Senior Social Media Manager

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Overview

Senior Social Media Account Manager
Location: Cardiff or London
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 DOE and location

Who We Are
Populate Social is one of the UK's leading social media agencies, dedicated to producing compelling campaigns for a broad range of brands across the UK and Europe. With a focus on the B2C sector, our approach emphasises purpose, transparency, and real results. Our high-profile client roster includes names like Wilkinson Sword, Hawaiian Tropic, The North Face, Admiral Insurance and BUPA, as well as rising stars in the business world.

Role

Your Role
As a Senior Social Media Manager, you will be leading in devising and executing innovative social media strategies and managing social content production that not only resonate with our audience but also drive engagement and results, particularly within the beauty sector, working with clients such as Hawaiian Tropic.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Social Content Management: managing the ideation and production of high quality social content across both our internal team and a network of global creators
• Social Strategy: creating and communicating social-first strategies across a range of social platforms for your clients such as Meta, TikTok, Pinterest etc, including setting the targets for campaign success
• Copywriting: Serve as the voice of our diverse brands, from crafting catchy captions to responding thoughtfully to community interactions.
• Influencer Management: Curate and collaborate with influencers who align with our clients' sectors, enhancing our creative strategies and extending our reach.
• Community Management: Keep your finger on the pulse of social trends to engage actively and authentically with our audiences.
• Paid Media Management: Brief our Paid Ads Team, reviewing paid ad performance
• Reporting: Monitor, analyse, and report on the impact of our social media efforts, using data to drive future content decisions.
• Project Management: keeping your projects and team on track to deliver on time, within budget, and generally hyper-organised and responsive to your clients

Benefits

Who We're Looking For:

• Creative and Strategic Thinker: You are adept at generating ideas that resonate within specific sectors like beauty, confectionery and sports
• Brand and Social Media Enthusiast: You are deeply engaged with the latest trends and are passionate about leveraging social media to achieve business goals.
• Meticulous and Proud: You approach every project with diligence and a commitment to excellence.
• Ambitious and Adaptable: Ready to grow and thrive within the fast-evolving social media landscape.
  You will have demonstrable experience working with consumer-led brands with high social engagement levels.

We are part of The MISSION Group Plc. The Brand Performance Group.
Delivering measurable, results-driven campaigns as the preferred creative partner for real business growth. We offer top-tier agencies, strategic specialisms and global reach delivering outstanding performance for brands. Over 1,100 people across 25 locations and 3 continents. We call it Work That Counts™ www.themission.co.uk

Step into a role at Populate Social where your creativity and strategic insight contribute to meaningful, impactful social media campaigns.