Social Media Manager

Job Title: Social Media Manager

Location: West London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Reporting to: Head of Social

Salary: £40K

Managing: Social Media Executive

We’re partnering with a premium, direct-to-consumer retail brand to hire a Social Media Manager who lives and breathes social. This is a high-impact, creative role within a fast-growing business where social plays a central role in brand storytelling, customer engagement, and commercial growth.

This role is ideal for someone confident both behind and in front of the camera, highly trend-aware, and excited by the challenge of building a premium brand through social-first storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Social Strategy & Planning

• Develop and deliver best-in-class organic social strategy aligned to brand, product, and commercial goals
• Own weekly and monthly social calendars across key platforms, balancing planned campaigns with reactive content

Content Creation

• Concept, create, and edit high-quality social-first content across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube and LinkedIn
• Turn trends, cultural moments, and insights into premium, platform-native content
• Write engaging, on-brand copy across captions, storytelling formats, and campaign narratives
• Lead social content planning for shoots, working closely with in-house studio and production teams
• Capture behind-the-scenes and event content, including brand moments and live activations
• Confidently host or appear in live and recorded social content when required

Channel Management & Community

• Manage day-to-day channel activity including scheduling, publishing, and community engagement
• Work cross-functionally with creative, editorial, production, and PR teams to deliver cohesive output
• Support ambassador, partnership, and campaign rollouts across organic social

Influencers & Partnerships

• Support influencer and creator activity across organic social channels
• Ensure all partnership content aligns with brand values, tone, and social strategy

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Social Media Manager within a premium, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, or DTC retail brand
• Deep understanding of social platforms, algorithms, trends, and creator culture
• Strong hands-on content creation and editing skills (Adobe, CapCut, or similar tools)
• Excellent copywriting skills with a clear understanding of brand voice
• Confident on camera and comfortable representing a brand publicly
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
• Highly organised, proactive, and commercially aware

Why This Role

• Work with a premium, design-led brand where social is a core growth driver
• High visibility role with strong influence over brand storytelling
• Excellent in-house creative and production support
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing DTC business

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