Social Media Account Director- 10 Month FTC

DENTSU; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Manchester seeks a Social Lead for a B2B account to drive content and strategy. The role involves managing social accounts, overseeing content creation, and ensuring alignment with client goals. Ideal candidates will have extensive social media experience across various platforms and a strong understanding of B2B and B2C markets. This position offers a fixed-term contract with a great compensation package.

Benefits

Private health & dental insurance

29+ days of annual leave

Flexible working schedule

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar social media position.
• Hands-on experience with strategy, community management, and content boosting.
• Ability to oversee account commercials and manage significant budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple social accounts and manage the team delivering content.
• Oversee content creation and community management.
• Manage client budgets and ensure commercial viability.

Skills

Social media strategy

Content creation

Community management

Client management

B2B and B2C experience

Tools

Brandwatch

Sprinklr

Falcon

Sprout Social

Job description

The purpose of this role is to provide strategic recommendations and manage all resources to ensure the Client’s marketing needs are met. They are viewed as a trusted advisor to client, understands and articulates client business insights and leverages to contribute ways to move business forward, lead and monitor the day-to-day activities; proactively identify new business building insights and opportunities, manage, motivate and develop their team; work with other departments to develop and execute strategies that will build the Client’s business.

Job Description:

A bit about us

Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, businesses and society. Established in June 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

Role Purpose

The purpose of this Fixed term contract role is to take the social lead on a key Dentsu Creative B2B account and shape how we deliver best-in-class social content in the fast-paced world of Telecommunications. By leveraging Dentsu Creative’s unique capabilities, we aim to produce standout, effective creative work that not only resonates with fans but also delivers measurable value for our client and drives broader impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple social accounts, taking the client lead role and managing the team to deliver best in class social content and channel management
  
• Manage social retainers and campaign planning, delivering to agreed deadlines
  
• Oversee content creation from ideation to production, as well as community management to ensure all content/copy aligns to brand look and feel and tone of voice
  
• Work closely with strategy and creative teams to ensure all social content aligns to overall brand strategy, as well as plan future social campaigns
  
• Oversee content measurement by compiling benchmarks and KIPs and working with the social team to report on a monthly and quarterly basis
  
• Manage client and campaign budgets to ensure work is commercially viable
  
• Work within an integrated team across the Dentsu network to align social plans with media, influencer, PR etc

What you bring

• Extensive experience in a similar position. You’ll be a social expert who’s able to talk in detail about the different social platforms, functionalities and best practice
  
• Experience working on a range of B2B and B2C clients
  
• Practical and hands on experience with the fundamental areas of social, including strategy, content creation, community management, content boosting and reporting
  
• Significant experience working with platforms, including Facebook, TikTok, Twitter (X), Pinterest, LinkedIn, and with social media tools, including Brandwatch, Sprinklr, Falcon, Sprout Social
  
• Expertise in all things social, including latest developments and trends, how social can deliver client business goals, social creative best practices, influencer marketing, paid social, and measurement and analyse
  
• Proficient experience in client management as well as managing a social media team
  
• Ability to oversee and manage account commercials, overseeing accounts with significant budgets
  
• A great understanding of how social integrates with other channels, including media, influencer, PR and eCRM
  
• The ability to work collaboratively and build relationships within internal stakeholders and clients alike
  
• An understanding of new business and experience collaborating on pitches

Working with us

Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas at the intersection of brand, culture, and commerce. In an age when brands are built and grown in altogether new ways we espouse humility alongside practical flexible problem solving.

On your journey you will partner with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

A few of the benefits

• You'll have a great compensation package, private health & dental insurance, corporate discounts and career development through Dentsu University, and free access to LinkedIn learning
  
• 29+ days of annual leave (25 days of regular holidays, birthdays off and 3 additional wellness days)
  
• We also offer the opportunity to volunteer for up to 2 days per year and tend to close down the agency between Christmas and New Years
  
• You'll have a hybrid working schedule, with flexible start/end hours

Inclusion and Diversity

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail], quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.

Location:

Manchester - Bonded Warehouse

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)