Social Lead

ABOUT US Hype, Demand and Legacy® is what we create. We’re an agency driven by having a deep understanding of sub-cultures that go on to shape behaviours.We believe culture comes first and it’s at the heart of everything we do. An agency built to launch, position and transform businesses in a fast-paced, demanding and people-powered world. We work on the belief of valuegraphics, over stereotypical demographics. Truly delving into the wants of humans influenced by culture, data, and insights. Our network spans across the globe, from tastemakers, brands, creators, celebrities, and the people you just need to know to make what seems like an unachievable ambition happen.LOCATIONManchester or London (Hybrid) OUR CULTUREWe are very much in the business of people at The Fitting Room, we have an exciting People Agenda for the next five years, focused on talent and working in partnership with our team.We’re not here for big BS statements on the website, we just move with respect for our team and what they might need. For example, when the true extent of the cost of living was revealed, we immediately gave everyone a 5% pay rise.As part of an employee incentive in 2023 we took some of the team to Coachella in California. We are our people. THE ROLE We’re looking for an experienced Social Lead to join the team.The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering best in class, social first content and know how to make the algorithm work in your favour. It is essential that you are someone who loves pop-culture and storytelling…you can define “brat summer” as well as knowing TikTok’s latest feature.You will have between 5-8 years experience in social, preferably in agency roles, understanding the pace and processes required to manage multiple client social accounts at once. You will know how to deliver excellence, being a creative and strategic thinker when it comes to client social strategies. Reporting into the Head of Social, you will oversee our social team in the day to day management of our retained social accounts, supplying guidance and creative direction, working alongside our strategists and client services team to ensure this aligns to client expectations. Reactivity is key to this role, knowing what’s trending before it is, and keeping our clients on the pulse of what’s happening in pop culture and online conversation. We work with global and household names and we’re incredibly proud of the work we do and the people we work with. Some of our agency clients include: Meta, BOXPARK, Popeyes, Pernod Ricard and Be At One.DAY-TO-DAYYou’ll be overseeing the social and content team to deliver social first content for our clientsOverseeing the day to day running of social accounts including always on and reactive content.You will be approving content before it goes to the client, so you will require exceptional attention to detail, knowledge of what makes content stick and in-depth knowledge of our clients.Working with our Client Services team to receive client briefs and deliver them to deadline.Contribute to strategic social media consultancy to all clients and developing social strategy and toolkit documents for brands.Ensuring creative excellence is delivered across all clients, considering new content approachesYou will guide the team in delivering community engagement strategies for our social clients. You may be required to attend client shoots to capture content.WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL5-8 years total social experience, preferably within an agency environment Highly organised, with immaculate attention to detail.Expert knowledge of social planning and analytics tools, e.g. Notion, Sprout, HootSuite, BrandWatch, Meta Business Suite, etc. Experience working with established clients/brands.Experience of working on retained clients and campaigns in tangent.A real love for all things social, trend spotting, analysis with the ability to translate these elements for branded content.A hunger to deliver award-winning work.Strong presentation, written and verbal skills. The ability to make the complex simple.A desire to deliver exceptional creative content ideas and solutions. Be on top of the latest trends and platform features to facilitate best in class social.TEAM SET UP                                       Head of Social                                                 |                                       Social Lead                                      |          |      Brand Content Manager   Senior Social + Community Exec                    THE DETAIL THAT MATTERS TO YOUR LIFEWe have internal initiatives called ‘Don’t Forget to Live’ and ‘Don’t Forget to Learn’, we brought this to life through some of the below priorities to our team.+ Up to £45,000 per annum DOE+ You can relocate for one month of the year and work from anywhere – LIVE. + Half day Fridays in January to – LEARN.+ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays+ Bank Holiday swap – swap your bank holidays for holiday allowance to celebrate something important to you.+ Private healthcare+ Build your own company perk.+ And lots more!