Social Media Manager

We are searching for an experienced Social Media Manager to add to our highly-talented team at wearegrip. As a Social Media Manager , you will work closely with the Brand Media Manager to ensure our clients have a leading online presence in their respective fields.

You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations on a number of our client accounts, working with the Social Media Executive to ensure client strategies and content best practices are executed across all platforms.

This role will involve working closely with our internal design and marketing teams to ensure our clients’ goals are met through the promotion of products and merchandise via social media.

The ideal candidate for this role would also have experience with mobile content capture, as we aim to have you plan and attend shoots with our clients at select dates throughout the year, creating social-first audience that will engage their current and potential new audiences.

Your role will be varied and will see you cover race weekends from our London office, publishing live coverage of the action, and ensuring our planned strategies and narratives are communicated effectively on social media.

About us

We are wearegrip, a London-based creative studio who work with some of the most exciting drivers in F1. Our goal is to build the most distinctive personal brands in sport that capture the attention of fans, teams, and brands around the world.

Working hand-in-hand with each driver, we create and manage their personal brand across social media, branding, marketing, merchandise, content creation, digital, and more. When you join wearegrip, you’ll be working at the heart of our multi-skilled, fast-paced start-up and immediately have the opportunity to begin shaping your future within our highly motivated and passionate team.

About you

• The ideal candidate has three years of experience working in social media for a sports organisation or agency.
• Ideal candidate would have management experience or a passion for leadership.
• You are an organised individual with great attention to detail.
• You are a self-starter with a desire to be part of the leadership group at a fast-growing company.
• You keep up to date with emerging social media trends and have a deep understanding of platform best practices, particularly Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn.
• You have a passion for sports, particularly Formula 1.
• Experience working with clients or external agencies in a professional capacity.
• You have excellent English copywriting skills and you're as comfortable writing engaging longer form content as you are writing short captions.
• Experience with the promotion of products and merchandise via social media.
• You have the ability to write, think and create in a variety of tones of voice.
• You can commit to working a minimum of 20 weekends across the race season, with days off in the week for any weekends worked.
• You have a creative mind that continually looks to find new ways to be unique in the ever-changing world of social media.
• You have the ability to work individually or collaboratively to create engaging social content.
• You live in London and can commute to East London at least four times a week.
• You have the right to live and work in the UK.

Your responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Overseeing daily operations on client and company social media channels.
• Ideation, planning and publishing of content across channels.
• Report building for both internal and external purposes.
• Working with the Brand Manager to develop and execute content strategies.
• Line management of account administrators.
• Ensuring website sessions remain at a high level for our clients.
• Supporting the planning of merchandise campaigns to promote new clothing collections.
• Creation of client briefs and strategy decks.
• Capturing, creating and editing mobile-first content for social channels when required.

Your skills

• Experience with social media scheduling and analytics platforms.
• You have graphic design and video editing skills.
• Well-organised and efficient, with a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Good project management skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Not essential but always a bonus

• Experience working in motorsports.
• Working with high-level athletes in a current or previous role.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 20 days of annual leave plus a minimum of 5 days leave over Christmas and New Year.
• 1 extra fully paid day off for your birthday.
• "Work from Anywhere" Wednesdays, mandatory working out of office day every week.
• Days in lieu when required to work weekends
• Additional work from home days available on request.
• Apple Macbook and phone plus any relevant software and equipment.
• Budget for personal skills training and development.
• Days in lieu when required to work a Grand Prix weekend.