Senior Social Strategist

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of Future’s global social strategy, translating the Hub’s priorities into actionable brand-level strategies, creative opportunities and recommendations
• Work closely with brand social teams to develop strategies and content that support audience, brand and business objectives
• Provide strategic and creative guidance across briefs, ideation and content development, helping raise the quality and effectiveness of social output
• Collaborate with the Social Media Manager and Social Media Analyst to turn performance insights into strategic recommendations, creative improvements and initiatives that drive social performance
• Identify emerging cultural, platform and content trends, translating them into relevant opportunities for Future brands
• Develop and maintain a cultural and trends calendar, sharing timely and relevant opportunities with brands
• Champion creative experimentation and optimisation, testing new formats, storytelling approaches and platform opportunities
• Support the development of distinctive social franchises, formats and repeatable creative concepts that can be scaled across brands
• Collaborate with Video Development to ideate short-form video concepts and explore new creative opportunities for social
• Contribute social-first ideas and platform expertise to commercial pitches, proposals and pre-sale ideation

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements:
• - Significant experience developing and delivering social media strategies, ideally within an agency or multi-brand environment, with a proven ability to drive audience growth and engagement.
• - Strong creative thinking and experience developing innovative, social-first content concepts, formats and campaigns that align with business objectives and audience needs.
• - In-depth knowledge of social platforms, emerging trends and audience behaviours, with the ability to use performance data and insights to optimise content and identify growth opportunities.
• - Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including editorial, creative, video and commercial, to deliver engaging social content and contribute to commercial pitches and proposals.
• - Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence decisions, share best practice and champion new ideas across the business.

Benefits

• Uncapped leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Discounted rates with Dental care and Private Medical care
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend scheme - with payment following the successful hire.
• Well-being support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan
• Salary sacrifice Pension scheme up to 5% match
• Free drinks and snacks in our offices