Social Strategist

Are you an experienced Social Strategist?  Are you available for immediate freelance, with the potential to move to permanent full-time?

Our client is an independent full-service agency who use the convergence of culture, authentic relationships, technology and content consumption to deliver work that resonates, engages and entertains.

They have specific interests in sports, entertainment, health & wellness, lifestyle, travel, technology, fashion and FMCG segments.

This contract is for a hands-on Social Strategist to join them on an initial 3-day per week contract (immediate start), with the potential to extend to 5 days per week and moving into a full-time in-house role.

This is a mid–senior role for someone who is strong strategically, but also happy to be on the tools day-to-day.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, lead and execute social strategy + planning across retained clients 
• Develop content plans, formats, and calendars - not just high-level strategy
• Identify and action trends, platform changes, and cultural moments in real time
• Lead the development of trend reports, cultural insights, and platform updates for both clients and internal teams
• Analyse performance data to generate clear, actionable insights (what’s working, why, and what to do next)
• Translate complex data into clear, concise models / frameworks 
• Work closely with creative, influencer, and account teams to bring ideas into execution quickly
• Support influencer/creator thinking in partnership with the talent team
• Work with the Head of Sales on new business responses (strategy, ideas, frameworks)

What We’re Looking For

• Strong social strategist with proven experience (agency or brand side)
• Solid data and insights capability - able to interpret performance and turn it into action
• Experience building trend reports, audience insights, and cultural analysis
• Deep understanding of TikTok, Instagram, Meta and YouTube
• Comfortable being hands-on - building decks, writing ideas, shaping content
• Good instinct for what will cut through vs what won’t
• Able to move quickly from idea to execution
• Confident in contributing to pitch work and new business

This is an initial 3 days per week contract, with an immediate start.  There is the opportunity to increase to 5 days per week with a potential pathway to full time.

Sound like you?  Apply now.

Due to the volume of applications, we can only reply to candidates who are suitable for our current roles.