Social Media Manager – 12 month FTC

Salt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Social Media Manager for a well-known coffee brand in London. This maternity cover role will lead social strategy, content creation, and community management, with performance analysis to optimise outcomes.

You’ll work in a hybrid setup, start by November 2026, and rates depend on experience. The ideal candidate has strong agency experience with large consumer brands and excels in copywriting, content creation, and fast-paced collaboration with creative

Qualifications

• Be available by November – key for maternity cover.
• Proven experience across the full social media mix.
• Excellent content creation, copywriting, and communication skills.
• Experience using social and analytics tools such as Sprout Social or similar.
• Commercially minded, highly organized, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Open to industry backgrounds with strong agency experience on large consumer brands.

Responsibilities

• Expand and manage social content strategies and calendars.
• Create and execute engaging social content across key platforms.
• Lead community management and audience engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal creative teams to optimise content performance.
• Monitor trends, identify growth opportunities, and react to cultural moments.
• Analyse performance data and provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

Full social media management

Content creation & copywriting

Social media analytics

Agency experience with large consumer

Team collaboration

Tools

Sprout Social

Job description

Social Media Manager - 12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover) Hybrid | London Start Required by November 2026 (Latest) We're working with an award-winning creative agency to appoint a Social Media Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will be working with a very well-known coffee brand (probably grab a morning coffee from them!) to lead the social media, bring together strategy, content creation, community management, and performance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Expand and manage social content strategies and calendars.
• Create and execute engaging social content across key platforms.
• Lead community management and audience engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal creative teams to optimise content performance.
• Monitor trends, identify growth opportunities, and react to cultural moments.
• Analyse performance data and provide actionable recommendations.

Essential Skills

• Be available by November - this is key as it is a maternity cover.
• Proven experience in across the full social media mix.
• Excellent content creation, copywriting, and communication skills.
• Experience using social and analytics tools such as Sprout Social or similar.
• Commercially minded, highly organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Open to industry backgrounds - strong agency experience with large consumer brands.

If you're passionate about social media, community building, and creating content that makes an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Rates depend on experience and client requirements.