183 Social Media Management jobs in the United Kingdom

You will be joining the social and content marketing arm of the VCCP Partnership. The team are specialists in making social-first content that is grounded in native social behaviour. They live and breathe social media and have an in-depth knowledge of all existing and emerging social platforms and formats. The team do everything from creative content ideas and production through to live reportage, community management guidelines, moderation, and influencer marketing.

The Role:

This is a unique opportunity to join the rapidly growing team at VCCP as a client-facing Social Media Manager. The role is perfectly suited for someone with experience working either agency or client side in a fast-moving social media management role, with extensive B2C experience. The ideal candidate can work from our London office, with occasional travel to the client's office in Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• Week-to-week and month-to-month planning of content to align with the existing marketing calendar, both in terms of brand/product and cultural moments.
• Preparing and sharing presentations outlining responses to briefs, summaries of live content, and content performance for the marketing teams and the wider client business.
• Liaising with client and agency side stakeholders to ensure that social media output is integrated with other channels and campaign work.
• Writing copy for social media content and ensuring that best practice is adhered to and enforced across all content shared on the social platforms.
• Briefing, reviewing, and approving assets with the social media creative team, design, and post-production teams.
• Working with the

Senior Social Media Manager

Full time, based in Farringdon, London (4 days/week, 1 day from home)

Ascend Media is a global luxury publishing group that produces Elite Traveler, Spear’s, and The World of Fine Wine. Across travel, wealth, and wine, we serve highly engaged ultra-high-net-worth audiences through best-in-class editorial, events, and digital experiences. Under the leadership of our Managing Director - Lifestyle and Chief Brand Officer, we are embarking on an exciting period of growth and innovation.

We’re seeking a strategic and brand-savvy Senior Social Media Manager to lead and grow our social media presence across our brands. This is a pivotal role for someone with a sophisticated editorial eye, deep understanding of the social landscape, and the ability to translate brand vision into impactful daily engagement.

Focus: Strategy, video-first content, influencer network, dark posts, analytics, and campaign execution across all brands

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute tailored social media strategies for Elite Traveler, Spear’s, and The World of Fine Wine and Ascend Media
• Lead on identifying trends, opportunities, and innovations that align with brand and business objectives
• Lead content planning and scheduling, developing integrated content calendars aligned with editorial, marketing, events, and commercial teams
• Work with our AI engineers to create cutting edge social media innovations that are pioneering in market
• Translate editorial features, brand moments, and events into platform-native, high-impact content
• Concept and commission original series, franchises, or recurring formats tailored to each brand (e.g. Reels series for Elite Traveler, LinkedIn video spotlights for Spear’s)
• Collaborate closely with video producers, designers, and editorial leads to deliver premium visual output
• Analyse performance metrics and audience insights to optimise content and drive KPIs (engagement, growth, CTR, reach)
• Drive platform growth through smart use of formats: Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn video, etc.
• Manage a social content calendar with strong emphasis on social-first storytelling
• Build platform-specific content strategies (IG vs LinkedIn vs TikTok vs Threads/X)
• Collaborate with editorial to ideate content from feature development stage onward (i.e. "what’s the hook for social?")
• Manage paid strategy and dark posts for sponsored or white-label campaigns
• Analyse performance data to optimise content, timing, format, and boost strategy
• Identify and manage creator/influencer collaborations to expand reach
• Guide and develop junior social staff or freelancers

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience (preferred 5+ years) in a social role with proven growth results and campaign delivery
• Deep knowledge of paid social/dark posting and creator strategy
• Strong visual and video instincts; ideally familiar with luxury, wealth, and/or travel sectors
• Comfortable with analytics tools
• Strong editorial and storytelling instincts, with a creative eye for social hooks and visual pacing
• Deep understanding of the UHNWI and HNWI audiences
• Collaborative, commercial-minded, highly plugged into social trends
• Familiarity with tools such as Meta Business Suite, CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, Sprout, Later, Airtable

Company benefits:

• 25 days' holiday (plus

Senior Social Media Manager

Full time, based in Farringdon, London (4 days/week, 1 day from home)

Ascend Media is a global luxury publishing group that produces Elite Traveler, Spear’s, and The World of Fine Wine. Across travel, wealth, and wine, we serve highly engaged ultra-high-net-worth audiences through best-in-class editorial, events, and digital experiences. Under the leadership of our Managing Director - Lifestyle and Chief Brand Officer, we are embarking on an exciting period of growth and innovation.

We’re seeking a strategic and brand-savvy Senior Social Media Manager to lead and grow our social media presence across our brands. This is a pivotal role for someone with a sophisticated editorial eye, deep understanding of the social landscape, and the ability to translate brand vision into impactful daily engagement.

