OnBuy seeks social media guru

UK-based online marketplace OnBuy.com is on the hunt for a social media manager.

Flagging up the opportunity on LinkedIn, OnBuy’s Head of Marketing, Josh Brooks, asked: “Proficient in creating truly engaging content? Create better LinkedIn posts than I do? Do you have extensive experience growing social media channels? Want to work for the fastest growing marketplace in the world?”

Further details here.

‘A fairer system’

OnBuy boss Cas Paton had the idea for the venture in 2014. “I had been running website development companies since I was 21 (way back in 2006). Since then, I worked with a lot of e-commerce sellers and would always hear how tired they were of the way marketplaces like Amazon operated,” he told RTIH earlier this year.

“I realised there was an opportunity to create a marketplace that would provide a fairer e-commerce system. OnBuy was born out of a belief that by being fair and transparent, we could create a better experience for both sellers and customers. We wanted to do things differently and improve the marketplace landscape, and we have,” he added.

The plan is to launch into more than 20 new countries by the end of 2020 (including the USA, Canada, Australia and the UAE). “We’ll be focusing on major marketing activity to increase our brand awareness, introducing stronger social engagement and visibility, and will be developing new solutions, integrations and features across the platform to benefit both our customers and sellers,” Paton said.

“We intend to double our workforce within the coming months to support this. We're forecasting another 5x growth and targeting a sales increase of over £100 million this year, so 2020 is going to be an incredible year for us. We encourage all online retailers to get onboard now,” he concluded.

Check out the full interview here.