Own and elevate social strategy across client portfolios, aligning with business objectives while guiding data-informed decisions; partner with senior clients and internal teams to drive growth, capability building, and cross‑agency integration.

• Strategic Vision & Leadership: Set the overarching social vision across client portfolios and guide hypotheses when information is incomplete.
• Client Counsel: Act as a senior advisor, counseling on opportunities, risks, and effectiveness in social for industry-specific challenges.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and develop a team of social specialists, coaching for high performance.
• Business Growth: Identify growth opportunities, assist with pitch preparation, and inform staffing decisions to optimize delivery.
• Capability Building: Evolve VML's social offerings and contribute to new capabilities and innovation.
• Cross-Agency Collaboration: Build strong relationships across strategy, creative, data, and client engagement to integrate social into the broader agency.
• Agency Stewardship: Represent VML's expertise and values to clients, vendors, and industry groups.

• Extensive experience in a senior social leadership role within an agency or major brand.
• Proven track record leading social strategy and delivery for large, complex accounts.
• Demonstrated experience building, managing, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience contributing to growth and pitch activity.
• Expert-level understanding of social platforms and emerging technologies with application to launches, brand building, and community engagement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at senior/board level.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines.
• A degree of some sort will help us understand your background.

• Be an established social media leader with significant experience directing strategy and delivery for major brands.
• Have a proven ability to set vision and inspire teams to deliver against it.
• Be a natural relationship builder who can influence a wide range of senior stakeholders.
• Foster an environment that rewards innovation and values diverse perspectives.
• Navigate complexity, managing multiple clients, teams, and priorities simultaneously.
• Have a nuanced perspective on social marketing built from wide-ranging experience, including insights into consumer trends and platform innovations.
• Be passionate about growing people, capabilities, and business in equal measure.
• Be a proactive and results-oriented leader with a strong work ethic.

• Life Assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• BUPA
• Flexible hybrid-working schedule
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Well-being Programme
• Employee Assistance Support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Care and Glasses Vouchers
• Season Ticket Loans