Social Media Lead/Strategist

Blackbridge; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading communication agency in London is seeking a Social Media Lead to spearhead multi-channel strategies and creative campaigns. The ideal candidate will blend creativity with strategic thinking, guiding innovative solutions while mentoring a high-performing team. Join this employee-owned agency and enjoy competitive benefits, including a hybrid work model and significant employee engagement initiatives.

Benefits

Employee ownership

Hybrid work model

25 days holiday

Health Cash Plan

Enhanced parental pay

Qualifications

• Experienced in agency-side social media, managing diverse portfolios.
• Confident presenter with strong copywriting and storytelling skills.
• Champion of innovation and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-channel strategies and creative campaigns.
• Challenge creative direction to stay cutting-edge.
• Build measurement frameworks using data for optimization.
• Provide counsel to clients aligning social media with business objectives.
• Partner with teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Mentor colleagues to grow high-performing social function.

Skills

Social media strategy

Creative direction

Presentation skills

Copywriting

Innovation and collaboration

Job description

Overview

Blackbridge Communications is looking for a Social Media Lead / Strategist to join our growing team. This is a role for someone who lives and breathes social, has a sharp strategic mind, will challenge creative direction, and can inspire both clients and colleagues.

We work with some of the UK’s largest employers to shape their brands and bring their stories to life through social media. You’ll be at the forefront of that workday, designing social campaigns, driving innovation and trends, ensuring that we’re cutting-edge creatively, and mentoring the next generation of talent. If this sounds like you, we’d love to speak to you.

What you’ll do

• Lead the development and execution of multi-channel strategies and creative campaigns across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and emerging platforms.
• Challenge creative direction and keep our work at the cutting-edge of social best practice.
• Build measurement frameworks, using data and insight to optimise performance.
• Provide counsel to clients, aligning social media to wider business and brand objectives.
• Partner with paid media, consultancy, and creative teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Play a key role in pitches and business development, shaping reactive and proactive proposals.
• Mentor and inspire your colleagues, helping to grow a high-performing social media function.

About you

We’re looking for someone who can blend creativity and strategy, and who gets just as excited about ideas as they do impact. You’ll be:

• Experienced in agency-side social media, managing diverse portfolios across industries.
• A confident presenter and an exceptional communicator with strong copywriting and storytelling skills.
• A champion of innovation and collaboration to shape the future of social media for our clients.
• Not afraid to question how we do things, why we’ve taken a specific route and has the experience to

A bit about Blackbridge

As one of the largest independent people communication agencies in the UK, Blackbridge Communications helps household name brands attract and engage talent. Located in Spitalfields, London, we do that by developing and delivering creative campaign and strategies across all channels, from digital and social, through to outdoor and experiential.

One of the reasons why we’re so dedicated to delivering exceptional work for our broad range of clients, including organisations such as Aviva, Amazon, Microsoft and Vodafone, is the fact that we’re an employee-owned business. It means we all have a real stake in our success. Join our 45-strong team of Creatives, Strategists, Client Partners and Delivery specialists, and you’ll have that stake too.

The benefits on offer

Our benefits are competitive and intended to help make your life a little easier:

• Unlike most agencies, we’re employee-owned - which is exactly as it sounds. After 12 months, you’ll become a Partner of Blackbridge and receive your fair share of our profits.
• Being employee-owned, we have a colleague appointed representative (Partner Councillor) who gives us the chance to voice our opinions on various elements of the business in an open and productive manner.
• A work-life balance is important to who we are, that's why we have a hybrid work policy, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• We have regular socials and events to give us the chance to make genuine friendships and connections outside of the workday.
• 25 days holiday with 1.5 days gifted over Christmas.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme is available 24/7, which offers mental health support through courses and counselling sessions.
• Health Cash Plan – claim back costs for everyday healthcare (dental, optical, prescriptions, physiotherapy, etc.), plus access to a wide range of discounts.
• Enhance parental pay and leave, so you can settle your family in, enjoy the early days and maintain your sense of financial security.