Social Media Business Director

Sphere Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment is looking for a Social Media Business Director to shape and lead the agency's social offering from London, in a hybrid setup. The role focuses on senior client partnerships, strategic direction, and team leadership, with a strong emphasis on growth and profitability.

You will secure new business opportunities, manage high-profile clients, and guide cross-functional teams across social, content, paid media and analytics to deliver integrated campaigns.

Qualifications

• Experience leading agency social media teams at senior level.
• Proven track record in multi-channel social campaigns.
• Strong in revenue growth, forecasting and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead social media vision, strategy and service offering.
• Act as senior strategic partner to key clients and stakeholders.
• Identify and drive new business opportunities and revenue growth.
• Oversee integrated campaigns spanning social, content, creative, paid and analytics.
• Own forecasting, budgeting and account profitability.
• Lead, mentor and develop a growing social team.
• Champion innovation, emerging platforms and new technologies across the agency.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Social media expertise

Leadership

Client relationship management

Job description

Social Media Business Director

• London / Hybrid


• Competitive Salary + Benefits - £75k

We\'re partnering with an award-winning creative agency that\'s looking for a Social Media Business Director to lead and evolve its social offering.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking, commercial acumen and deep social expertise. You\'ll be responsible for shaping social strategy across a portfolio of major clients, driving business growth, leading senior stakeholder relationships and developing a high-performing team.

The Opportunity

• Lead the agency\'s social media vision, strategy and service offering.


• Act as a senior strategic partner to key clients and stakeholders.


• Identify and drive new business opportunities and revenue growth.


• Oversee integrated campaigns spanning social, content, creative, paid and analytics.


• Own forecasting, budgeting and account profitability.


• Lead, mentor and develop a growing social team.


• Champion innovation, emerging platforms and new technologies across the agency.

About You

• Significant agency-side social media experience at Director, Business Director or senior leadership level.


• Proven experience leading complex, multi-channel social campaigns.


• Strong commercial expertise with responsibility for revenue growth, forecasting and profitability.


• Confident managing senior stakeholders and C-suite client relationships.


• Experienced in building, mentoring and leading high-performing teams.


• Passionate about social innovation, cultural trends and emerging technology.

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential leadership role where you\'ll have genuine input into agency growth, service development and client strategy while working alongside some of the industry\'s top talent.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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