Social Media Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end social content for Instagram and TikTok, from initial insight to production, while shaping reactive opportunities, channel management, and community engagement across multiple brands.

  • Lead content creation grounded in UK culture and platform trends
  • Manage scheduling, publishing, and data-driven community engagement

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ideated original social content, for Instagram and TikTok, which is grounded in UK culture, audience behaviour, and platform trends
  • Developed creative work from the very initial insight through to production-ready concepts; utilising skills like storyboarding, script writing and visual exploration
  • Been able to communicate the principles of engaging, social-first content with wider creative teams
  • Identified reactive content opportunities and being able to turn them around quickly without compromising quality
  • Presented work to both internal and client teams, and being confident in explaining the what, why and how
  • Managed brand channels on social; from knowing the best posting principles and using data to optimise performance, to the best ways to engage audiences through community management
  • Owned the scheduling and publishing calendar across multiple channels
  • Handled all aspects of community management; from engagement on owned channels to fame opportunities on non-owned channels

Requirements

  • Ideated original social content, for Instagram and TikTok, which is grounded in UK culture, audience behaviour, and platform trends
  • Developed creative work from the very initial insight through to production-ready concepts; utilising skills like storyboarding, script writing and visual exploration
  • Been able to communicate the principles of engaging, social-first content with wider creative teams
  • Identified reactive content opportunities and being able to turn them around quickly without compromising quality
  • Presented work to both internal and client teams, and being confident in explaining the what, why and how
  • Managed brand channels on social; from knowing the best posting principles and using data to optimise performance, to the best ways to engage audiences through community management
  • Owned the scheduling and publishing calendar across multiple channels
  • Handled all aspects of community management; from engagement on owned channels to fame opportunities on non-owned channels

Benefits

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2026.
  • Inclusion at every level is crucial to creative innovation and success, and we want to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome and encourage talent from ALL backgrounds and are committed to creating a representative team that can deliver creative excellence. If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via recruitment@wearesocial.net
  • So let’s get to the good stuff, we offer all those things you would naturally expect; 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. But what we love most is connection, so we have our WAS Passport and Work From Anywhere schemes which allow you to truly connect to colleagues all over the world!
  • But what’s life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:
  • I value my manager we have a good relationship
  • We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with
  • Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!
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We Are Social

3.3 Glassdoor

We are a global socially-led creative agency, with unrivaled social media expertise.With over 1,300 people in 19 offices around the world, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.We make ideas worth talking about. We understand social behaviours within online communities, cultures and subcultures, spanning the social and gaming landscape.We work with the world’s biggest brands, including adidas, Samsung, Netflix and Google, to reach the right people in a strategic, relevant and effective way.We Are Social is part of Plus Company.

Founded in 2008
London, England, GBR
1.8K employees (658 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Funding

Total Funding
$3.1M
Last Raise
$3.1M
Series A, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2022
    Series A • $3.1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
210.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.6%
Direct
37.2%
Referral
7.3%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

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