Social Media Assistant

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own social storytelling for a luxury beauty brand by producing fast, on-brand content across Instagram and TikTok, turning trends into authentic moments while optimizing performance and influencer collaborations.

  • Content ownership: plan, shoot, edit and publish social-first content across key platforms.
  • Performance watch: monitor engagement, growth opportunities and adapt formats in real time.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assisting with content planning, scheduling and social media calendars.
  • Creating, filming and editing engaging social-first content across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and other emerging platforms.
  • Capturing photography and video content across shoots, events, salons and product launches.
  • Bring fresh ideas, energy and personality to our social channels every day.
  • Spotting trends, formats and cultural moments, then adapting them in a way that feels authentic to the Larry King London brand.
  • Monitoring social media performance and helping identify opportunities for growth and optimisation.
  • Supporting influencer outreach, gifting and collaboration opportunities.
  • Conducting market, competitor and trend research.
  • Supporting wider marketing activity including campaigns and CRM.

Requirements

  • Understanding of premium brands and luxury beauty.
  • Understanding of how different demographics consume content.
  • Strong filming, photography and editing skills.
  • Deep understanding of social media platforms and current trends.
  • Ability to analyse content performance and draw insights from data.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • A creative mindset with strong visual taste.
  • Ability to react quickly and create content at pace.
  • Self motivated and proactive.

Preferred

  • Confidence using AI tools to support content creation and ideation.
  • Previous experience working with beauty, fashion or lifestyle brands.
  • Experience on Adobe Suite; Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator.

Benefits

  • The chance to help shape the social presence of a fast-growing beauty brand.
  • Hands-on experience across content creation, influencer marketing and brand campaigns.
  • Experience working at London and Paris Fashion weeks.
  • Cut & colour on the house!
  • Hybrid working: Split between London Salons, Sawbridgeworth Head Office and WFH
Larry King London logo

Larry King London

The Face: Essex born Larry King has worked in the hair industry since he was 17 years old and has cut and styled some of the most celebrated men and women’s hair across the spectrum of fashion, music, sport and film. Having worked under the watchful eye of world-renowned agency Streeters for several years, Larry has built a portfolio that is evidence of his innate ability to work across the board. He regularly contributes to magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Another Man, Arena Homme and Vanity Fair, Tatler shooting with world renowned photographers such as Alasdair Mclellan , Mariano Vivanco, Boo George, Vogue’s Fashion Director Venetia Scott and working with the A list’s Jared Leto, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, The Delevigne Sisters, Chris Hemsworth and Zayn Malik to name just a few.The Hub:Larry opened his flagship salon in South Kensington in January 2017 which has already been named “London’s Hottest New Salon” by Tatler, “Number One Salon 2018” by Harper’s Bazaar and “Best London Salon” in London for a blow-dry by the Telegraph. Based on the ethos “A social life for your hair”, the salon is based on unintimidating luxury and offers clients a relaxed atmosphere and appointments with its hand picked team that includes award winning colourists and stylists. Team Larry King have been at the forefront of the return of curls with their Curly Hair Remedy and believes working with and understanding your natural texture is the best way to achieve a luxurious finish.The Brand:Larry has always had a passion for products, so after serving over 25 years in the industry he decided it was about time he launched his own brand Larry King Haircare. Larry’s vision was to create products that not only enable you to create a salon finish in the comfort of your own home but also smell amazing, look great and give back to the environment...and so his 4 hero products were born that give you #ASocialLifeForYourHair

Founded in 2017
London, England, GBR
27 employees (11 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.7%
Direct
48.5%
Referral
7.2%
Social
5.3%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~28

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (11% of company)