Social Media & Influencer Manager

High Wycombe, Slough, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive the social media, influencer and creator-community strategy, leading a team to deliver engagement, advocacy and commercial outcomes across campaigns and collaborations.

  • Own the social strategy and performance framework.
  • Lead multi-channel campaigns and creator partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver the social media, influencer and creator-community strategy, translating brand priorities into clear plans that drive engagement, advocacy and commercial outcomes.
  • Lead, coach and develop the team, setting clear objectives, standards and development plans that build capability and performance.
  • Act as the go-to expert across social media, influencer marketing and creator partnerships, championing social-first thinking across the business.
  • Own the performance framework, using insight and data to optimise engagement, reach, audience quality and return on investment.
  • Lead planning around campaigns, launches, seasonal priorities and key trading moments, ensuring activity is joined up across Brand, PR, Online and Commercial teams.
  • Identify emerging opportunities across platforms, creator culture, social commerce, AI and content innovation, turning them into practical recommendations that support future growth.

Requirements

  • Significant experience across social media and influencer marketing, ideally within retail, beauty, consumer brands or a similar environment.
  • Experience developing strategy across multiple channels and specialisms, balancing long-term direction with strong day-to-day decision making.
  • Strong people leadership skills, with experience coaching, developing and supporting teams to perform at their best.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to bring teams and partners together behind a shared direction.
  • Strong commercial awareness, with experience using performance data, customer insight and ROI measures to guide decisions.
  • A passion for social media, creator culture and community building, combined with a customer-first approach and a desire to continuously evolve and improve.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Discretionary Bonus – We love to share our success with you!
  • Access to Stream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay.
  • Hybrid Working! 3 days office and 2 days off-site.
  • Access to our TPS Perks which offers you a variety of saving and discount options.
  • Buy & Sell Holiday scheme and Life Assurance.
  • 20% staff discount, as well as discounts at Superdrug and Three Mobile.
  • Round the clock support from our partnership with RetailTrust.
  • Cycle to work scheme for those who don’t mind riding up the hills of High Wycombe.
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The Perfume Shop

Founded in 1992, The Perfume Shop has grown from three stores in Birmingham Bullring, Belfast and Milton Keynes to over 200 locations across the UK and Ireland. We offer a wide range of designer brands, classic and celebrity fragrances, aftershaves and body products at competitive prices, supported by outstanding service both in store and online. Around 200 colleagues are based at our Head Office in High Wycombe, with a further 70 at our Distribution Centre in Dunstable.Driven by our passion for perfume and people, we strive to deliver the most knowledgeable fragrance expertise on the high street. Our highly trained teams ensure every customer receives exceptional service, helping make The Perfume Shop the nation’s favourite offline and online perfume retailer.We are deeply committed to our people, our Perfume People. We prioritise fair pay and a supportive working environment and are proud to be recognised as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. We actively support social responsibility initiatives, partnering with charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Look Good Feel Better, Operation Smile and the Marie Keating Foundation. We also champion environmental sustainability through initiatives such as bottle recycling, multibrand refill stations and eco-friendly online packaging.Established in 1841, AS Watson Group is one of the world's longest-standing and most recognised retail companies with roots in Asia. Today, the company operates over 17,000 stores across 12 retail brands in 31 markets, employing 130,000 people globally. This makes AS Watson Group the largest international health and beauty retailer in the world.In the fiscal year 2025, AS Watson Group reported revenue of over US$26 billion. The company's technology-enabled O+O (Offline plus Online) platforms serve over 6 billion shoppers annually, seamlessly integrating physical and digital retail experiences.

Founded in 1992
High Wycombe, England, GBR
1.7K employees (48 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
48 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$27.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.1%
Direct
13.8%
Referral
6.7%
Social
5.3%
Paid
14.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.7K

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Social Media & Influencer Manager

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