Social Media Manager

£45,000–£50,000 | London | Hybrid | 12-Month FTC with potential to go permanent

We’re working with an award-winning independent social, creative, PR and influencer agency that is looking for a hands-on Senior Account Manager following two exciting new consumer client wins.

This is a genuinely social-first role , working across well-known restaurant and lifestyle brands . You’ll be involved in everything from shaping content plans and brainstorming ideas to being on location at restaurants shooting and creating content for TikTok and other social channels .

The role is initially a one-year FTC , with the intention of potentially becoming permanent.

The Role

You’ll take the day-to-day lead across a portfolio of major restaurant, food and lifestyle accounts , working closely with social strategists, designers, creatives, PR specialists and paid media teams.This isn't a role where you'll simply manage the process from a distance. The agency is looking for someone who genuinely enjoys rolling their sleeves up and creating great social content .

You'll be responsible for:

• Developing and leading social content plans and calendars
• Creating social-first content, particularly for TikTok
• Attending restaurant and location shoots and getting directly involved in content creation
• Using CapCut to create/edit quick-turnaround social content
• Brainstorming concepts and culturally relevant social ideas
• Managing social and influencer campaigns from brief through to delivery
• Working closely with designers on creative output
• Overseeing community management, scheduling and content across social channels
• Managing timelines, approvals, deliverables and client expectations
• Leading client meetings and acting as a trusted day-to-day contact
• Using social performance data and trends to recommend content optimisation
• Leading reporting, creative recaps and campaign analysis
• Managing and mentoring an Account Executive
• Working closely with an Account Director and senior client services team

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally be an established Senior Account Manager , or a strong Account Manager ready to step up, with solid agency experience across consumer brands and social media .

You'll need:

• Strong social-first account management experience
• Hands-on experience creating social content
• Confidence using TikTok and CapCut
• Experience developing social content plans and calendars
• Experience managing social shoots/content production
• Strong understanding of social trends and platform-native content
• Consumer brand experience – food, hospitality, lifestyle or entertainment would be particularly relevant
• Experience managing integrated social/influencer campaigns
• Strong client-management and presentation skills
• Confidence managing junior team members
• A proactive, hands-on approach – particularly important as these are newly won accounts

Why Join?

This is a great opportunity to join a small, growing independent agency where you'll have plenty of visibility and influence rather than being one of many in a large network.

The agency works across an exciting mix of household-name consumer, food, lifestyle and entertainment brands , with social, creative, PR, influencer, video and paid expertise all sitting under one roof.

You'll be joining at an especially exciting time following two significant new restaurant client wins , giving you the opportunity to help shape the accounts from the outset.

There's also a strong emphasis on development and culture, with internal and external training, regular socials, early Friday finishes and an extra birthday holiday .