Social Media Manager

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the social and video content engine by turning trading concepts and market moments into engaging, platform-native storytelling across sports, markets, and culture, while coordinating with partners and creators to move fast and stay compliant.

  • Cross-channel content ownership: plan, produce, and publish timely social content across sports and market topics.
  • Content partnerships: collaborate with athletes, creators, and internal teams to bring campaigns and sponsorships to life.
  • Performance-driven optimization: test formats, track insights, and adapt content strategy to trends and platform changes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create high-quality video and social content across TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X
  • Film, edit, and confidently appear on camera when needed
  • Capture and create content around sports sponsorships (events, athletes, behind-the-scenes, live event moments)
  • Turn financial market trends, and brand moments into engaging, easy-to-understand content
  • Own the social content calendar across all channels
  • Identify opportunities to connect brand storytelling with live sports and cultural moments
  • Partner with marketing, product, and sales to deliver relevant, consistent content
  • Bring campaigns, products, and sports sponsorships to life on social
  • Translate briefs into compelling, social-first content
  • Work with partners, athletes, and internal teams to create timely, high-impact content

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years in social/content (brand or personal)
  • Strong filming + editing skills - Creative thinker with a strong eye for storytelling and visual content.
  • Excellent social copywriting skills, with the ability to write sharp, engaging, platform-native content (particularly for X and LinkedIn), including threads, commentary, and reactive posts on market trends.
  • Deep understanding of what works on modern platforms
  • Ability to simplify complex ideas into engaging content
  • Strong interest in trading, investing, or financial markets, with the curiosity and ability to quickly build informed perspectives.
  • Experienced using tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Midjourney, After effects, Figma, or similar, with a focus on creating and editing content quickly and independently.
  • Comfortable being hands-on and moving quickly.

Preferred

  • Experience in fintech, trading, or financial services.
  • Built or grown your own social presence
  • Familiarity with compliance and regulatory considerations in financial marketing.
  • Experience working with influencers or brand ambassadors.
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CMC Markets

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Founded in 1989 to make financial markets truly accessible, CMC Markets has evolved into a global leader in online trading, while staying true to its original ethos. With over 36 years’ experience and offices in London, Sydney, Singapore, Toronto, Dubai and across Europe, the company has grown into a trusted name in financial services.CMC operates a broad portfolio of brands – CMC Markets, CMC Invest, CMC Connect, CMC CapX and OPTO – and holds a 51% stake in blockchain technology firm StrikeX.Today, more than 2 million* traders and investors worldwide trust CMC Markets. The company also partners with major organisations including Revolut, ANZ Bank and St George, further strengthening its position as a leading innovator in financial technology. CMC Markets plc is a FTSE 250 listed company and holds long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) of ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook.*Based on over 2 million unique user logins across CMC's trading and investing platforms, including partners, as at November 2025.

Founded in 1989
London, England, GBR
1.5K employees (94 in marketing)
18% recommend to a friend
15% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$503.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
59.9%
Referral
4.2%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
94 (6% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$352M
Last Raise
$352M
Post IPO Debt, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $352M

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