posted 7 hours ago
Senior Social Strategist
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum
We're partnering with a fast-growing independent creative agency that combines strategy, storytelling and production to create impactful work for ambitious brands. With expertise spanning social, film, photography, animation, design and digital content, the agency delivers creative campaigns that are both strategically driven and culturally relevant across a diverse client portfolio.
Known for its collaborative culture, creative ambition and commitment to producing outstanding work, the agency offers the opportunity to work alongside talented specialists on exciting projects for recognised brands. As the business continues to grow, it's investing in its strategy and social offering, making this an exciting time to join the team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Strategist to join a growing Creative & Strategy team and help shape how brands show up across social media.
This role is ideal for someone who has developed genuine platform expertise and can confidently advise clients, build strategic frameworks and translate insight into creative ideas that deliver results. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, working closely with creatives, designers and content producers to ensure every piece of work is built with the platform and audience in mind.
You'll work across a varied portfolio of B2B and B2C brands, developing organic and paid social strategies, contributing to pitches, presenting recommendations to clients and staying at the forefront of platform developments and emerging trends.
This isn't purely a strategy role or purely an execution role, it's a blend of both, offering plenty of variety and the opportunity to influence creative work from concept through to delivery. While there is no direct line management initially, there is clear scope to grow into a leadership role as the team continues to expand.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy
Develop social media strategies across organic and paid channels.
Create audience, platform and content strategies informed by research and insight.
Lead discovery sessions, competitor analysis and strategic planning.
Analyse platform data and performance to identify opportunities and improve outcomes.
Use AI tools to support research, audience analysis and strategic development.
Stay ahead of platform updates, algorithm changes and emerging social trends.
Creative Collaboration
Develop clear, inspiring creative briefs.
Work closely with creative teams throughout production to ensure strategic alignment.
Write social copy including captions, scripts and platform-specific content.
Collaborate with designers, filmmakers and editors to create platform-first content.
Support new business pitches and client proposals with strategic social thinking.
Client Management
Present strategic recommendations confidently to clients and stakeholders.
Build strong day-to-day client relationships as a trusted social expert.
Identify opportunities to grow social activity across existing accounts.
Support commercial conversations around project scope and strategic direction.
You'll ideally have
4-6 year's experience in a Social Strategy or Content Strategy role, ideally within an agency environment.
Deep knowledge of Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube, with a strong understanding of how platforms continue to evolve.
Experience building channel strategies, audience strategies and content frameworks from the ground up.
Experience working across both B2B and B2C brands.
Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent written communication across strategy documents, presentations and social copy.
A data-led mindset, with experience using platform analytics to inform recommendations.
Familiarity with AI tools as part of a modern strategy workflow.
A collaborative, proactive and creative approach to problem-solving.
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.