Focus: Strategy, video-first content, influencer network, dark posts, analytics, and campaign execution across all brands

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute tailored social media strategies for Elite Traveler, Spear’s, and The World of Fine Wine and Ascend Media
• Lead on identifying trends, opportunities, and innovations that align with brand and business objectives
• Lead content planning and scheduling, developing integrated content calendars aligned with editorial, marketing, events, and commercial teams
• Work with our AI engineers to create cutting edge social media innovations that are pioneering in market
• Translate editorial features, brand moments, and events into platform-native, high-impact content
• Concept and commission original series, franchises, or recurring formats tailored to each brand (e.g. Reels series for Elite Traveler, LinkedIn video spotlights for Spear’s)
• Collaborate closely with video producers, designers, and editorial leads to deliver premium visual output
• Analyse performance metrics and audience insights to optimise content and drive KPIs (engagement, growth, CTR, reach)
• Drive platform growth through smart use of formats: Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn video, etc.
• Manage a social content calendar with strong emphasis on social-first storytelling
• Build platform-specific content strategies (IG vs LinkedIn vs TikTok vs Threads/X)
• Collaborate with editorial to ideate content from feature development stage onward (i.e. "what’s the hook for social?")
• Manage paid strategy and dark posts for sponsored or white-label campaigns
• Analyse performance data to optimise content, timing, format, and boost strategy
• Identify and manage creator/influencer collaborations to expand reach
• Guide and develop junior social staff or freelancers

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience (preferred 5+ years) in a social role with proven growth results and campaign delivery
• Deep knowledge of paid social/dark posting and creator strategy
• Strong visual and video instincts; ideally familiar with luxury, wealth, and/or travel sectors
• Comfortable with analytics tools
• Strong editorial and storytelling instincts, with a creative eye for social hooks and visual pacing
• Deep understanding of the UHNWI and HNWI audiences
• Collaborative, commercial-minded, highly plugged into social trends
• Familiarity with tools such as Meta Business Suite, CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, Sprout, Later, Airtable

Company benefits:

• 25 days' holiday (plus

£40k 2/3 days in the office

About the company

The company is the leading UK provider of specialist vein treatments, with multiple clinics nationwide. Their consultants use modern, minimally invasive procedures designed to avoid the need for general anaesthetic. Having carried out tens of thousands of treatments, they are also active in research, education, and wider healthcare discussions around vein health.

About the job

The company has recently introduced a refreshed brand proposition, updated its look, and launched an ambitious marketing strategy. It is now seeking a talented and creative Social Media Manager to join its small team at the Head Office in Stoke-on-Trent. This role offers a rare opportunity to elevate organic social content through a bold channel and content strategy, while driving awareness of life-changing varicose vein treatments.

Requirements

• 3–5 years’ experience managing organic social media for a consumer brand (ideally in health, beauty, wellness, or customer-focused sectors)
• Proven track record of driving growth and engagement on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook
• Experience with influencer partnerships and end-to-end campaign planning (desirable)
• Strong copywriting and storytelling skills, able to simplify complex messages into engaging content
• Confident in analysing insights, spotting trends, and adapting strategies
• Highly organised, proactive, and able to work independently
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and within a small team
• Willing to travel to 40+ nationwide clinics (expenses covered)
• Clear and confident communicator
• Balanced creative and analytical mindset – skilled in idea generation and data interpretation
• Commercially aware with a genuine interest in helping people through clear communication
• Collaborative, supportive, and happy to step outside the role when needed
• Self-starter who thrives in a small, agile team and takes ownership of their work
• Positive, energetic, can-do attitude, and enjoyable to work with

You will be joining the social and content marketing arm of the VCCP Partnership. The team are specialists in making social-first content that is grounded in native social behaviour. They live and breathe social media and have an in-depth knowledge of all existing and emerging social platforms and formats. The team do everything from creative content ideas and production through to live reportage, community management guidelines, moderation, and influencer marketing.

The Role:

This is a unique opportunity to join the rapidly growing team at VCCP as a client-facing Social Media Manager. The role is perfectly suited for someone with experience working either agency or client side in a fast-moving social media management role, with extensive B2C experience. The ideal candidate can work from our London office, with occasional travel to the client's office in Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• Week-to-week and month-to-month planning of content to align with the existing marketing calendar, both in terms of brand/product and cultural moments.
• Preparing and sharing presentations outlining responses to briefs, summaries of live content, and content performance for the marketing teams and the wider client business.
• Liaising with client and agency side stakeholders to ensure that social media output is integrated with other channels and campaign work.
• Writing copy for social media content and ensuring that best practice is adhered to and enforced across all content shared on the social platforms.
• Briefing, reviewing, and approving assets with the social media creative team, design, and post-production teams.
• Working with the

You will be joining the social and content marketing arm of the VCCP Partnership. The team are specialists in making social-first content that is grounded in native social behaviour. They live and breathe social media and have an in-depth knowledge of all existing and emerging social platforms and formats. The team do everything from creative content ideas and production through to live reportage, community management guidelines, moderation, and influencer marketing.

