Social Media Manager
Location: Leicester (Hybrid / Studio-based)
Role Type: Full-time
About Arch Creative
We are Arch Creative, an independent design and marketing agency based in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter. For over 20 years, we’ve been delivering bold, high-impact creative campaigns, brand identities, and digital experiences for a diverse range of clients.
We create content that flies – and feels relevant and distinctive for each platform.
Social media moves fast. We move with it. As a social media agency, we build social media strategies that go beyond posting — combining creative content creation, community management and influencer partnerships to grow audiences..
We’re on the lookout for a passionate, highly energetic, and ambitious Social Media Manager to take full ownership of our clients’ social channels and help shape how brands talk to their audiences online.
Time to give your career a lift.
About the role
This is a fast-paced, hands-on position for a dynamic digital native who lives and breathes social media trends, understands channel algorithms inside out, and thrives on producing engaging content.
You’ll be working directly with client stakeholders, taking ideas from initial creative brainstorms through to production, scheduling, and community engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy & Planning: Build, manage, and execute detailed social media calendars tailored to individual client goals.
- Idea Generation & Research: Stay ahead of internet culture, emerging formats, and platform updates to pitch creative, trend-led content ideas.
- Copywriting: Craft clear, engaging, and tone-of-voice compliant copy for posts across platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.).
- Content Creation & Production: Organise and attend client content shoots. You’ll also need to be comfortable picking up a smartphone or camera to shoot quick, high-quality on-the-go content yourself.
- Community Management: Actively monitor channels, reply to messages/comments, build brand communities, and foster meaningful engagement.
- Client Relations: Manage day-to-day communications directly with clients, presenting ideas, plans, and performance updates with confidence.
- Light Editing (Desirable): Basic video editing skills (Reels, TikToks, CapCut, Premiere) to assemble quick-turnaround content.
About You
- Culturally Tuned-In: You are obsessed with social media and know what makes people double-tap, comment, and share.
- Confident Communicator: You are comfortable presenting concepts directly to clients and leading shoots on-site.
- Highly Organised: You can juggle multiple brand accounts, deadlines, and content schedules without losing attention to detail.
- Proactive & Energetic: You bring a fresh perspective, high initiative, and enthusiasm to every project.
Key Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable track record in copywriting and content calendar creation.
- Practical experience capturing video/photos on mobile or handheld gear.
- Familiarity with social media management platforms and analytics tools.
- Bonus: Basic video editing skills (CapCut, Adobe Premiere, or similar).
How to Apply
If you’re ready to bring your energy and creativity to Arch Creative, we’d love to hear from you. Send your CV, a brief cover letter, and examples of social content or campaigns you’ve worked on to hello@archcreative.co.uk
