Social Media Manager

The role

We are a global, socially led creative agency, with unrivalled social media and influencer marketing expertise. With over 1,200 people in four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.

We’re proud to be a multi award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards, to name but a few. Our most recent work has seen us help Amazon Music, Activision and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date.

As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views.

Requirements

The Opportunity
Do you spend hours of your day on TikTok, IG Reels or YouTube Shorts?

Want to create award-winning work for one of the most iconic global brands?

How about turning a love for cutting-edge social media trends into your day job?

Are you highly organised and thrives in an always-on social landscape, creating ideas that stand out and connect brands with communities and culture?

We’re looking for a Social Media Manager to join our team, bringing bold ideas, sharp cultural insights and expert social know-how.

If you’re passionate about social and have experience with brands in banking and financial services, we want to hear from you.

With proven experience in-house or agency side, you’ll lead projects from brief to delivery, backed by strategic thinking, trends and data. You’ll own social planning, scheduling, content creation, trend spotting and creator partnerships, ensuring the brand’s presence stays fresh, relevant and engaging.

What You’ll Have Delivered Elsewhere

• Lead day-to-day content management for multiple accounts, including ideation, approvals, creation, editing, and refinement, ensuring delivery at the pace of audience expectations while maintaining high creative standards.
• Manage the planning and publication of long-term, medium-term, and reactive content calendars across social platforms.
• Support the Editorial Director and Associate Editorial Director in developing content strategies, guidelines, and playbooks.
• Provide expert cultural insight while overseeing the work and development of content creators and writers.
• Manage and mentor a team of 3–5 content creators/writers, ensuring quality, consistency, and creative growth.
• Collaborate with creative teams to support larger brand campaigns and activations.
• Maintain strategic focus and continuously track, analyse, and optimise content performance to meet KPIs and engagement targets.

What Else Are We Looking For?

• A decisive, insights-driven social media expert who thrives on turning ideas into action.
• Brings structure and clarity to fast-paced, multi-stream projects, fostering strong collaboration across teams.
• Known for generating impactful ideas quickly and making confident decisions under pressure.
• Consistently delivers measurable results, balancing creative conviction with analytical thinking, always focused on what works and why.
• Experienced in presenting content ideas to clients and internal teams, backed by strategic insights, trends, and data that influence decision-making.
• Skilled across a range of content creation — from copywriting and editing to shooting TikToks, making memes, and staying ahead of cultural moments.

Benefits

Our Culture and the Nice Stuff

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK  can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2025.

If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected]

So let’s get to the good stuff,  we offer all those things you would naturally expect; 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. But what we love most is connection, so we have our WAS Passport and Work From Anywhere schemes which allow you to truly connect to colleagues all over the world! 

But what’s life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:

• I value my manager we have a good relationship
• We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with
• Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!

If this all sounds like the place you have been waiting to find then apply now! What are you waiting for?