing campaign, including planning, creation, distribution, and evaluation.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

DemonstrateIllustration

Evidenced on your work in Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Channel-Specific Engagement RateThe percentage of your audience that interacts with your posts (likes, comments, shares, clicks) on platforms like LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.If your Instagram post gets 300 interactions from 10,000 followers, that's a 3% engagement rate. We'd expect to see this consistently hitting our targets across your assigned channels.Achieve 3-5% on Instagram, 1-2% on LinkedIn, and 0.5-1% on X (Twitter) consistently.
  • Community Response TimeHow quickly you respond to comments, direct messages, and mentions across all managed social media channels.If a customer asks a question on X at 10 AM, you'd aim to have a polite, helpful reply by 12 PM. This is crucial for showing we're listening and care.Maintain an average response time of under 2 hours during working hours.
  • Publishing Error RateThe number of posts that go out with typos, incorrect links, wrong images, or off-brand messaging.Out of 100 posts scheduled in a month, no more than one should have a mistake. We're aiming for near-perfection here, as errors can really undermine credibility.Keep errors below 1% of all published content.
  • Website Referral Traffic from SocialThe amount of traffic driven to our website directly from your social media posts, tracked via UTM parameters.If social media sent 1,000 visitors to our blog last quarter, we'd want to see that jump to 1,100-1,150 this quarter. It shows your content is compelling enough to make people click.Increase social-driven website traffic by 10-15% quarter-over-quarter.
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist to Senior Digital Communications Specialist (L3), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 3 · in progressAI Fluency→ Senior Digital Communications Specialist (L3)→ your design
Where this takes you

Your journey starts here, but where it goes is really up to you. We'll give you the tools and opportunities to learn and grow, whether you want to lead teams, become a deep specialist, or even pivot into a different area of communications. The digital world is always changing, and so can your career path.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist
  • PESO Model Integration
  • Community Management & Engagement Theory
  • Content Strategy & Editorial Planning
  • Sentiment Analysis & Share of Voice (SOV) Measurement
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Senior Digital Communications Specialist (L3)

    2-3 years

    This is a natural step up, where you'll move from managing channels to leading entire multi-channel campaigns and mentoring junior team members. You'll take on more complex data analysis and strategic input.

    • Integrated Campaign Management: Planning and executing multi-channel digital campaigns end-to-end.
    • Advanced Social Listening & Crisis Comms: Building complex queries, identifying emerging crises, and drafting initial crisis responses.
    • Influencer Relations & Co-creation: Identifying, vetting, and managing relationships with key digital influencers.
    • Budget Recommendation: Suggesting and justifying small budget allocations for campaigns.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, the world of digital communications moves fast, and there's always more to do than hours in the day. AI isn't here to replace you, but it's brilliant at taking the grunt work off your plate. Think of it as your super-efficient assistant, freeing you up to focus on the creative, strategic stuff that really matters.

For a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist, AI can genuinely transform your daily routine. From drafting those first social post ideas to making sense of mountains of online chatter, these tools are already making a huge difference. We're not talking about sci-fi; we're talking about practical, everyday applications that will make your job more impactful and, frankly, a lot less tedious.

AI Content Co-Pilot

Use tools like Jasper or Copy.ai to brainstorm content ideas for different platforms, generate first drafts of social copy, and quickly repurpose a long blog post into a series of tweets or a LinkedIn update. It's like having a brainstorming partner who never runs out of ideas, giving you a solid starting point every time.

Real-Time Sentiment Radar

Leverage the AI built into tools like Brandwatch or Talkwalker. It goes way beyond just 'positive' or 'negative' sentiment, helping you spot nuanced emotions like confusion, disappointment, or excitement. This means you can identify emerging narratives and potential issues in real-time, often before they become big trends, giving you a head start on your response.

Community Management Assistant

Employ AI-powered features within platforms like Sprout Social. These can automatically categorise incoming messages, pick out frequently asked questions, and even suggest templated responses. This frees you up to focus on the really complex, high-touch interactions that need a human touch, rather than spending ages on repetitive replies.

Smart Scheduler & Performance Predictor

Use AI features in your social media management platform to analyse past performance data. It can then automatically suggest optimal scheduling times for your posts to hit maximum reach and engagement for specific audience segments. Some tools can even give you a rough idea of how a post might perform before you even hit 'publish'.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist?

Common routes in include Social Media Coordinator/Assistant (1-2 years), Junior Content Creator (with social focus) (1-2 years) and PR Assistant (with digital interest) (2-3 years). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist progress to?

This role can lead on to Senior Digital Communications Specialist (L3) (2-3 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 3 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist?

Increasingly, Short-Form Video Storytelling & Editing and Basic Data Visualisation & Narrative. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 10 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Digital and Social Media Communications Specialist: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
Start free No commitment. See your first steps free.

15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 3

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Public Relations Communications

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll pick up here – understanding online audiences, crafting compelling messages, managing digital crises, and using analytics – are highly transferable. You could easily move into broader marketing roles, content strategy, PR agencies, or even specialist roles in areas like influencer marketing or community development in almost any industry that has an online presence.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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