Senior Social Content Manager

Location: Shoreditch, London, EC2A

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (DOE)

Shifts: Monday to Friday 9:00am 5:30pm (Monday and Thursday in office)

About the Role: We re looking for a Senior Social Media Content Manager to lead the creation of engaging, high-quality social-first content, with a strong focus on video. You ll take ideas from concept through to delivery, ensuring content is platform-native, on-brand, and performing well across channels like TikTok, Instagram, and Meta. Working closely with the Head of Social & Content and wider teams, you ll help shape content strategy, mentor junior creatives, and use performance insights to continuously improve client results.

Benefits:

• Generous Holidays starting from 33 days per annum

• Birthday leave (post-probation)

• Tax Free EOT Bonus

• Group Life Assurance

• Social events organised by our Social Committee

• Optional private medical insurance after 1 year

• Long service awards every 5 years

• Employee of the Quarter programme

• Free tea, coffee, snacks, kitchen facilities, and breakout spaces

• Beer Fridge Fridays

• Referral programme

• Pirkx benefits from day one

• Auto-enrolment pension (3% employer contribution after 3 months)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and delivery of high-performing, social-first content, with a strong focus on video

• Oversee content calendars and ensure platform-native creative across TikTok, Instagram, Meta, and LinkedIn

• Take concepts from brief through to final execution, ensuring high creative standards

• Analyse content performance and optimise output to improve engagement and results

• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to deliver against agreed social strategies

• Mentor and support junior team members and external creators

Requirements

• Proven experience in social media, content creation, or digital marketing within an agency or fast-paced brand environment

• Strong understanding of major social platforms, trends, and algorithms

• Hands-on experience creating and editing video and visual content

• Ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and deadlines simultaneously

• Confident presenting ideas and performance insights to clients or senior stakeholders

• A creative mindset with strong storytelling skills and commercial awareness