Director, Social Media

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own social storytelling and campaign execution across channels with a strong emphasis on audience growth, real time opportunities, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Social Strategy & Publishing: Own the overall social direction and day to day publishing with the manager, including campaigns that blend brand partnerships and commercial goals.
  • Creative & Campaigns: Drive campaigns and storytelling that evolve with platform trends and cultural moments.
  • Performance & Collaboration: Use analytics to optimize content and maintain brand reputation while coordinating with creative, production, partnerships, and comms.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the social media strategy and social creative direction across all channels for personal and commercial posts.
  • Develop innovative social campaigns, content concepts and storytelling opportunities that drive audience growth and engagement.
  • Create and oversee social campaign planning.
  • Partner closely with the Manager, Social Media, to own alongside them, day-to-day publishing and execution of social media campaigns and posts.
  • Drive creative integration across the social assets for brand partnerships and commercial campaigns.
  • Collaborate with internal creative, production, partnerships and communications teams to deliver culturally relevant content.
  • Manage external agencies, creative partners and collaborators where required.
  • Stay ahead of platform trends, audience behaviours and emerging technologies to evolve content strategy.
  • Use insights, analytics and audience data to optimise content performance and growth.
  • Balance long-term campaign planning with reactive real-time content opportunities.

Requirements

  • Several years of experience across social media, creative strategy, digital marketing, art direction or social media integrated campaigns.
  • Experience working with high-profile talent or premium global brands with high profile ambassadors.
  • Strong portfolio of innovative social campaigns and culturally impactful content.
  • Deep understanding of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and evolving social platforms.
  • Highly creative with strong instincts for storytelling, visual direction and audience engagement.
  • Confidence to champion ideas and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of social trends, internet culture and platform behaviours.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration and project management skills.
  • Experience working in fast-paced agency, entertainment, sport, fashion or brand environment.
  • Passionate about sport, fashion, entertainment and culture.
  • Discreet, diplomatic and comfortable operating around high-profile individuals and confidential projects.

Preferred

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