The Role:

This is a unique opportunity to join the rapidly growing team at VCCP as a client-facing Social Media Manager. The role is perfectly suited for someone with experience working either agency or client side in a fast-moving social media management role, with extensive B2C experience. The ideal candidate can work from our London office, with occasional travel to the client's office in Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• Week-to-week and month-to-month planning of content to align with the existing marketing calendar, both in terms of brand/product and cultural moments.
• Preparing and sharing presentations outlining responses to briefs, summaries of live content, and content performance for the marketing teams and the wider client business.
• Liaising with client and agency side stakeholders to ensure that social media output is integrated with other channels and campaign work.
• Writing copy for social media content and ensuring that best practice is adhered to and enforced across all content shared on the social platforms.
• Briefing, reviewing, and approving assets with the social media creative team, design, and post-production teams.
• Working with the

Proximity Recruitment are searching for a creative and driven Social Media Specialist to join an ambitious sports business on an exciting journey towards a £10m turnover based near Warwickshire. With social media at the heart of their growth strategy – particularly TikTok & Instagram – this role offers the chance to make a real impact in a fast-paced, digital-first environment.

Working closely with the Managing Director, you’ll be the driving force behind social campaigns that capture attention, fuel engagement, and showcase the brand’s presence at major sporting events and stadiums.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create scroll-stopping content across TikTok, Instagram, Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more.
• React at pace to sporting moments, delivering timely, relevant, and engaging posts.
• Grow brand visibility, online community, and engagement with clear measurable outcomes.
• Support live activations at large sporting stadiums & celebrity collaborations.
• Take ownership of the full social media cycle: capture, edit, post, analyse, and strategise.
• Partner with the MD to deliver consistent, high-quality campaigns that drive business growth.

About You:

• Proven experience delivering social media campaigns with measurable results.
• Strong creative flair, with the ability to bring ideas to life across multiple platforms.
• Comfortable working at speed and outside of traditional office hours to maximise impact.
• A natural storyteller, with a passion for sport and digital-first brands.
• Confident in both strategy and hands-on execution.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business that has achieved impressive success over the last five years and is now scaling at pace. If you’re ready to be part of a forward-thinking sports brand where social media is central to growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note this role requires week day & weekend work in a sometimes unstructured environment which means the successful candidate will have to be fully flexible and completely committed to the business.

Senior Social Media Manager

Full time, based in Farringdon, London (4 days/week, 1 day from home)

Ascend Media is a global luxury publishing group that produces Elite Traveler , Spear’s , and The World of Fine Wine . Across travel, wealth, and wine, we serve highly engaged ultra-high-net-worth audiences through best-in-class editorial, events, and digital experiences. Under the leadership of our Managing Director - Lifestyle and Chief Brand Officer, we are embarking on an exciting period of growth and innovation.

We’re seeking a strategic and brand-savvy Senior Social Media Manager to lead and grow our social media presence across our brands. This is a pivotal role for someone with a sophisticated editorial eye, deep understanding of the social landscape, and the ability to translate brand vision into impactful daily engagement.

Focus: Strategy, video-first content, influencer network, dark posts, analytics, and campaign execution across all brands

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute tailored social media strategies for Elite Traveler , Spear’s , and The World of Fine Wine and Ascend Media
• Lead on identifying trends, opportunities, and innovations that align with brand and business objectives
• Lead content planning and scheduling, developing integrated content calendars aligned with editorial, marketing, events, and commercial teams
• Work with our AI engineers to create cutting edge social media innovations that are pioneering in market
• Translate editorial features, brand moments, and events into platform-native, high-impact content
• Concept and commission original series, franchises, or recurring formats tailored to each brand (e.g. Reels series for Elite Traveler, LinkedIn video spotlights for Spear’s)
• Collaborate closely with video producers, designers, and editorial leads to deliver premium visual output
• Analyse performance metrics and audience insights to optimise content and drive KPIs (engagement, growth, CTR, reach)
• Drive platform growth through smart use of formats: Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn video, etc.
• Manage a social content calendar with strong emphasis on social-first storytelling
• Build platform-specific content strategies (IG vs LinkedIn vs TikTok vs Threads/X)
• Collaborate with editorial to ideate content from feature development stage onward (i.e. "what’s the hook for social?")
• Manage paid strategy and dark posts for sponsored or white-label campaigns
• Analyse performance data to optimise content, timing, format, and boost strategy
• Identify and manage creator/influencer collaborations to expand reach
• Guide and develop junior social staff or freelancers

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience (preferred 5+ years) in a social role with proven growth results and campaign delivery
• Deep knowledge of paid social/dark posting and creator strategy
• Strong visual and video instincts; ideally familiar with luxury, wealth, and/or travel sectors
• Comfortable with analytics tools
• Strong editorial and storytelling instincts, with a creative eye for social hooks and visual pacing
• Deep understanding of the UHNWI and HNWI audiences
• Collaborative, commercial-minded, highly plugged into social trends
• Familiarity with tools such as Meta Business Suite, CapCut, Adobe Creative Suite, Sprout, Later, Airtable

Company benefits:

• 25 days' holiday (plus

This is an exciting maternity cover opportunity for a Senior Social Media & Influencer Lead to take ownership of a high-profile social and influencer strategy within a fast-paced, multi-category online retailer. With a bold new brand direction already in place, this role offers th

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