6-Month Temporary Contract (Potential to Extend)
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Pay Rate: £21.85–£23.85 per hour
Do you live online?
Are you the person who spots the next viral trend before everyone else? Do you know your way around TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and X, and understand the difference between a trend worth jumping on and one that's already past its peak?
We're recruiting on behalf of a globally recognised entertainment and gaming brand for a Social Content & Community Manager to join their fast-paced social team on an initial six-month contract, with the potential to extend.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is genuinely immersed in online culture, passionate about gaming and entertainment, and thrives on creating reactive, engaging social content that connects with fan communities.
The Role
As the Social Content & Community Manager, you'll identify cultural moments, emerging trends and online conversations, transforming them into engaging social content in collaboration with copywriters, designers and video editors.
You'll help shape the social content calendar, make editorial decisions on timing and tone, and ensure content is authentic, relevant and resonates with highly engaged gaming audiences.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and other online communities to identify emerging trends, memes and cultural moments.
Spot reactive content opportunities and turn them into engaging social-first ideas.
Collaborate with copywriters, designers and video editors to produce high-quality social content at pace.
Make confident editorial decisions around brand voice, timing and cultural relevance.
Help manage the flow of reactive content from idea through to publication.
Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to keep content approvals moving efficiently.
Support community engagement by understanding what matters most to passionate fan audiences.
Stay ahead of gaming, entertainment and internet culture to ensure content remains fresh and relevant.
About You
You'll be someone who genuinely lives and breathes social media and understands internet culture instinctively.
You'll have:
Experience working in Social Media, Community Management, Content, Editorial or Digital Marketing.
A genuine passion for gaming, entertainment and online communities.
Excellent knowledge of TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, X and emerging social platforms.
Strong understanding of internet culture, memes and social trends.
Experience working with creative teams to deliver engaging social content.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to react quickly to emerging opportunities.
Strong communication skills and confidence working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable
Experience working within gaming, entertainment, consumer brands or creative agencies.
Knowledge of community management or social publishing tools.
A portfolio or examples of reactive social content, campaigns or high-performing posts.
An interest in gaming communities, tabletop games or fandom culture would be advantageous.
What's on Offer
Initial 6-month temporary contract with the potential to extend.
Competitive pay rate of £21.85–£23.85 per hour.
Hybrid working with 3 days per week based in Uxbridge.
The opportunity to work with one of the world's most recognisable entertainment and gaming brands.
A creative, collaborative environment where you'll help shape social content seen by millions of fans worldwide.
If you're always ahead of the latest trend, understand what makes online communities tick, and are passionate about creating social content that people genuinely want to engage with, we'd love to hear from you.
What You Need to Do Now:
If this sounds like the role for you, don’t wait - apply today with your up-to-date CV!
If it’s not quite right for you but you know someone perfect, refer them to us and receive a £100 voucher when they’re placed and pass their probation period (terms apply). Visit our website to read more about our Double the Reward scheme in our blog.
Due to the high number of applications, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
A little more about us:
We are Top Flight Recruitment Ltd (trading as Uxbridge Employment Agency and Windsor Employment Agency), and act as an Employment Agency when advertising permanent roles and as an Employment Business when advertising temporary or contract roles.
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What You Need to Do Now:
If this sounds like the role for you, don’t wait - apply today with your up-to-date CV!
If it’s not quite right for you but you know someone perfect, refer them to us and receive a £100 voucher when they’re placed and pass their probation period (terms apply). Visit our website to read more about our Double the Reward scheme in our blog.
Due to the high number of applications, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours, please assume your application has been unsuccessful
Salary description
£21.85 - £23.85 per hour