Social Media Director

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential client in the marketing sector, seeking a Social Media Director for a senior leadership role on a 4-month fixed-term contract (part-time). This position offers the opportunity to shape and lead social media strategy and execution for a global consumer brand operating across multiple product categories.

You will define how the brand shows up across platforms, creators, and communities worldwide—setting the vision, building high-performing teams, and ensuring social delivers meaningful brand and business impact. As a key driver of social-first thinking and innovation, you will integrate emerging technologies including Generative AI across strategy, content, and operations.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach, and inspire social and influencer teams to deliver best-in-class, social-first work
• Provide line management to senior social and influencer leads, partnering closely with creative, strategy, production, and performance leadership
• Build a strong, future-ready social capability, fostering collaboration, innovation, and excellence
• Act as the senior social point of contact for client stakeholders, guiding vision and decision-making
• Drive year-on-year growth against agreed KPIs, managing complex stakeholder relationships effectively

Strategy & Client Partnership

• Own the global social vision for the brand, enabling local relevance at scale
• Oversee development of comprehensive social and influencer strategies, informed by insight, performance data, and AI-powered analytics
• Provide senior-level social consultancy to client leadership, producing clear strategy frameworks and playbooks
• Build trusted, long-term client relationships and proactively respond to evolving business needs
• Contribute to the development of innovative proposals and new opportunities within the account

Operational Excellence & Innovation

• Establish and embed best practices, processes, and ways of working that drive operational efficiency and creative quality
• Ensure teams maintain deep platform expertise and social-first thinking across all work
• Direct social and influencer output across global and regional markets
• Champion measurement, effectiveness, and performance-led optimisation
• Educate stakeholders on the role of social in building brands and driving measurable outcomes

Innovation & Technology

• Lead the integration of Generative AI into social and influencer strategy, content creation, and operations
• Stay at the forefront of social platform innovation, creator trends, and emerging technologies
• Drive experimentation and innovation at the intersection of human creativity and AI
• Scale GenAI tools and proprietary technology responsibly

What We're Looking For

Strategic Vision & Commercial Acumen: 10+ years' experience in social media marketing with a strong track record of delivering effective, commercially successful strategies

Leadership & Operational Excellence: Proven experience leading and developing teams within fast-paced, high-performance environments

Client Relationship Management: Exceptional ability to influence, negotiate, and manage senior stakeholders across global or large regional organisations

Influencer Marketing Expertise: Understanding of the influencer landscape, including talent selection, relationship management, contracting, content production, data analysis, and strategy

Innovation & AI Understanding: Strong grasp of social platform evolution, emerging trends, and a genuine interest in AI and generative technologies

Creative Excellence: Highly creative, with a sharp instinct for social-native storytelling and effective brand collaborations

Paid Social Knowledge: Solid understanding of the role of paid media in amplifying social and influencer activity

Communication Skills: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; fluent in English (additional EU languages a plus)

Data-Driven Approach: Experience using performance data and insights to inform strategy, optimisation, and decision-making

How We Work with You

Get A Job.ai is representing our client in this search. When you apply through our platform, our talent team will carefully screen your application and experience. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an initial recruiter interview before being submitted to our client for consideration.

Please apply only through Get A Job.ai. Do not attempt to contact the client directly, as this may disqualify your application.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed with qualified candidates during the screening process.

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