Senior Social Strategist & Community Manager (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Social Strategist & Community Manager (Gamedev): Leading social-first strategy and community approach to drive brand awareness, engagement, and advocacy across all relevant social platforms with an accent on translating consumer insight into a social presence that grows community and fuels campaigns. Focus on setting the creative standard for platform-native output and improving engagement metrics and community growth.

Location: Hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in tabletop games, committed to bringing people together through great games and amazing stories.

What you will do

• Develop and own the social strategy aligned to marketing priorities and consumer insight.
• Build the community operating model, including moderation standards and crisis protocols.
• Set the creative standard for platform-native output, including short-form video and trend formats.
• Own the KPI framework and reporting cadence, turning data into clear actions.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Brand/Creative, Product/Commercial, and wider marketing stakeholders.
• Line manage, coach, and develop the Social Media Executive.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience building and executing high-performing social strategies that delivered measurable impact.
• 5+ years’ experience leading social strategy, channel planning, and community growth.
• Strong content creation capability across static and video, with a sharp eye for platform-native execution.
• Strong editorial judgement and the ability to translate consumer insight into content direction and creative standards.
• Confident decision-maker in fast-paced, reactive environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to guide creative execution across teams and partners.

Nice to have

• Experience managing agencies, creators, and influencer programmes.
• Experience in entertainment, gaming, lifestyle, or other passion-led communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to learn and develop in a growing company.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• 24 days holiday, rising with service (+ bank holidays).
• A day off to take for your birthday or as a wellbeing day.
• Private medical insurance.
• Staff discount on all our products.