Interim Head of Content (Fixed Term Contract)

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About Us.

We are Hydrogen - the largest specialist social media agency in Scotland.

Our award-winning team of 30+ specialists live and breathe social media: what we don't know about the platforms isn't worth knowing.

About the Role.

We have an opportunity for an exceptional and dynamic individual to join us as Interim Head of Content. This role is to cover a transitional period and is being offered on a 6-month fixed-term basis.

As a key member of our leadership team, you will steer our Content team with your expertise and experience. Your main purpose in the role will be to ensure the delivery of high-quality content strategies and services to our clients, fostering strong relationships and driving content excellence.

You'll support and develop your team, collaborating with other Heads of Department to ensure the agency runs seamlessly and innovates continually to elevate performance.

At Hydrogen, we value every voice. You will be encouraged, and will inspire your team, to present fresh ideas and challenge conventional norms, contributing to a culture where innovation thrives.

What You Can Expect Day-to-Day.

• Team Management: Lead and mentor the Content team, establishing strong relationships with direct reports and coaching them to develop and achieve their full potential.
• Team Values: Role model and facilitate a respectful and psychologically safe space that welcomes creative challenges and big ideas.
• Quality Control: Ensure quality control of client work by reviewing the output from the Content department, ensuring alignment to social best practices, client brand, and strategies.
• Process Improvement: Develop and implement processes to continually improve campaign performance and team efficiency.
• Content Strategy: Oversee and support the development of social-first, audience-centred content strategies for our clients.
• Strategic Counsel: Provide strategic guidance to client accounts, building trusted client relationships.
• Capacity Utilisation: Work with the Operations Director to ensure billable capacity across the team is in line with business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build relationships and work collaboratively with other departments such as design, insights, performance, and client services to ensure cohesive campaigns.
• New Business: Support new business efforts by interacting with prospective clients, generating proposals, and delivering pitches.
• Industry Expertise: Stay informed about social industry trends and advances in digital advertising, providing thought leadership across multiple social media platforms.

Who You Are

Our ideal candidate is passionate about developing a positive and productive working environment and culture. To be successful, you'll need to understand the agency landscape, including experience managing budgets and financial reporting.

You'll also need:

• Significant experience in a marketing/media agency environment, preferably with experience in social media.
• Strong leadership skills with significant experience in line management, leading, motivating, and mentoring teams.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Outstanding writing, proofreading, and editing skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Hands-on experience in digital marketing with expert knowledge of content strategy and copywriting best practices.
• Strong experience creating social content strategies for a variety of B2C and B2B brands.

What We Offer.

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid and flexible working
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata)
• Wellbeing day (1 day per annum, pro-rata)
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Pension
• Hybrid working model between our Glasgow office and your home - you choose the mix you want; all we ask is at least 3 days per week in the office.

Inclusion.

We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment, and as well as your skills and experience, we're also focused on who you are and what else you can bring.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and positively encourage agile working.

We are always open to discussing an individual's flexible working needs, so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you. Typically, our standard arrangement involves working from home for one or two days per week.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.