Social Media Executive in Kampala | Jobs in Uganda

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  • Date posted

    January 7, 2026

  • Closing date

    January 7, 2027

  • Offered salary

    Ugx450 - Ugx900/hour

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Social Media Executive in Kampala | Jobs in Uganda

Location: Kampala, Uganda Employment Type: Full-time Category: IT, Digital Marketing, Communications Hiring Company: Aldelia

Job Summary

Aldelia is hiring a Social Media Executive to manage and grow the company’s presence across key digital and social media platforms. This role focuses on showcasing a manufacturing firm’s products, processes, innovations, and brand values to customers, partners, and stakeholders. The successful candidate will combine creativity with structured execution, and will communicate technical information accurately while keeping it engaging and audience-friendly. This position suits a professional who enjoys building brand credibility, telling strong product and process stories, and producing content that supports business goals. The Social Media Executive will collaborate with production, engineering, sales, and marketing teams to gather updates, verify details, and publish consistent messaging that strengthens awareness and trust in the brand.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute social media strategies aligned with the company’s marketing and business objectives.
  • Plan, create, schedule, and publish content across platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and YouTube, including posts, images, short videos, reels, and stories.
  • Translate technical manufacturing concepts, industrial products, and production processes into clear, engaging, and audience-friendly content that informs without confusing.
  • Coordinate with production, engineering, sales, and marketing teams to gather accurate content, product updates, safety highlights, certification milestones, and innovation stories.
  • Manage day-to-day social media activity, including monitoring comments, responding to messages, and supporting community engagement in a professional, brand-safe tone.
  • Monitor social media trends, competitor activity, and industry developments relevant to manufacturing and B2B communication, and propose content opportunities based on insights.
  • Track performance using analytics tools and prepare regular reports covering reach, impressions, engagement, follower growth, click-throughs, and content performance by platform.
  • Support employer branding by highlighting workplace culture, safety practices, staff achievements, CSR efforts, quality standards, and company certifications where applicable.
  • Assist with digital campaigns, product launches, trade shows, corporate announcements, and partnerships by producing campaign content and coordinating publishing schedules.
  • Ensure brand consistency across all communications, including tone, visuals, and messaging, and maintain compliance with internal guidelines and approvals.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

  • Consistent publishing with a clear content calendar and timely approvals.
  • Improved engagement quality, including meaningful comments, inquiries, and partner interactions.
  • Strong storytelling that explains products and processes accurately while remaining easy to understand.
  • Regular reporting that connects performance data to practical improvements and next steps.
  • Reliable coordination with internal teams to capture real factory updates, innovations, and milestones.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Media, or a related field.
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in social media management. B2B or manufacturing experience is an advantage.
  • Strong written communication skills with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences and platforms.
  • Strong visual communication skills and good judgement for selecting images and video angles that tell a story.
  • Basic understanding of manufacturing, industrial products, or technical environments, or strong willingness to learn quickly and ask the right questions for accuracy.
  • Experience using social media management and analytics tools to schedule content and track results.
  • Basic knowledge of graphic design or video editing tools is an added advantage.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks, work with deadlines, and maintain attention to detail, especially for technical content.

Preferred Qualities

  • Creative mindset with a strategic approach, balancing storytelling with measurable business outcomes.
  • Ability to simplify complex topics into short, clear messages without losing the technical meaning.
  • Strong coordination and teamwork skills, including the ability to work with engineers and production teams.
  • Proactive, organized, adaptable, and able to handle feedback cycles and approvals professionally.
  • Interest in industrial, manufacturing, or engineering sectors, and curiosity to learn product and process details.

Tools and Knowledge That Help

The role benefits from familiarity with content planning and reporting, basic design, and simple video production. Useful tools may include social scheduling platforms, platform analytics dashboards, Canva or similar design tools, and basic video editing apps. An understanding of LinkedIn for B2B communication and YouTube for product or process storytelling is a strong advantage. Candidates who can work comfortably in a technical environment, confirm facts, and maintain accuracy in captions, product specs, and announcements will perform strongly in this role.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application through the official application link below. Prepare a short portfolio or examples of previous social media work, such as campaign screenshots, content calendars, analytics reports, or links to pages you have managed. If available, include examples of content that explains a technical or product-based topic clearly. Apply here: Aldelia Social Media Executive Application Form

About Aldelia

Aldelia supports companies by connecting them with talent for critical business functions. In this role, the Social Media Executive will contribute to building a credible and consistent digital presence for a manufacturing brand, supporting customer trust, stakeholder engagement, and product visibility through professional content and responsive community management.

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