Permanent Senior Content Creative / Social Media Designer – Sports industry – Hybrid Central London
Salary: Up to £55k DOE
Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 2 days in office / 3 remote)
Type: Full-time
An independent creative and research agency working across sport, culture and lifestyle is looking for a Senior Content Creator to join its growing Creative team.
Reporting to the Creative Director, you will lead the development of social-first ideas, campaigns and reactive content for globally recognised sports and fitness brands. This role combines creative thinking, content strategy and cultural awareness, with a focus on producing engaging work across social, editorial and brand channels.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop concepts for social, campaign and editorial content across digital platforms.
– Create social-first and channel-specific ideas including vertical video, reactive content and episodic formats.
– Lead copywriting, hook-writing and creative storytelling across owned and earned media.
– Collaborate across creative, communications and insights teams to deliver strategically grounded work.
– Present creative ideas confidently to clients and stakeholders.
– Mentor junior creatives and contribute to maintaining high creative standards.
– Use performance insights and cultural trends to shape future content and campaigns.
– Support fast-turnaround reactive briefs while maintaining quality and consistency.
Requirements
– 5+ years’ experience in a senior content, social or creative role within an agency, sports or creative environment.
– Strong portfolio featuring social campaigns, editorial content and culturally relevant creative work.
– Excellent copywriting and creative storytelling skills.
– Ability to visualise ideas quickly across static and video formats.
– Experience mentoring and leading creatives.
– Strong understanding of social platforms, audience behaviour and content performance.
– Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.
– Experience with After Effects, motion tools and AI creative tools such as Runway, Sora or similar is advantageous.
– Passion for sport, culture and emerging creative trends.
If interested and available please apply or email tom@creativerecruitment.co.uk with the below:
– Cv
– Portfolio showcasing Sports Industry Content Creation / Social Media Design
– Outlined experience Designing within the Sports industry with Social / Content Creation experience
– Requested Salary expectations Up to £55k (DOE)
– Happy to work Hybrid London, UK (Hybrid – 2 days in office / 3 remote)
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