Social Strategist

Jungle Creations

Ilford

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Free daily breakfast

Dog friendly office

Pension scheme & salary sacrifice

Generous holiday allowance, including

Eye care support

Employee Assistance Programme & Mental

Generous family-friendly policies

Regular social events and leadership

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes and awards

Long-service awards

High street discount vouchers

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Jungle Creations is seeking a Senior Strategist to lead social strategy for major brands, guiding insights through to creative direction and measurement. You’ll partner with Data & Insights to convert social data and cultural signals into compelling strategies, while also driving innovation through internal tools and AI-enabled projects.

You will regularly present to clients, collaborate across strategy, data, creative and production teams, and contribute to pitches with strong research and

Qualifications

Experience leading social strategy for multiple brands.
Ability to turn data and cultural signals into actionable strategy.
Strong written and verbal communication, and client presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Lead social strategy across a portfolio of clients from insight to creative direction.
Collaborate with Data & Insights to translate data into strategy.
Brief and partner with creative, production, creator and paid teams to shape work.
Present to clients with confidence and challenge thinking.
Support on pitches with research and strategic thinking.
Identify insights that connect social ideas to commercial outcomes.
Build tools or automations to improve team efficiency.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client management

AI literacy

Innovation

Tools

Claude Code

Automation platforms

Custom assistants

Job description

Jungle Creations is looking for a Senior Strategist who is a sharp social thinker and a confident builder with AI. Most of your time will go on client work: leading social strategy for some of our biggest brand partners, from insight through to creative direction and measurement. You may also get exposure to pitches when the opportunities arise. The rest of your time goes on building. You will regularly own innovation-led projects, from internal tools and automations to new products and thought leadership, working side by side with our Data & Insights team. If you are a strategist at heart, but also want to make things, this role gives you room for both., Client strategy

Lead social strategy across a portfolio of clients, from always-on to campaigns, built on a clear insight, tension and proposition tied to business goals.
Work with Data & Insights to turn social data, performance results and cultural signals into strategy, rather than treating data as a reporting step at the end.
Brief and partner with creative, production, creator and paid teams so strategy shapes the work all the way through.
Present to clients with confidence, challenge their thinking, and make the complex simple.
Support the Strategy Director on pitches, bringing research, insight and strategic thinking to new business.
A strategist first. You find the insight others miss, build a sharp argument, and connect social ideas to commercial outcomes.
Fluent in social and culture. You understand how platforms, creators and communities behave, and you have a strong instinct for what will travel.
A builder. When a task is slow or repetitive, you build something to fix it. You have made tools, automations or apps with AI, and you can explain how they work.
Curious and entrepreneurial. You look for new ways to solve problems, ship before things are perfect, and take ownership without waiting to be asked. You may have worked in a start-up or built something of your own, though that is not a requirement.
Good judgement with AI. You know where AI helps, where it gets things wrong, and when a human should check the output.
A clear communicator. You write well, present with confidence, and can explain technical work to people who are not technical.
Collaborative. You enjoy working across strategy, data, creative and client teams, and you share what you learn.

Building and innovation

Regularly own innovation-led projects, such as internal tools, automated workflows, prototypes and new product ideas for Jungle and our clients.
Use AI tools beyond chat (Claude Code, automation platforms, custom assistants, vibe-coded apps) to make the team faster and the work better.
Build responsibly: test what you make, protect client data, and document tools so others can use and maintain them.
Share what works, raising the AI confidence of the wider agency.

Thought leadership

Turn what we learn from clients, our owned brands and our own experiments into points of view, articles and newsletter content.
Help shape Jungle's strategic products and ways of working as the department evolves.

Job Benefits

What's in It for You? At Jungle, we value our people and offer a range of perks to enhance your experience with us:

Free daily breakfast
Dog friendly office
Pension scheme & salary sacrifice
Generous holiday allowance, including your birthday off
Eye care support
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders
Generous family-friendly policies
Regular social events and direct communication with leadership
Volunteering days
Recognition schemes and awards
Long-service awards
High street discount vouchers
Cycle-to-work scheme

Jungle Life

We believe in adding to our culture, not just fitting into it. At Jungle Creations, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate different perspectives, encourage innovation, and create a sense of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Our Mission

'We exist to create ideas that get people to thrive online and in the real world.'

Our Values