Content Creator

Job Title: Social Media Manager

Start Date: ASAP
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days in office (5 days per week)
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Type: Permanent

Role Overview

This role exists to deliver best-in-class social content and engagement strategies across a portfolio of clients. The focus is on creating culturally relevant, platform-native content that is insight-led, engaging, and designed to build brand sentiment and audience connection.

Operating across the full content lifecycle-from ideation through to production, publishing, community management, and reporting, you will act as a Social Media Strategist, Content Creator, and Community Manager combined.

Key Responsibilities

Content Creation & Platform Execution

• Create, shoot, and edit high-quality content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X.

• Build platform-specific content calendars aligned with cultural moments and client objectives.

• Produce reactive, trend-led content at pace.

• Manage community engagement and ensure consistent tone of voice.

• Maintain high creative standards and brand consistency across all output.

Social Strategy, Campaign Development & Social Listening

• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver integrated social campaigns.

• Use social listening tools to generate actionable insights that inform content, strategy, and campaign direction.

• Monitor social conversations, brand mentions, and industry trends in real time.

• Identify cultural opportunities and emerging platform behaviours.

• Stay ahead of trends, formats, and platform updates.

Community & Channel Management

• Deliver proactive and reactive community management across client channels.

• Conduct daily social searches to identify engagement opportunities and amplify relevant content.

• Manage publishing schedules and ensure consistent engagement.

• Monitor sentiment, engagement, and audience behaviour to optimise performance.

• Participate in daily content sweeps to identify culturally relevant moments.

Measurement & Insights

• Track performance metrics and translate findings into clear, actionable insights.

• Present social performance and recommendations to clients with confidence.

• Optimise content based on data, insights, and platform behaviour.

Commercial Responsibilities

• Support scoping, budgeting, and timing of social projects.

• Ensure efficient use of time and delivery within agreed budgets.

• Identify opportunities to grow social output and drive incremental revenue.

Client Collaboration

• Present content, ideas, and performance insights to clients.

• Support wider campaign integration of social across the agency.

• Take notes in meetings and manage follow-up actions where required.

Skills, Experience & Mindset

You will thrive in this role if you bring:

• 4+ years' experience in a social media or content role within an agency environment.

• Strong hands-on content creation skills (scripting, filming, editing).

• Deep understanding of TikTok, Instagram, and wider social platforms.

• Strong awareness of trends, native content formats, and algorithm behaviours.

• Excellent communication, writing, and storytelling skills.

• Confident using analytics tools and translating data into insights.

• Ability to balance creative thinking with detail-oriented execution.

• Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Collaborative mindset, working effectively across creative, strategy, PR, and client teams.

• Proactive, culturally curious, and ideas-led approach.

• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

• Team-first attitude aligned with a values-led culture.

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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