Social Media Manager

The Social Shepherd; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social-first agency is seeking a Social Media Manager to oversee content strategy and team delivery for various clients. With a hybrid work model and flexible hours, this role involves leading social media outputs and nurturing client relationships within a dynamic, growth-focused environment. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in social media management, along with strong analytical skills and a passion for creativity.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Flexible working hours

Cycle-to-work scheme

Additional day off for your birthday

Qualifications

• 3+ years of social media experience required.
• Experience in a managerial role overseeing junior staff.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead content strategy and delivery for clients.
• Analyze performance and optimize social media strategies.
• Act as the main point of contact for clients.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Creativity

Communication

Adaptability

Job description

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We're a leading Social-first agency helping global brands, household names, and high-growth scale-ups accelerate their business growth.

Having recently won Best Large Social Agency in the UK and continued growth, we're now looking to take on a Social Media Manager.

Our service offering includes: Organic Social, Paid, Creative and Influencer.

We’re a team of 70+ across London, Bath, Miami and New York, with big ambitions to continue delivering industry-leading campaigns.

First of all, here are some important things…

Work From Home: We operate a hybrid model where team members come to the office 3 days a week and WFH 2 days a week - although there is the option to work from the office more if you prefer. Our team loves working collaboratively, but also likes the option and balance of working from home.

️ Benefits Package:

• Enhanced maternity and paternity.
• Collaboration with Bupa & Perkbox grants you access to a spectrum of health services, discounts, benefits, and perks.
• Additional day off for your birthday.
• Kickstart a healthier commute with our cycle-to-work scheme.

Flexible hours: Some people are early birds, and others like to start later. We allow people to set their own times, with some people starting at 8am and getting to finish up earlier! We trust our team to get their work done on their schedule.

️ We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status. We want to support diverse and inclusive work environments and are actively looking for people who share our values.

Role

As a Social Media Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day content strategy, content delivery and community of your clients, alongside having a Social Media Executive within your pod, and a Social Media Director.

As well as delivering social strategies and leading the channel management of our client's brands, it’s your role to nurture and lead a team to ensure we’re delivering the highest quality output possible whilst enhancing our relationships with our clients.

Team Structure:

You’ll report to our Social Media Director.

You’ll have 1-2x Social Media Executives that’ll report to you.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the social media content plans and strategy whilst constantly optimising content to achieve the absolute best results for clients, taking into account performance across different channels.
• Analysing the performance of content themes, pillars and channels to deliver continuous optimisations to the ongoing content strategy.
• Approving all pieces of content that your team produces.
• Lead point of contact for your clients, alongside the Social Media Director and Client Services Account Manager.
• Support on reports for clients. Provide in-depth analysis and strategic guidance to ensure we continue to develop our clients' brands' MoM.
• To support new business pitches. Delivering social strategies and then pitching them (alongside our New Business team) to brands who are looking to work with us.

Requirements

• 3+ years of social media experience are required.
• Agency experience is preferred but not essential.
• You've already worked in a managerial role, overseeing a junior social media executive.
• You want to continue building a career in Social and see yourself growing within a fast-growth agency.
• You are an enthusiastic & passionate person who genuinely cares about your work and wants to do your best.
• You enjoy being creative, whilst also being highly analytical.
• You'll have strong organisational and communication skills.
• Curious and adaptable: it’s a fast-moving industry, and social advertising is even more so; social changes and adapts weekly, and you must have the desire to continuously keep up to date with changes and learning about how they may impact our strategies.

£35,000 to £40,000 depending on experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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