Social Media Manager

Handle Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Social Media Manager in Central London to drive engagement across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The role offers up to £68K plus a bonus and benefits. Ideal candidates will have a track record of viral content creation and experience in community management. This is a hybrid position with 4 days in the office, presenting a strategic vision to stakeholders.

Benefits

Up to 25% Bonus

Benefits package

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a Social Media Manager role.
• Experience in agency management and community building.
• Strong written communication and editorial sense.

Responsibilities

• Grow organic viewership of social media channels.
• Manage budget, agency, and people effectively.
• Deliver and report successful project ideation.

Skills

Experience delivering millions of views across channels

Understanding of organic virality

Experience with YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram

Ability to ideate viral content

Confidence in presenting strategic vision

Strong analytics skills

Job description

Handle Recruitment is partnering with a household global brand in search of a talented Social Media Manager to join their team.

If you have a proven track record of creating content that generates millions of views and the ambition to drive success at scale, this could be the perfect role for you.

Up to 68K + up to 25% Bonus + benefits.
Hybrid - 4 Days in office, Central London

Role Purpose

Our client is looking for an experienced internet obsessive who lives and breathes digital culture. The successful candidate will bring a deep understanding of how to craft content and grow channels to attract audiences on a huge scale. They will be a key pillar in a world-leading social media team, responsible for maximising online reach in the UK. They will develop creative and innovative ideas that drive viewership and engagement with millions of users every single day. The performance they deliver will be crucial in winning the hearts and minds of UK consumers, encouraging them to make our client their brand of choice.

This role will power the growth of our client\'s channels (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Strava, WhatsApp, Spotify) as well as genre-focused mixes in UK rap and UK gaming. The ideal candidate will be confident working across multiple platforms, with a deep understanding of internet culture, social media analytics, and what it takes to go viral. They will be as comfortable presenting a strategic vision to senior stakeholders as they are producing social media content that will travel. They will be on the lookout for new channel and project opportunities, using their influence to seize them and ensure our client continues to grow its social media presence in the UK. In short - they will deliver career-defining social media impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Growing the organic viewership of our client\'s social media channels
• Acting as quality control and standard-bearer for social media content
• Budget, agency and people management
• Project ideation, delivery and reporting

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Experience delivering millions of views across a high-reach network of channels for a publisher, broadcaster, creator or content producer
• Ability to understand and explain what drives organic virality
• Experience with YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
• Experience pitching and launching new social media channels
• Ability to ideate and create viral social media content (with examples)
• Proven experience of achieving significant growth for social platforms (with examples)
• Innovative, creative and entrepreneurial mindset - with a hunger to break the internet
• Strong written communication and accuracy, with a keen editorial sense
• Experience building and nurturing online communities
• Confidence in presenting a strategic vision that influences key decision-makers
• Experience shooting, editing and filming
• Experience in agency management
• Strong analytics and reporting skills
• Determination to experiment and try new things before anyone else

Apply below today if you have experience within a Social Media Manager role and feel this would be the perfect next step!

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.