NEW ROLE
Social Media Manager
Location: Lancashire (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days remote)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Sector: Home & interiors / lifestyle
A successful lifestyle and homeware brand with an excellent reputation and big ambitions is looking for their next Social Media Manager. This is a key hire for the marketing team as they look to take the brand to the next level through social storytelling.
This role is creative, strategic, and data-driven, owning social strategy end to end, content, community, influencer partnerships and performance - One day you'll be planning campaigns, the next on a shoot.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Plan, create and post content across Meta and TikTok - short-form video, imagery, stories
Shoot and edit video/photo content for organic and paid use
Run customer and influencer shoots, making sure output is high quality and on-brand
Build and manage an engaged, loyal community - replying, engaging, growing genuine advocacy
Source, onboard and manage influencer and creator partnerships that drive referrals and revenue at a positive ROI
Manage brand collaborations and joint campaigns with complementary brands
Plan and deliver social campaigns tied to seasonal moments and industry trends
Track and report on content/campaign performance, turning data into clear next actions
Keep social activity tied to commercial goals - traffic, conversion, brand growth
What You'll Bring:
☀️ Proven experience running social media for a consumer brand or agency
☀️ Strong video editing and content creation skills - confident on both sides of the camera
☀️ Sharp instinct for social trends, storytelling and platform best practice
☀️ Influencer marketing and brand partnership experience
☀️ Commercial mindset - comfortable reading data and turning it into performance improvements
☀️ Sharp eye for design and what actually resonates with an audience
☀️ Strong communicator and relationship-builder
☀️ Organised, proactive, thrives in a fast-moving, growing business
You'll have:
The opportunity to shape social strategy for one of the UK's fastest-growing brands in its category
Hybrid working - 3 days Lancashire office, 2 days home (flexibility offered)
Real progression as the team and function grows
Collaborative, creative culture with genuine investment behind it
To apply, send your CV and portfolio toariana@forwardrole.com
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