Social Media Lead

Ignite; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Huge creative ownership

Entrepreneurial team

Fast-paced culture

Job summary

Ignite is seeking a senior Social Media leader to own the brand's social channel strategy for a fast‑growing FMCG challenger. You will shape content across organic and paid, supervise a content team of 3+, and drive audience growth and engagement.

The role blends strategic oversight with hands‑on execution, aiming to scale the social voice, tell compelling stories, and deliver measurable performance. You will report into senior leadership and help define our social roadmap as we expand D2C and

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial mindset, curious to learn and grow
• Strong experience with Capcut, Abode Suite of Similar

Responsibilities

• Own the social media function across organic and paid strategies.
• Lead content creation engine across organic and paid.
• Drive virality and storytelling while analysing performance.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Capcut

Adobe Suite

Job description

Here at Ignite, we aredelighted to be working with a FMCG Challenger brand that are leading in their category. They have seen some serious growth and operate in both D2C and Retail. They are a social-first business and have an amazing loyal following, this role will genuinely be like no other role on the market, it will be career defining!

The ideal candidate will have a strong Social Media skillset with a proven track record of growing audiences and driving engagement, you must be able to be both strategic and hands on and manage a content team of 3+. The ideal candidate will be looking to grow into a Head of Social Media.

You will be responsible for owning the social media function, leading the content creation engine across organic and paid, driving virality and storytelling as well as analysing performance.

What skills do you need to have to be considered?

• Entrepreneurial mindset, curious to learn and grow
• Strong experience with Capcut, Abode Suite of Similar

In return for everything you can bring, the business can offer you:

• Huge creative ownership within a rapidly scaling consumer brand
• Entrepreneurial team who are excited to test big ideas
• Fast-paced culture where ideas come to life

What happens next?

• First Stage: Teams call with the hiring manager
• Second Stage: Face to face interview in the office

People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self.

We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won’t be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear! There will be more opportunities. Follow us so you don’t miss them.