Senior Social Creative

The Social Shepherd

England

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle-to-work scheme

Health services and discounts

Job summary

A leading Social-first agency is seeking a Senior Social Creative to drive creative strategies and oversee a team. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience, strong art-direction skills, and a passion for social trends. This role offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary of £50,000 to £60,000, depending on experience.

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in a Social Creative role.
Strong art-direction capabilities and copy.
A passion for and up-to-date understanding of social trends and cultural moments.

Responsibilities

Lead creative strategy for multiple client accounts.
Guide and mentor a team of Social Creatives.
Translate social insights into creative concepts.

Skills

Creative strategy development

Art-direction capabilities

Understanding of social trends

Team collaboration

Copywriting

Job description

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We're a leading Social-first agency helping global brands, household names, and high-growth scale-ups accelerate their business growth.

Having recently won Best Large Social Agency and continued growth, we're now looking to enhance our team with a Senior Social Creative.

Our service offering includes: Social, Creative, Paid & Influencer.

We’re a team of 70+ across London, Bath, New York and Miami, with big ambitions to continue delivering industry-leading campaigns.

First of all, here are some important things…

🏠 Work From Home: We operate a hybrid model where team members come to the office 3 days a week and WFH 2 days a week - although there is the option to work from the office more if you prefer. Our team loves working collaboratively, but also likes the option and balance of working from home.

🏋️ Benefits Package: Enhanced maternity and paternity. Collaboration with Bupa & Perkbox grants you access to a spectrum of health services, discounts, benefits, and perks. Additional day off for your birthday, and kickstart a healthier commute with our cycle-to-work scheme.

🕐 Flexible hours: Some people are early birds, and others like to start later. We allow people to set their own times, with some people starting at 8am and getting to finish up earlier! We trust our team to get their work done on their schedule.

❤️ We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all: We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status. We want to support diverse and inclusive work environments and are actively looking for people who share our values.

Key Responsibilities

We're looking for a Senior Social Creative who has a proven track record in developing industry-leading BAU content strategies and creative delivery, as well as knowing how to deliver against larger campaign moments.

You’ll lead a team of Content Creators and Social Creatives, with your focus on overseeing the creative output as well as developing plans, briefs and strategies.

Primarily, you’ll be developing creative for Organic Social to drive brand fame and engagement, but there will also be campaigns where we utilise Paid to even further distribute our content.

Own and lead creative strategy across multiple client accounts, focusing on always-on content and larger campaign moments
Work alongside our Creative Director and Leadership team to shape and evolve our creative offering as we grow
Guide and mentor a team of Social Creatives, elevating their creative thinking and technical output
Translate social insights and trends into creative concepts that spark conversation and drive engagement
Lead the ideation and presentation of creative strategies for client pitches and campaign kickoffs
Collaborate with clients to understand their brand vision and translate it into standout social-first creative
Provide hands‑on support with copywriting, art direction, and moodboarding
Attend, lead, and direct content shoots, ensuring quality and creativity align with client expectations and platform best practices
Partner with internal leads across Strategy, Paid, and Client Services to ensure integrated and cohesive delivery
Support the growth of the creative department by identifying talent gaps, improving workflows, and contributing to hiring decisions

Requirements

6+ years of experience in a Social Creative role
Strong art‑direction capabilities and copy
A passion for and up‑to‑date understanding of social trends and cultural moments
You bring raw creativity and fresh perspectives to everything you touch, whether that be BAU content or campaigns
A collaborative team player who enjoys working within their direct team and the wider marketing organisation
You know what content performs on social, inside and out
Agency experience is preferred but not required
Food experience is preferred

£50,000 to £60,000 (depending on experience)

Please attach your portfolio as a link in your CV when you apply.

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