Social Media Customer Claims Specialist (temporary)
VuelingSocial Media Customer Claims Specialist (temporary)
Social Media Customer Claims Specialist (temporary)
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We are one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.
Job Purpose
To deliver outstanding customer care through social media channels by managing high-impact interactions, resolving complex or sensitive cases, and protecting the airline's reputation.
The role ensures timely, empathetic, and solution-oriented responses to customers within Vueling's social media ecosystem. It involves overseeing customer interactions handled by an external provider, ensuring service quality, consistency, and compliance with brand voice, service standards, and escalation protocols.
The ultimate goal is to enhance customer satisfaction, strengthen brand trust, and continuously improve the efficiency and quality of social media claims management.
Main Accountabilities
Monitor social media channels (X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to identify urgent customer issues, complaints, escalations, and reputational risks, ensuring sensitive, VIP, or politically exposed cases are managed appropriately in coordination with External Communications or the Social Media & Claims Manager.
Act as the main point of contact for the external customer service provider handling day-to-day social media responses, ensuring service quality, SLA compliance, tone of voice consistency, and customer-centric communication standards. Provide feedback and corrective guidance when needed.
Deliver empathetic, solution-driven support in complex or high-profile cases, balancing customer satisfaction, legal considerations, and brand reputation.
Collaborate closely with Customer Service, Call Centre, Baggage, Claims, Marketing, and Corporate Affairs teams to ensure accurate information, alignment of messaging, and seamless customer experience across touchpoints.
Use social listening and analytics tools to monitor sentiment, identify trends, anticipate potential crises, and track KPIs such as response time, resolution time, escalation rate, and customer satisfaction indicators.
Maintain and improve escalation protocols to ensure critical cases are managed quickly and efficiently, supporting the external provider with clear guidelines and decision frameworks.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing digital customer experience, optimizing workflows, and strengthening customer engagement strategies.
Main Relationships
Social Media & Claims Manager.
External Comms / Corporate Affairs.
Call Centre Manager, Customer Claims Specialists, Baggage Search Specialist.
Customer Service Manager, Marketing.
Social Media Provider/Vendor.
Customers.
Influencers/VIPs.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience in social media management or digital customer service may be considered.
Experience
Proven experience managing corporate social media accounts, including handling escalated or high-profile customer cases, particularly in industries where customer engagement and brand reputation are critical (e.g., airline, travel, or service-oriented sectors).
Hands-on experience overseeing vendor or partner relationships, ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), monitoring external service provider performance, and implementing corrective measures when necessary.
Demonstrated ability to manage high-profile or sensitive cases, ensuring a careful balance between legal considerations, brand reputation, and customer satisfaction.
Experience handling customer escalations, including the ability to engage with stakeholders at various levels, providing strategic guidance on social media crisis management.
Strategic mindset with a data-driven approach, using social media analytics to identify trends, risks, and engagement opportunities, and presenting findings to senior leadership for strategy refinement.
Languages
English - C1 (Advanced proficiency).
Spanish - C1 (Advanced proficiency).
Location
Viladecans, Barcelona.
Level 5
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