Social Media Department Lead
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Position Overview & Specifications
- £35,000 – £40,000 per annum
- Fully decentralised with work from anywhere policy
- Engaged management team and consistent 8+ NPS
- Provision for training, equipment, and wellbeing
- Personal development plan with monthly coaching
- Birthday off and an extra day off for every year of service
- Fully remote with WeWork access if desired
Do you have what it takes to lead a passionate department? Can you engage audiences with inspiring strategies? If you possess a natural knack for turning unaware prospects into enthused, repeat customers, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.
Working directly with our Marketing Director, the ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in executing engaging, high-performing campaigns across all social media channels. Analysing content reach & KPIs and preparing reports.
Role Responsibilities- Provide a transparent management layer between the delivery team and senior management.
- Help construct game-winning strategies with associated KPIs that are tracked ongoing.
- Delegate and oversee the delivery team’s actions in relation to each client’s goals and objectives.
- Take accountability for all clients and team members within the department.
- Be plugged into emerging trends and marketing conditions, staying abreast of key changes.
- Adopt the position of key escalation point for client and staff queries within the department.
- Ensure smooth, consistent operations eg the monthly reports are produced and delivered on time, every month. And client renewals are prepared for in advance.
- Assist with the training of department members.
- Be the conduit between other departments.
- We have a department lead reporting framework that you will be trained on. Your responsibility will be to follow this and make preparations for a department catch-up every 2 weeks with internal senior management.
- Each day we have a morning stand-up and afternoon retro. The responsibility of this role is to conduct and lead these meetings.
- Contribute to new sales enquiries.
- Assist with department member appraisals.
- At least 3 years experience with an agency environment.
- Strong knowledge and experience in growing social media channels for various brands.
- Experience in producing engaging, high-performing social media strategies.
- Key experience with Meta, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Additional channels desirable.
- Excellent writing and proofreading skills.
- Clear ability to prioritise, manage projects and produce monthly reports.
- Superb communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Passionate, energetic, and proactive ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Ambitious, friendly and enthusiastic.
- Freshen up your career with our award-winning agency.
- Fully decentralised with work from anywhere policy.
- Work on exciting and challenging projects for famous brands.
- Engaged Management team and consistent 8+ NPS.
- Talented team of coders, creatives, marketers and smooth operators.
- Provision for training, equipment and wellbeing.
- Personal development plan with monthly coaching.
- Regular meet-ups and fun team-building events.
- Birthday off and extra day off for every year of service (up to 5 days).
- Competitive salary, pension & career progression plan.
- Open, passionate, progressive and energetic culture.
- Named “No.1 Agency for Customer Satisfaction” by The Drum.
- WeWork offices with access to 100s of locations worldwide.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Advertising & Public Relations
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Social Media Department Lead roles across SOAP MEDIA's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Advertising & Public Relations.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £35,000 - £40,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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