Social Media Manager

Career Moves Group I B Corp™; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

A leading strategic communications agency is seeking a Senior Social Media Lead to manage and evolve their social media strategies across platforms including LinkedIn and Instagram. This role involves overseeing campaign architecture, mentoring talent, and providing advisory services to high-profile clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive agency experience, a strategic mindset, and strong presentation skills. Competitive salary offered along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong agency-side social media experience managing diverse client portfolios.
• Proven involvement in winning new business through strategy and pitch work.
• Deep platform knowledge and confidence using social tools and analytics.
• Strategic thinker who remains hands-on.
• Confident presenting to senior stakeholders and C-suite audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-channel social strategies and campaigns across various platforms.
• Own campaign architecture, content planning, creative direction, and performance reporting.
• Act as the agency’s social expert, shaping best practice and innovation.
• Provide senior-level client advisory aligned to brand and business objectives.
• Partner with teams on integrated campaigns.
• Contribute to pitches, audits, and new business.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level talent.

Skills

Agency-side social media experience

New business strategy and pitching

Platform knowledge and analytics

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills to senior stakeholders

Passion and curiosity

Job description

We’re working with a leading strategic comms agency to hire a Social Media Lead / Strategist to own and evolve their social media offering across strategy, creativity and client advisory.

About the Role

This is a senior role for someone who wants to set the social agenda, challenge creative thinking and act as a trusted advisor to high-profile clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-channel social strategies and campaigns across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and emerging platforms
• Own campaign architecture, content planning, creative direction and performance reporting
• Act as the agency’s social expert, shaping best practice, innovation and emerging formats
• Provide senior-level client advisory aligned to brand and business objectives
• Partner with creative, paid and consultancy teams on integrated campaigns
• Contribute to pitches, audits and new business
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level talent

Qualifications

• Strong agency-side social media experience managing diverse client portfolios
• Proven involvement in winning new business through strategy and pitch work
• Deep platform knowledge and confidence using social tools and analytics
• A strategic thinker who’s still hands-on
• Confident presenting to senior stakeholders and C‑suite audiences
• Passionate, curious and commercially minded

Pay range and compensation package

Competitive Salary plus benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.