Social Media Manager, EMEA

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the core of social storytelling by stewarding organic channels, calendar-driven creativity, and culture-driven content optimization across platforms.

  • Drive organic social publishing, scheduling, copy, community management, and reactive execution with a lens on timely, native content.
  • Build platform-native content calendars and creator-first stories that fuse internet culture with audience signals.
  • Own cultural intelligence and the social listening engine, turning trends into actionable insights and clear performance narratives for cross-functional partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the day-to-day management of organic social channels across publishing, scheduling, copywriting, community management, and reactive social execution.
  • Build and editorialise content calendars that are strategically grounded, culturally sharp, and platform-native.
  • Contribute to stand-out social content using native platform tools, emerging formats, and creator-first storytelling approaches.
  • Live at the intersection of internet culture, creator behaviour, platform trends, and audience conversation - turning signals into social opportunities before they become obvious.
  • Partner closely with Creative, Community, Strategy, and Insights teams to shape social-first thinking across the business.
  • Deliver reporting and performance storytelling across owned, earned, and competitor activity with a strong focus on optimisation and learning.
  • Support new business opportunities with sharp cultural insight, audience understanding, and platform expertise.
  • Owns cultural intelligence, highly analytical, owns the social listening tools and engine.
  • Oversees community management.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience across social media, cultural strategy, social listening, insights, or related disciplines.
  • You are deeply online in the best possible way - obsessed with internet culture, creators, communities, and the mechanics of attention.
  • You know the difference between content people consume and content people talk about.
  • Strong instincts for what makes social content feel timely, native, entertaining, and culturally relevant.
  • Highly analytical and able to turn trends, audience behaviour, and performance data into a clear point of view.
  • Excellent written communication skills with the ability to write sharp copy, insightful reporting, and culturally aware content.
  • Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments where conversations, priorities, and opportunities shift quickly.
  • Naturally curious, highly proactive, and obsessed with the details.
  • A genuine passion for creators, entertainment, and the future of social.

Benefits

  • Private medical insurance
  • Health cash plan
  • 25 days of PTO + Sick days + Winter break
  • Private pension scheme
  • Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
  • Professional development stipend
  • New joiner\'s Home office allowance
  • Enhanced maternity (up to 22 weeks) / paternity (up 16 weeks) leave
  • Reduced fee gym membership (next to office location)
  • Life Assurance
  • Workplace Nursery Scheme
  • Volunteer days
  • Social programs
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Whalar Group

Whalar Group is the leading independent global Creator company, featuring a unique, end-to-end Creator ecosystem. We embrace Creators and activate their communities for brands and businessesWe believe the future belongs to Creators: those who dream loud, and wrestle those dreams into the real world. Passionate, diverse, modern storytellers who create vibrant culture and value-driven communities. Brave entrepreneurs who demand a new creative playground and a new economy, the Creator Economy.Our trust and proximity to Creators evolved into a first-of-its-kind Creator ecosystem: a suite of services designed to meet the needs of today’s Creators and the brands that want to work with them.Our ecosystem includes the largest independent Creator agency, a 360° Creator talent management company, a first-of-its-kind IRL campus for Creators, a digital talent management platform, a venture studio, and a ground-breaking gaming studio.With a team of 300+ around the world, Whalar Group melds entrepreneurship, technology, and creativity to unlock limitless possibilities.For more information, visit: www.whalargroup.com.Instagram: @WhalarGroup

New York, New York, USA
20 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.7%
Direct
36.8%
Referral
20.4%
Social
13.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (20% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

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