Content & Social Media Manager

Mattioli Woods; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34.5-hour working week

Benenden Healthcare

Pension: 5% employer + 5% employee

Life assurance 4x salary

Income protection

25 days’ holiday

Hybrid working

Training and development

Job summary

Mattioli Woods plc is seeking a senior content and social media leader to own our content strategy and social presence. You will lead a small team and partner with Wealth, Employee Benefits, the Academy and Professional Connections to deliver campaigns that are sharp, on-brand and purposeful.

You will guide multiple workstreams, maintain high editorial standards, and drive impactful content across formats. A healthcare, pension and flexible benefits framework supports a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in content or social media leadership, ideally within financial services or a regulated environment.
• Strong content creation skills across multiple formats – written, social, video briefs, email and paid social.
• Hands-on experience with paid social strategy and performance, particularly LinkedIn.
• The ability to lead and develop others, providing clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Excellent editorial judgement and a genuine eye for quality.
• Comfortable working across multiple workstreams with a range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group's content strategy and social media presence and lead a small team.
• Collaborate with channels across Wealth, Employee Benefits, the Academy and Professional Connections to bring campaigns to life.
• Ensure assets are sharp, on-brand and purposeful across all channels.
• Provide clear direction and constructive feedback to peers and reports.

Skills

Content leadership

Social media strategy

Paid social (LinkedIn)

Team leadership

Editorial judgement

Stakeholder management

Job description

Content that connects. Stories that land. A brand worth building.

Mattioli Woods is one of the UK's leading wealth management and employee benefits consultancies. We're growing, and the way we share that story matters.

This is a senior individual contributor and people leadership role sitting at the heart of our marketing function. You'll own the Group's content strategy and social media presence – setting direction, maintaining standards and leading a small team – while rolling up your sleeves to produce and govern high-quality content across every channel.

It's a broad role with real influence. You'll work across Wealth, Employee Benefits, the Academy and Professional Connections, partnering with Channel Marketing leads, PR, Events and senior consultants to bring campaigns to life and ensure every asset we put into the world is sharp, on-brand and purposeful.

What we're looking for:

• proven experience in a content or social media leadership role, ideally within financial services or a regulated environment
• strong content creation skills across multiple formats – written, social, video briefs, email and paid social
• hands-on experience with paid social strategy and performance, particularly LinkedIn
• the ability to lead and develop others, providing clear direction and constructive feedback
• excellent editorial judgement and a genuine eye for quality
• comfortable working across multiple workstreams with a range of stakeholders

What’s in it for you

34.5-hour working week

Benenden Healthcare (company-funded; includes 24/7 GP access, mental health support, physiotherapy, medical diagnostics, and access to selected surgical treatments)

5% Employer and 5% Employee minimum Group Pension contribution (if you choose to contribute 6%, we will match this)

4x salary life assurance and group income protection

25 days’ holiday plus statutory (increasing with service)

hybrid working – a blend of home and office time

training and development opportunities

a supportive, collaborative team environment

Mattioli Woods is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We're proud to foster a culture where colleagues feel supported, respected and able to thrive.

If you're a content professional looking for a role with genuine scope and a brand worth building, we'd like to hear from you.