Contract, Social Account Manager

Sphere Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global creative agency in Greater London is seeking a Social Account Manager to manage social media campaigns for a major international consumer brand. This role involves coordinating social content delivery, supporting content calendars, and ensuring brand alignment. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, a proven background in social account management, and experience in consumer-oriented brands. This is a freelance/contract position with a day rate of £300 and a hybrid work location.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in social account management, ideally within a creative or social agency.
• Hands-on experience managing social activity for consumer, lifestyle or beauty brands.
• Strong understanding of social platforms and content formats.

Responsibilities

• Manage social media activity end-to-end across always-on and campaign-led work.
• Support delivery of social content calendars, timelines and publishing schedules.
• Act as a key day-to-day contact across internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Social media management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Social Account Manager (Freelance / Contract)

Day Rate: £300 per day
Start: ASAP
Duration: Initial contract with potential to extend
Location: Hybrid (London-based agency)

Overview

We're looking for a Social Account Manager to join a leading global creative agency, supporting social media activity for a major international consumer brand.

This role sits within a busy, integrated social team and will focus on the day‑to‑day management and delivery of social campaigns and always‑on content, working closely with strategists, creatives, community managers and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage social media activity end-to-end across always‑on and campaign‑led work

• Support delivery of social content calendars, timelines and publishing schedules

• Act as a key day-to-day contact across internal teams and external partners

• Coordinate briefs, approvals, amends and delivery across multiple workstreams

• Ensure social content aligns with brand tone, platform best practice and audience insight

• Support reporting and performance analysis, feeding into optimisation and learnings

• Help maintain smooth account operations in a fast‑paced agency environment

Required Experience

• Proven experience in a social account management role, ideally within a creative or social agency

• Hands‑on experience managing social activity for consumer, lifestyle or beauty brands

• Strong understanding of social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.) and content formats

• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and confident managing multiple deadlines

• Strong communication skills and experience working with cross‑functional teams

Nice to Have

• Experience working on global or multi‑market social accounts

• Familiarity with social analytics and reporting tools

• Exposure to influencer or creator‑led social content

Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.