Social Media Manager

Forward Role Recruitment; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is seeking a Social Media Manager for a fast-growing lifestyle and homeware brand in Lancashire. The role is hybrid, with 3 days in the Lancashire office and 2 days remote, and offers £35,000–£40,000 salary.

You will own social strategy end-to-end, create content, manage community and influencer partnerships, drive performance, and collaborate across marketing to deliver campaigns that grow traffic and brand presence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience running social media for a consumer brand or agency.
• Strong video editing and content creation skills.
• Sharp instinct for social trends, storytelling and platform best practices.
• Influencer marketing and brand partnership experience.
• Commercial mindset—able to read data and turn it into performance improvements.
• Organised, proactive, thrives in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create and post content across Meta and TikTok - short-form video, imagery, stories
• Shoot and edit video/photo content for organic and paid use
• Run customer and influencer shoots, ensuring output is high quality and on-brand
• Build and manage an engaged, loyal community - replying, engaging, growing genuine advocacy
• Source, onboard and manage influencer and creator partnerships that drive referrals and revenue at a positive ROI
• Manage brand collaborations and joint campaigns with complementary brands
• Plan and deliver social campaigns tied to seasonal moments and industry trends
• Track and report on content/campaign performance, turning data into clear next actions
• Keep social activity tied to commercial goals - traffic, conversion, brand growth

Skills

Social media management

Video editing

Content creation

Influencer partnerships

Data-driven

Trend spotting

Communication

Project management

Job description

NEW ROLE

Social Media Manager

Location: Lancashire (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days remote)

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Sector: Home & interiors / lifestyle

A successful lifestyle and homeware brand with an excellent reputation and big ambitions is looking for their next Social Media Manager. This is a key hire for the marketing team as they look to take the brand to the next level through social storytelling.

This role is creative, strategic, and data-driven, owning social strategy end to end, content, community, influencer partnerships and performance - One day you'll be planning campaigns, the next on a shoot.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Plan, create and post content across Meta and TikTok - short-form video, imagery, stories
• Shoot and edit video/photo content for organic and paid use
• Run customer and influencer shoots, making sure output is high quality and on-brand
• Build and manage an engaged, loyal community - replying, engaging, growing genuine advocacy
• Source, onboard and manage influencer and creator partnerships that drive referrals and revenue at a positive ROI
• Manage brand collaborations and joint campaigns with complementary brands
• Plan and deliver social campaigns tied to seasonal moments and industry trends
• Track and report on content/campaign performance, turning data into clear next actions
• Keep social activity tied to commercial goals - traffic, conversion, brand growth

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience running social media for a consumer brand or agency
• Strong video editing and content creation skills - confident on both sides of the camera
• Sharp instinct for social trends, storytelling and platform best practice
• Influencer marketing and brand partnership experience
• Commercial mindset - comfortable reading data and turning it into performance improvements
• Sharp eye for design and what actually resonates with an audience
• Strong communicator and relationship-builder
• Organised, proactive, thrives in a fast-moving, growing business

You’ll have:

• The opportunity to shape social strategy for one of the UK's fastest-growing brands in its category
• Hybrid working - 3 days Lancashire office, 2 days home (flexibility offered)
• Real progression as the team and function grows
• Collaborative, creative culture with genuine investment behind it