Senior Social Media Executive

Blue Tree Recruits Limited; Chobham; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension contributions

Healthcare

Hybrid working

Job summary

Bluetree Recruits Ltd is seeking a Senior Social Media Executive to own social activity for a portfolio of client accounts from ideation to publishing. You will stay hands-on with content while shaping plans, spotting opportunities, and interpreting performance for strategic recommendations.

The role is in Chobham, Surrey with hybrid working (4 days in the office). The ideal candidate has ~3 years’ agency social media experience, excellent copywriting, and strong data-driven decision skills.

Qualifications

• Around three years' social media or digital marketing experience, ideally in an agency or multi-client environment.
• Excellent copywriter, confident presenting ideas, plans and results to clients.
• Experienced in using performance data to make meaningful recommendations, and in planning social-first content shoots.
• Strong knowledge of Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube, plus tools such as Hootsuite, Sprout Social and Meta Business Suite.
• Organised, commercially aware and calm under deadlines, with good judgement on when to escalate.
• Genuinely curious about social media, technology, AI and audience behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Own social planning and delivery across accounts from ideation to publishing on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube.
• Write and review standout copy, flexing tone across brands and audiences.
• Brief designers and videographers; plan and capture social-first content on shoots and live events.
• Be the day-to-day client contact; lead plans, performance discussions and recommendations.
• Turn data into insight; explain why engagement matters and what to do next.
• Help shape client strategy with the Head of Social; share trends and platform developments.
• Manage community and brand reputation; support junior team members.

Skills

Social media

Copywriting

Data-driven

Platform knowledge

Hootsuite

Sprout Social

Meta Business Suite

Content planning

Tools

Hootsuite

Sprout Social

Meta Business Suite

Job description

Senior Social Media Executive – Chobham, Surrey

£31,000 - £34,000 DOE plus benefits

Our client is a highly successful digital and creative agency, and they are recruiting a confident, delivery-focused Senior Social Media Executive to take real ownership of social activity across a portfolio of client accounts. You'll stay hands‑on with content, but with the freedom to shape plans, spot opportunities, interpret performance and make recommendations, not just deliver against a brief. This is a full‑time permanent role, and you must live locally to Chobham or drive to travel to their office.

THE ROLE

• Own social planning and delivery across your accounts, from ideation to publishing, on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube
• Write and review standout copy, flexing tone confidently across brands, audiences and sectors
• Brief designers and videographers, and plan and capture social‑first content on shoots and at live events
• Be the trusted day‑to‑day contact for clients, leading conversations on plans, performance and recommendations
• Own reporting and turn data into insight: look beyond engagement figures to explain why it matters and what to do next
• Help shape client strategy alongside the Head of Social, bringing fresh ideas, trends and platform developments
• Manage community and brand reputation with sound judgement, and support and guide junior team members

ABOUT YOU

• Around three years' social media or digital marketing experience, ideally in an agency or multi‑client environment
• An excellent copywriter, confident presenting ideas, plans and results to clients
• Experienced in using performance data to make meaningful recommendations, and in planning social‑first content shoots
• Strong knowledge of Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube, plus tools such as Hootsuite, Sprout Social and Meta Business Suite
• Organised, commercially aware and calm under competing deadlines, with good judgement on when to escalate
• Genuinely curious about social media, technology, AI and audience behaviour

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Benefits package including employer pension contributions and healthcare
• Hybrid working (4 days in the office, with flexibility after probation)
• Professional development support and a dedicated training budget
• A friendly, ambitious team with a strong agency culture and regular socials

Bluetree Recruits is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Bluetree Recruits Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We can only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK