Social Media Manager

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Kingston, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, GBR
Hybrid
Entry level
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
Manages social media for ice cream brands by creating platform-native content, engaging communities, monitoring trends, identifying influencers, coordinating reactive cultural responses, and supporting content strategy. The role writes organic and paid copy, briefs creative teams, develops content calendars, presents ideas to clients, analyzes performance, and recommends improvements. It also requires advanced use of generative AI tools, AI-assisted workflow design, team training, and human oversight of AI outputs.
Summary Generated by Built In

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences. 

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results. 

Role: Social Media Manager

Location: KINGSTON, 3 days/week in office requirement 

About the role: 

You'll act as the social specialist for a group of ice cream brands, turning consumer insight and cultural trends into entertaining, platform-native content. You'll work closely with Content Creators and creative teams, guide content from idea to publication, and use performance data to keep improving results. Clients and colleagues will look to you for reliable social knowledge and guidance. You'll make day-to-day calls on community responses and content approach within brand guidelines, and contribute to channel strategy and client conversations. 

What you will be doing: 

  • Respond to consumer comments, questions and influencer and consumer @mentions in the brand's tone of voice, building engagement and brand love.
  • Use social listening to track trends, community conversations and creator content, and turn what you learn into content and comments.
  • Monitor feeds for opportunities to bring the brand into culture. Lead the identification of reactive moments and coordinate the brand's response in good time.
  • Identify new influencers and creators for partnership opportunities.
  • Write copy for organic posts and paid content.
  • Develop content ideas from briefs and trends, and bring fresh ideas that deepen community engagement.
  • Collaborate with Content Creators and the creative team, leading the briefing of content creation.
  • Guide platform best practice so all content for your brands is native to each platform.
  • Review client briefs critically and support brief development for creative teams and partners.
  • Help craft tone of voice guidance and FAQ copy for the brands' social channels.
  • Support the development of social channel strategy workstreams, and plan and create social content calendars.
  • Present content ideas and social strategy to clients. Track and report on content performance and social analytics, and recommend changes to improve results. 

What you need to be great in this role: 

  • Strong capability in social media for brands, with a nuanced understanding of each platform and how brands can use it to achieve commercial results (Proficient to Expert).
  • Excellent written communication and copywriting skills, with a creative eye for content that fits the platform and the brand.
  • A keen interest in digital trends and popular culture, and the ability to respond quickly to cultural moments that help tell the brand's story.
  • A proactive, strategic approach. You spot opportunities to create content and help clients reach their business goals.
  • Confidence building trusted relationships with internal teams, other departments and clients.
  • Understanding of paid media and the role of influencers and creators.
  • Experience with social media management tools such as Sprinklr and Meta Business Suite (Proficient).
  • Organisation and calm judgement when managing multiple priorities and tight timelines.
  • Exposure to strategy and client-facing work.
  • Experience in FMCG, food or snacks is helpful, but not essential.
  • Advanced use of Gen AI tools relevant to social content to enhance creative output and efficiency.
  • Experience designing AI-assisted workflows for yourself and your team.
  • Ability to train others on effective AI tool usage.
  • Agentic thinking for complex, multi-step challenges.
  • Strong understanding of AI capabilities and limitations, with rigorous human oversight.

Req ID: 18991

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Our values shape everything we do: 

Be Ambitious to succeed   

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible   

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work   

Be always learning and listening to understand   

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations   

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations   

Our recruitment process does not employ artificial intelligence for selection. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgement. Candidate evaluation and selection are conducted without AI-supported screening or decision-making. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.   

 OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

Skills Required

  • Strong social media management experience for brands, with proficient to expert platform knowledge
  • Excellent written communication and copywriting skills
  • Creative judgment for developing platform-appropriate and brand-appropriate content
  • Interest in digital trends and popular culture, with the ability to respond quickly to cultural moments
  • Proactive and strategic approach to identifying content opportunities and supporting business goals
  • Confidence building relationships with internal teams, departments, and clients
  • Understanding of paid media and influencer and creator marketing
  • Experience with Sprinklr and Meta Business Suite
  • Strong organization and calm judgment when managing multiple priorities and tight timelines
  • Exposure to strategy and client-facing work
  • Experience in FMCG, food, or snacks
  • Advanced use of generative AI tools relevant to social content
  • Experience designing AI-assisted workflows for self and team
  • Ability to train others on effective AI tool usage
  • Agentic thinking for complex, multi-step challenges
  • Strong understanding of AI capabilities and limitations, with rigorous human oversight

OLIVER Agency Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about OLIVER Agency and has not been reviewed or approved by OLIVER Agency.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays are strong elements, with time off frequently highlighted as a standout part of the package. UK materials also describe generous annual leave that increases with service alongside additional personal days.
  • Retirement Support — Feedback suggests U.S. employees can access a 401(k), and at least one account notes an immediate match. UK materials indicate a formal pension arrangement within the parent group.
  • Affordable Benefits — Feedback suggests U.S. medical coverage is paired with employer-funded HSA/HRA or flex contributions that help offset high deductibles. These subsidies can meaningfully reduce out-of-pocket costs for some employees.

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The Company
HQ: London
2,009 Employees
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Established in 2004, we are the first and only company to design, build and run bespoke in-house agencies and ecosystems for brands. Today, we create work that delivers business growth, fame and purpose for over 200 clients in 46 countries and counting. Our unique model moves at the speed of modern business to drive change from the inside out; working smarter to make our clients’ money go further, and helping them build better solutions, systems and brands. Client solutions include Unilever’s U-Studio (a platform used by almost three-quarters of Unilever's brands globally), adidas’ off-shore hub and PepsiCo’s global digital team.

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