Job Title: Social Channels Manager
Location: London – Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)
Start date: ASAP
Salary: £55K – £60K
I’m hiring a Social Channels Manager to join a global consumer brand. This is a key leadership role where you’ll oversee the execution of organic social strategy, manage a growing team, and deliver high-impact campaigns across multiple platforms.
This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in social-first campaign delivery, team leadership, and managing fast-paced, reactive environments. You’ll act as the central point of oversight for social channels, ensuring campaigns are executed effectively, on-brand, and aligned with wider business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of global social campaigns across key brand moments (e.g. launches, events, activations)
- Translate strategic briefs into clear channel plans with a 360° view across platforms
- Oversee content planning, scheduling, and publishing across all organic social channels
- Manage campaign rollout, including timelines, approvals, and cross-functional coordination
- Ensure consistency, quality, and brand alignment across all social output
- Monitor performance against KPIs and optimise campaigns based on insights
- Stay ahead of platform trends, audience behaviour, and cultural moments
- Act as a key point of contact across internal teams including Creative, Brand, and Marketing
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of social specialists, ensuring workload and resource is effectively allocated
- Maintain strong governance around brand safety, risk, and quality control
Skills & Experience
- 4+ years’ experience managing social channels at a senior level
- Proven experience delivering KPI-driven campaigns across platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Snapchat
- Strong team management experience with the ability to coach and develop junior talent
- Experience managing multiple workstreams in fast-paced, reactive environments
- Confident in campaign planning, execution, optimisation, and reporting
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Commercially aware, with a pragmatic and solutions-focused mindset
- Deep understanding of social culture, trends, and platform behaviours
Why This Role
- Opportunity to join a high-growth, social-first brand with a strong cultural presence
- Lead and shape the execution of global social campaigns
- Manage and develop a talented in-house social team
- Work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment
- Hybrid working with flexibility and strong team culture
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