Social Channels Manager - 12m FTC

OVERVIEW:
We’re looking for a Social Channels Manager for a12m FTC, who’s confident leading a team, making clear decisions, and keeping work moving at pace. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering global social campaigns across all platforms, working closely with brand, creative, and channel partners to make sure everything lands with the energy and consistency Gymshark is known for.
We're looking for someone who can blend creativity, strategic thinking, and commercial awareness. You'll have a genuine passion and understanding of social platforms, culture, and how audiences behave.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Lead global social campaigns across major moments (product drops, store openings, events, and anything else that needs social buzz)
Work closely with Creative, Brand, Media, and CRM teams to ensure our social presence is consistent, high-quality, and always on-brand.
Shape and execute social strategy to drive engagement, awareness, and performance against KPIs.
Manage, develop, and support the Social Channels team, offering guidance, feedback, and growth opportunities.
Oversee campaign planning, timelines, approvals, and budgets.
Stay on top of platform trends, audience behaviour, and competitor activity, and use those insights to inform our approach.
Maintain quality control and ensure brand safety and risk processes are followed.
Keep communication clear across teams so everyone is aligned and understands priorities.
Help educate the wider business on best practice and how to use social effectively.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Essential Criteria:
3+ years managing social channels at a senior level
Direct line management experience
Experience delivering KPI‑driven campaigns across multiple platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat) and managing multiple workstreams in fast‑paced environments.
Skilled in campaign planning, execution, optimisation, reporting, and brand storytelling, including coordinating regional priorities.
Commercially aware, confident communicator, and effective stakeholder manager across teams and senior leaders.
Creative, solutions‑focused, agile, collaborative, and commercially pragmatic.
This position can be offered on a 4‑day or 5‑day per week contract. The successful candidate will be required to attend our GSIQ offices in Solihull two days each week.
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 5th March 2025
BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected].
ABOUT US.
We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS.
Standard benefits include:
Funded Healthcare benefit
25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Contributory Employer pension scheme
Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
Access to High Street cashback and discounts
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Enhanced Family Leave package
Life Assurance
Office location specific benefits include (IQ):
Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
EV charge points available
Office location specific benefits include (LDN):
Funded multi-site fitness membership
Note: Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.