Social Media & Influencer Manager

Job description

Contract / Freelance Social & Influencer Manager

Brighton (Hybrid)

Contract / Freelance | Day rate: DOE | Start: ASAP | Duration: 3 months

I’m recruiting for an established brand looking for a commercially aware, culturally fluent Social & Influencer Manager to take end-to-end ownership of organic social & influencer strategy and drive measurable engagement, traffic and revenue contribution.

You’ll partner closely with senior stakeholders (including Head of E-Commerce and Creative Director/Founder) to ensure brand expression stays culturally resonant while delivering commercial outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

Channel ownership (Organic Social & Influencer)

• Own strategy + execution across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, X, YouTube (plus emerging platforms)
• Build platform strategy to grow audience, engagement, traffic and affiliate revenue
• Lead the social calendar across drops, launches and promotional moments
• Keep activity aligned to brand guardrails while remaining commercially effective

Influencer & creator programme

• Own the creator ecosystem across gifted, affiliate and paid partnerships
• Build creator tiering + performance frameworks
• Optimise performance using codes, UTMs and affiliate data
• Maintain oversight of budgets, spend tracking and ROI with E-Commerce

Commercial reporting

• Deliver weekly/monthly reporting across engagement, growth, traffic and revenue metrics
• Balance promotional activity with long-term brand equity + community growth

Cross-functional leadership

• Collaborate with Creative, Product, Merchandising, Legal, Operations to land campaigns smoothly
• Lead/develop the social & influencer function with clear KPIs (scope dependent on current setup)

What I’m looking for

• Proven experience owning social & influencer strategy within a fashion/lifestyle/culturally-led brand
• Track record of growing organic platforms and creator programmes
• Strong understanding of affiliate programmes and performance tracking
• Comfortable with analytics, reporting and senior stakeholder management
• Strong judgement, organised, proactive, accountable
• Cultural fluency in alternative fashion / subculture communities

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Brighton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

10-03-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English