Digital Content Lead (Social Media Manager)

Location: hirify.global Television Centre, London, hybrid

Salary: £48,000 plus London weighting per year

Company

hirify.global Studios produces and distributes television, audio, and digital content for audiences worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop, film, edit, and produce long-form and short-form social-first video content around selected podcasts.
• Create visual podcast episodes and optimise digital assets through editing, captioning, motion graphics, and platform-specific formatting.
• Lead editorial publishing strategies across social channels, including planning, scheduling, targeting, and YouTube optimisation.
• Support production teams with visual content workflows, best practices, and skills development.
• Line-manage and develop a Digital Executive while building relationships with talent, influencers, brands, and internal stakeholders.
• Use audience insights, performance data, and industry trends to improve content, engagement, and commercial outcomes while maintaining hirify.global editorial, advertising, and governance standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience creating and delivering social media content strategies, managing communities, and using analytics for decision-making.
• Hands-on experience producing social-first and long-form video content, including filming, editing, graphics or effects, and digital publishing.
• Strong understanding of podcast production and distribution, with a passion for audio and video storytelling.
• Ability to lead and influence stakeholders, drive initiatives, and contribute to strategic thinking.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing demands.
• Excellent understanding of audience behaviour across platforms and devices.

Nice to have

• Business and strategy experience in a commercial organisation.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation.
• Experience building and developing a successful team.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term, full-time contract for nine months covering parental leave.
• Flexible 35-hour working week and 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Option to purchase up to five additional days of leave.
• Defined pension with employer contributions of up to 10%, plus life assurance and accident benefits.
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, and career development in an inclusive, values-led environment.

Hiring process

• Interviews are expected during the weeks commencing 21 or 28 September 2026.
• Employment screening includes reference and eligibility-to-work checks, with safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks where applicable.