Social Media Account Director

About Citypress

We are a leading social, PR and creative communications agency that works with brands to make them found, famed and favoured.

Our team of over 120 people across the UK have diverse backgrounds and work together to deliver award-winning consultancy and campaigns.

Citypress is independently run, employee-owned and one of the top employers in the comms sector. We have featured in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies list for four years, are the most-awarded agency in the PRWeek Best Places to Work awards.

We recently launched Weave, our consumer creative specialism, composed of consumer creative specialists across PR, social, influencer and video.

We are an entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work.

Our culture is inclusive, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome people with different life experiences and backgrounds to bring valuable insight and perspectives to our agency and clients.

About you

We are growing our specialist social media and influencer team and would love to hear from people that have as much passion for social media as we do. We’re looking for someone with agency-side social media experience, ideally across both consumer and corporate, with excellent social strategic consultancy, creative nouse and client management skills.

This role is ideal for a strategic and creative thinker who can flex across briefs and platforms. You’ll be comfortable with leading large programmes for big-name brands, providing counsel and oversight and leveraging the latest social trends to develop and present social media strategies and content that cuts through.

You will work with a brilliant team of social media specialists who all share an enthusiasm for new ideas and innovation. You’ll also be able to use your experience to support and mentor junior colleagues to develop their skills and confidence.

Role responsibilities

• Overseeing the development and delivery of social client programmes and campaigns
• Acting as day-to-day client lead, building strong relationships and providing excellent client counsel
• Building a deep understanding of clients’ sectors, audiences and the social media landscape to deliver exceptional client work
• Developing social strategies, tailored to platforms, audience and objectives
• Leading creative idea generation, content planning, quality control and measurement across multiple client programmes
• Commercial responsibility for key clients, including proactively driving client growth
• Overseeing paid social consultancy on your client programmes (there are specialists in the team who deliver the execution)
• Line managing and mentoring junior team members by contributing to our learning and development programme
• Supporting on the development of new business proposals

Role requirements

• Previous experience in a similar role, with a specialism in social
• Genuine passion for social media and influencers and a strong understanding of how brands can best leverage channels
• Strong eye for creative excellence and the ability to produce compelling social content
• Strong critical thinking and exceptional track record of leading clients and/or teams
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and consistently deliver exceptional results
• A positive and flexible attitude to work, with the ability to build relationships collaboratively across the business at all levels
• Ability to mentor and nurture the careers of colleagues

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Annual tax-free share of profit payment via employee-ownership trust
• Fully flexible and remote working
• Generous holiday allowance with additional days accrued with length of service
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and leave, with supported return to work programme
• Paid career breaks
• Extensive learning and development programme
• Dedicated mentoring and coaching
• Healthcare plan, wellbeing and employee assistance programme
• Flexible pension scheme
• Company-funded independent financial advice
• Company iPhone and laptop
• Interest-free loans
• Volunteering days
• Regular team days and company social events

If you need help with our application process, please contact recruitment@citypress.co.uk