Social Media & Content Manager

💥 Social Media & Content Manager 💥

📱 Consumer Retail Challenger brand (social first!)

📍 London / Hybrid

💸 Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

🚀 Ignite are delighted to be working with one of THE UK's fastest-growing consumer retail challenger businesses, looking for a Social Media & Content Manager to join its ambitious team. With over 1.5 billion organic views across social media, this is a business that knows how to turn creative ideas into products people can't stop talking about.

You'll sit at the heart of the Owned Marketing function, taking ownership of the social content testing process for approximately 40 new product launches each year. You'll develop creative concepts, identify viral hooks and angles, coordinate content production and analyse performance to understand which products have the potential to become the next big hit.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who understands what makes content go viral on social media, knows how to bring creative ideas to life and enjoys using performance insights to shape marketing decisions. You'll oversee the journey from initial creative concept through to filming, distribution and performance analysis across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, working closely with the wider marketing and product teams.

Please note: You don't need to be in front of the camera or personally edit every video.

What skills do you need to have to be considered?

⭐️ A strong portfolio with clear examples of viral social-first content pieces

⭐️ Experience in social media, content creation, creative strategy, content production or a similar social-first marketing role

⭐️ A strong understanding of social-first content and viral trends, with a natural eye for identifying engaging hooks, formats and creative angles

⭐️ ️ Experience developing creative concepts and coordinating content production, including briefing, casting, directing shoots and working with video editors

⭐️ ️ Strong analytical skills, with the ability to review content performance, understand what resonates with audiences and translate insights into actionable recommendations

️⭐️ A creative yet strategic mindset, with the ability to balance fresh ideas with a structured approach to testing, learning and improving content

In return for everything you can bring, you'll get 🚀:

⭐️ ️ £40,000-£50,000 salary

⭐️ Discretionary performance bonus

️⭐️ Hybrid working

️⭐️ 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

⭐️️ Pension scheme

⭐️️ Central London office

️⭐️ Free selection of company products each year

️⭐️ Regular team socials, including monthly team lunches, monthly breakfasts, seasonal events and a summer sports day.

What happens next? 🎬

Now: Apply today with your CV and portfolio, which will be reviewed by our Ignite team.

Next stages: First Stage: Teams interview with the Head of Marketing. Second Stage: F2F task stage.

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We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won't be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear! There will be more opportunities. Follow us so you don't miss them.