Contract, Head of Influence

Sphere Digital Recruitment • Contract • Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom • £7,500 / hour • 7h ago

Job Title: Head of Influencer & Social
Location: Manchester (On-site)
Salary: £90,000 (dependent on experience)
Start Date: No later than 21st April

Are you a trend-savvy, strategic thinker ready to redefine influencer marketing for a cult beauty brand? We're looking for a Head of Influencer & Social to refresh, reinvigorate and elevate our already-established programme.

About the Role

This role will take the lead in shaping and executing a new strategic vision for our influencer and social strategy - with a strong focus on growth, audience diversification and TikTok development.

You'll inherit a mature influencer programme with high visibility, including major partnerships such as Molly-Mae. But the time has come to shake things up, evolve our approach, and drive real audience expansion and commercial results.

What You'll Be Doing

Redefining our influencer strategy to target new audiences and demographics
Leading on TikTok growth and social innovation
Building and executing long-term plans, not just delivering quick wins
Ensuring we're working with the right talent - and that talent wants to work with us
Overseeing both strategy and execution, with heavy emphasis on strategic thinking
Working closely with our Manchester-based day-to-day team
Leveraging freelance support as needed (in line with our talent-to-task model)
Reporting into senior leadership and helping drive commercial outcomes

Who You Are

Experienced in building influencer programmes - especially ones that deliver revenue
Strategic, not just executional - you can build the blueprint, not just follow it
Deep understanding of the beauty/lifestyle space and what drives community and clicks
Confident leading from the front - this isn't an agency-managed model
Well-connected and trend-aware, but not trend-dependent
Not afraid to pivot, reset, or rebuild a programme where needed
Comfortable working full-time, on-site in Manchester
Have worked with (or within) fast-paced, high-growth, consumer-first businesses

Bonus If You

Have worked with major creators and know how to handle ambassadorships
Understand trade-led, DTC or eCommerce-focused businesses
Have experience integrating social and influencer into a wider revenue engine

The Team & Culture

6-person team with lots of passion but in need of stronger leadership
A culture that embraces freelance support but values in-house strategic control
No other agencies involved - this is yours to build
Interviews will be two-stage

Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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