The Handbook - Social Media Manager & Content Creator (London)

Diary Directory Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

The Handbook - Social Media Manager & Content Creator (London)

Date Posted: Friday 11th April 2025

Date Expires: Monday 12th May 2025

The Handbook is hiring a Social Media Manager & Content Creator to lead and grow The Handbook’s digital presence. If you live and breathe social media, have an eye for aesthetics, and know how to tell a compelling digital story, we want to hear from you. You’ll be responsible for curating, creating and executing engaging content across all platforms, driving audience growth, brand awareness, and engagement.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a strong, in-depth knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
• Is confident on camera and has a relatable persona & aesthetic
• Is a creative thinker with a strong aesthetic and storytelling ability.
• Has experience in filming, editing, and social media scheduling tools.
• Has excellent copywriting skills with a fun, engaging tone.
• Is passionate about lifestyle topics (fashion, beauty, food, travel, culture).
• Has an ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects at once.
• Understands commercial partnership content creation, curation and execution.
• Is a great communicator and people manager.
• Has demonstrated 2-3 years of successful strategic social media management.

Some of the perks to the role are:

• Hybrid working with a SW London office.
• Getting to visit new openings before anyone else.
• Invitations to exclusive press events and brand launches.
• Our office dog Bagel (who features in a lot of our content).
• Free products and samples to try.
• Opportunity to work with high-profile brands and influencers.
• A fun, creative, and fast-moving team environment.
• Career progression within a fast-growing digital publisher.
• Competitive £30k+ base salary DOE.

Channels:

• Instagram
• TikTok
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Plus launching new social media channels for The Handbook as deemed appropriate.

If this sounds like your kind of role, we'd love to hear from you. Apply by 30th April to join our team!

Applications should be sent with a CV and cover letter including links to your relevant social media handles.

Hiring Process:

• Invitation to submit 30sec intro video.
• Mini content creation exercise to demonstrate approach, style and technique.
• Face-to-face interview.

About Us

The Handbook is one of the UK's leading luxury digital destinations, editing the most influential fashion, beauty, interiors, travel, culture and entertainment news alongside insider guides to the latest on London’s food and drink scene. The Handbook reaches 1.6 million unique views monthly delivering addictive first-to-drop content, from shopping edits to reviews, interviews and more.

Our team is everything – we pride ourselves on collaboration, communication and a great culture. As a growing small business, people fit is essential. We value in-person interaction, and our talented humans work seamlessly together delivering exceptional content and service – whilst also making the workday fun. To celebrate, we host regular team socials, including fizz as a mandatory fixture to wrap our office week.