Social Media Manager

County Durham Permanent Competitive Ref: 418043

The Business:

We’re working with a fast‑growing, digitally driven business looking to appoint an Organic Social Content Manager to take ownership of their social presence and elevate how they connect with their audience.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a creative, commercially aware social specialist to step into a role with real influence, shaping strategy, driving engagement, and delivering content that genuinely cuts through.

The Role:

You’ll be responsible for leading the organic social agenda across multiple platforms, blending strategy, creativity, and analytics to deliver measurable impact.

Key responsibilities include:

- Owning and delivering the organic social media strategy aligned to wider marketing and business goals
- Planning and executing engaging content calendars across key platforms
- Creating, curating and publishing high-quality, platform‑optimised content
- Monitoring social performance and providing insight-led recommendations to improve results
- Managing day-to-day channel activity, including community engagement and trend spotting
- Collaborating with internal teams to ensure consistent brand messaging and campaigns
- Staying ahead of platform developments, algorithm changes and emerging trends

The Person:

- Proven experience managing organic social channels in a brand or agency environment
- Strong content creation skills (copy, concepts, storytelling)
- A clear understanding of how to drive engagement, reach and brand growth through organic social
- Experience using social tools and analytics platforms
- A data-led mindset with the ability to translate insight into action
- Confidence working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who lives and breathes social, constantly thinking about what will land, what will trend, and what will convert.