How to become a social media manager: Building a career online

11/06/2025 22 min Temporada 5 Episodio 20
How to become a social media manager: Building a career online

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Episode Synopsis

This week, Emily Sherwin, social media lead at Jisc, chats about how she went from art school and Waitrose cheese counters to leading social strategy. We discuss agency vs in-house life, going viral in the early days, and why you don’t need to be an influencer to work in social. 
 
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How to get into digital marketing: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/marketing-advertising-and-pr/how-to-get-into-digital-marketing 
 
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