Senior Content Lead

Redtorch; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working: 2 days/week in the 5th

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare

Personal development budget

Salary: £42,000–£52,000

Job summary

Redtorch in London is seeking a Senior Content Lead (Maternity Cover) to guide our content delivery across major accounts. You'll shape content strategies, work with Research, Comms and Creative teams, and mentor the team while staying hands-on.

The role emphasizes live event coverage, audience insights, and delivering high-quality, on-brand content. The contract is fixed-term for one year with potential to become permanent.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in digital and social content, working with brands and/or sports rights holders, in-house or agency-side.
• Ability to turn brand objectives and audience insights into effective campaigns.
• Fresh ideas, strong storytelling and the confidence to challenge and improve the team's work.
• Strong storytelling across copy and video, with an eye for compelling hooks, narrative, pacing and platform-specific formats.
• Excellent copywriting and editing, with experience developing content, scripts and briefs.
• Experience guiding teams or freelancers, setting priorities and providing constructive feedback.
• Confident presenting ideas, leading discussions and building trusted relationships.
• Ability to turn research and content data into practical improvements.
• A passion for sport and strong knowledge of digital platforms and audience behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Content strategy & brand development: Work with our Research, Creative and Comms teams to help define client brand platforms, positioning and messaging, translating these into content strategies, themes and campaigns that support business and marketing objectives.
• Creative thinking & innovation: Bring fresh ideas and creative energy to key accounts, using audience insights, platform developments and emerging formats to create compelling content and campaigns.
• Content management & quality: Oversee the creation, curation, editing and publishing of digital and social content. Provide constructive feedback to ensure work is engaging, accurate, on-brand and platform-optimised.
• Hands-on execution: Translate agreed strategy and ideas into platform-specific delivery. Contribute directly to concepts, copy, scripts and briefs, and support production and publishing when needed.
• Team leadership & delivery: Guide and motivate project teams, delegate effectively and coordinate priorities, workloads, deadlines and approvals.
• Client relationships & presentations: Build trusted relationships with key clients, lead content discussions and present ideas and recommendations clearly.
• KPIs: Take ownership of tracking and reviewing agreed content KPIs, working with the Research & Performance Lab to interpret results and guide the team in improving performance.
• Live & reactive content: Plan and coordinate delivery around live sporting events and emerging opportunities, making timely editorial decisions.

Skills

Digital & social content

Brand & sports rights experience

Storytelling

Copywriting & editing

Team leadership & feedback

Job description

Hugely exciting time at Redtorch as we continue to grow our in-house team, with opportunities to work with some of the biggest rights holders and brands in global sport.

Posted by: Alex Ross, Managing Director

Senior Content Lead (Maternity Cover)

We're looking for a curious, proactive and highly organised Senior Content Lead (Maternity Cover) with fresh ideas, strong attention to detail and a serious passion for sport. You'll work across a diverse portfolio of sports accounts, including some of the biggest rights holders and brands in sport. This is a one-year fixed-term contract, with the potential to become a permanent position.

Who are Redtorch?

Redtorch is an independent Sports Marketing Agency specialising in Olympic sport. We thrive under pressure, working with small teams, high stakes and global eyes. We are passionately dedicated to making sport more relevant in a world where getting and keeping attention is harder than ever.

The Role

This is a senior, hands-on role guiding our established team and overseeing content delivery across some of our biggest accounts. Working closely with our Research, Comms and Creative teams, you'll help shape content strategies and contribute to brand development. You'll bring energy and ideas, challenge and strengthen the team's thinking, and turn audience insights into compelling digital and social content. You'll keep planning, creation and distribution moving, maintain high standards and build trusted client relationships. You'll also get stuck in yourself, contributing to ideas, copy, briefs and execution.

Key responsibilities

• Content strategy & brand development: Work with our Research, Creative and Comms teams to help define client brand platforms, positioning and messaging, translating these into content strategies, themes and campaigns that support business and marketing objectives.
• Creative thinking & innovation: Bring fresh ideas and creative energy to key accounts, using audience insights, platform developments and emerging formats to create compelling content and campaigns.
• Content management & quality: Oversee the creation, curation, editing and publishing of digital and social content. Provide constructive feedback to ensure work is engaging, accurate, on-brand and platform-optimised.
• Hands-on execution: Translate agreed strategy and ideas into platform-specific delivery. Contribute directly to concepts, copy, scripts and briefs, and support production and publishing when needed.
• Team leadership & delivery: Guide and motivate project teams, delegate effectively and coordinate priorities, workloads, deadlines and approvals.
• Client relationships & presentations: Build trusted relationships with key clients, lead content discussions and present ideas and recommendations clearly.
• KPIs: Take ownership of tracking and reviewing agreed content KPIs, working with the Research & Performance Lab to interpret results and guide the team in improving performance.
• Live & reactive content: Plan and coordinate delivery around live sporting events and emerging opportunities, making timely editorial decisions.

Skills & Requirements

• 6+ years in digital and social content, working with brands and/or sports rights holders, in-house or agency-side
• Ability to turn brand objectives and audience insights into effective campaigns
• Fresh ideas, strong storytelling and the confidence to challenge and improve the team's work
• Strong storytelling across copy and video, with an eye for compelling hooks, narrative, pacing and platform-specific formats
• Excellent copywriting and editing, with experience developing content, scripts and briefs
• Experience guiding teams or freelancers, setting priorities and providing constructive feedback
• Confident presenting ideas, leading discussions and building trusted relationships
• Ability to turn research and content data into practical improvements
• A passion for sport and strong knowledge of digital platforms and audience behaviour

Package

• 25 days leave + bank holidays, plus an extra day off for your birthday
• Hybrid working: 2 days/week in the London office (Tuesday & Thursday), 3 days from home
• Company pension scheme, agency Christmas shutdown, quarterly socials, opportunity to travel
• Private healthcare and active lifestyle budget, personal development budget
• Salary: £42,000–£52,000 subject to experience