Brilliant Agency

Are you a brilliant Senior Social Media Manager? Looking to build a career in a growing digital and creative agency in Leeds?

We manage the social media accounts for some of the best food and drink brands in the UK – from challenger brands to household names, and we’re looking for a Senior Social Media Manager to take them to the next level.

The work can be fast-paced and our expectations and standards of delivery are high, so we’re looking for someone who isn’t afraid of getting stuck in and working hard. Our clients are fantastic and great to work with – they know what good looks like and we aim to please. So if you’re ambitious, don’t need hand-holding and want to work in a driven and creative agency then this could be the perfect role for you.

We’re in a really exciting place as a business and there’s the chance to grow quickly within the company. This role will be challenging, varied and consistently evolving, so we’re looking for someone who thrives in an agency environment and wants to come on this journey with us to grow their own career. We’re a ‘social first’ agency. This means the core of our business is social media on digital marketing – so if you want to work specifically in this sector then this could be the role for you.

You’ll be client-facing and responsible for thinking up and delivering compelling and creative social media campaigns and content, creative briefs and marketing strategies. We’re looking for someone who lives and breathes social media. You’ll be brainstorming ideas for campaigns, writing and publishing creative and engaging content across a range of platforms, including reactive trend-led content.

You’ll need to be comfortable overseeing multiple clients each with their own individual content style, KPIs and deliverables. Organisation of your own time is essential, as is efficiency and a high attention to detail including spelling and grammar.

We’re looking for someone who’ll be a great fit for our team – ambitious and not afraid of hard work and someone who has a real passion for writing, food and social media!  

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ability to own and manage your client accounts from start to finish 
• Leading face-to-face client meetings and communicating your plans, ideas and results  
• Developing campaigns, strategy and creative content plans to meet each client’s goals and KPIs
• Managing social media accounts for multiple clients (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok) 
• Planning out monthly social media activity and content calendars
• Working collaboratively and briefing the content team
• Reporting to clients on their social media, marketing and campaign activity, and feeding back analysis and improvements
• Setting up and runnings social advertising
• Community management and scheduling
• Overseeing client budgets and costing and managing them effectively 
• Being part of new business development and pitches 
• Planning for and assisting on photoshoots 
• Developing offline marketing strategies and campaigns
• Development and execution of influencer campaigns
• Working on and developing social media strategies

Brilliant Benefits

Includes: Flexible WFH/Office, 4.5 day workweek (later start on Mondays and 3pm Friday finish), subsidised gym membership / wellness / travel or entertainment each month, regular socials, spot bonuses and annual bonus schemes, monthly £50 ‘Being Brilliant’ award, 5 days full sick pay, private health care and 29 days holiday a year (with the chance to build this to 35 days with each year of service), your birthday off – paid.

Is this role for you?

We’re looking for an experienced and commercial social media manager who can hit the ground running. You should have a good understanding of digital marketing and Business Manager and Ads Manager. A positive attitude and strong work ethic is key at Brilliant, we’re looking for someone who is organised, diligent, and ambitious. You should be adaptable and able to turn your hand to different tasks and enjoy working as part of a small, hands-on team.

How to apply

Please follow the ‘apply on company website’ button above and answer the series of questions, attaching an up-to-date CV at the end.

We are looking to fill the role quickly and any great potential candidates we spot will be invited for an interview straight away, so don’t delay on sending in your application.

Should I apply for this job? Please read before applying

• You should be experienced in working within an agency environment at senior account exec or account manager level for at least 2 years
• A good knowledge of social media, digital strategy and developing creative content is essential
• You should be able to successfully project manage across multiple clients 
• This role is office based in central Leeds, please only apply if you currently live within a commutable distance

We will not accept any phone calls, emails or CVs from recruitment agencies or job sites.

Brilliant Agency