Head of Social Strategy

Jungle Creations Hybrid / London United Kingdom Operations Hybrid

Company Description

Jungle Creations is an award-winning social-first publisher with offices in London and New York. The company owns and operates a number of hugely popular media brands that create and publish content across social media including; VT, Twisted, Four Nine, Craft Factory, Level Fitness and Lovimals, which together have amassed over 120 million followers.

Jungle Creations exists to create ideas that get people to thrive online and in the real world. The business works with clients including the likes of Diageo, McDonald's and Unilever, to help them do the same, with the company winning The Drum's sought after 'Branded Content Team Of The Year' for the last four years in a row. Today the business has branched out into eCommerce with many successful ventures under its belt including Twisted: A Cookbook and Lovimals personalised pet apparel. Jungle Creations is also home to The Wild, an award-winning social-first creative agency that helps brands turn heads and make it matter, specialising in social media management, branded content, production, influencer, and performance marketing.

Position

We are looking for an individual to join us and lead our social platform strategy across our portfolio of media brands. The successful candidate will use best-in-class platform knowledge, data and insights and a creative eye to scale audiences, drive revenue and grow community across Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.

The Head of Social Strategy will own social strategy, social research and platform management and be responsible for the team who brief in video creative, manage output, distribute and optimise content. This role is most suited to a candidate who is passionate about internet culture, with experience in devising social strategies and a solid understanding of all social platforms and the creator economy.

The role requires time management, people management, working to financial targets and a strong ability to develop and execute effective strategies.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Own, develop and oversee the implementation of a social strategy across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Own the social video views P+L, meeting ambitious revenue targets and work with the Media Operations Director to forecast and report on this
Meet key operational targets for platform growth across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Manage a team of social researchers to come up with the next big viral ideas and source the best content from around the internet
Manage a team of platform managers to execute strategies across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat
Feed into the creative and production team to produce social-first optimised formats
Find opportunities for new Snapchat shows, develop and pitch these
Support the Head of Creators to grow and monetise our creators across Snapchat and Facebook
Be the ambassador for social at Jungle Creations and upskill The Wild and wider business on it
Identify opportunities for emerging social platforms to support the diversification of audiences and revenue
Monitor all performance of team members with SMART targets and report on this regularly

Background & Experience

Significant experience in a similar publisher overseeing social strategy and distribution
A deep understanding of social video and content optimisation
An understanding of YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram
Excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to lead a team and manage multiple platforms
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communications
A deep understanding of all social platforms

Skills and competencies

Organisation
Multi-tasking
Prioritisation
Time management
Communication
Problem-solving
Creative thinking
P&L Management

Competencies:

Relationship building
Business Awareness and Branded Content Approach
Resilience
Collaboration
Innovative
Adaptability
Attention to Detail
Sharing (learning, knowledge, ideas)
Accountability

Other information

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary package includes a bonus scheme, flexible/hybrid working, family-friendly benefits, 25 days of holiday per year (excl. national holidays), health and wellbeing initiatives, ERGS and committees, social events, a fully stocked kitchen plus much more!

We want you to add to our culture

At Jungle Creations, we aim to ensure our workforce reflects the diverse society we live in. We want everyone to feel that Jungle Creations is a place where they belong and that is the reason why we look for the cultural add, not the cultural fit.

Post Covid-19 Plan

We have moved to a permanent hybrid working system that sees staff split their time between the office and home (government guidelines allowing). Each team differs in terms of their in-office expectations so feel free to discuss this during your interview process.

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