Senior Social Media Manager in London

Artsy is looking for a Social Media Manager to help bring the art world to life across our social channels. This is a highly creative, hands-on role for someone who loves making content, is excited by visual storytelling, and wants to stay closely connected to what’s happening in New York’s galleries, museums, fairs and artist studios. You’ll be creating social-first content from the ground up while helping shape how Artsy shows up in cultural conversations. From exhibition walk-throughs and art fair moments to timely trends and campaign storytelling, you’ll play a key role in translating the art world into engaging, accessible social content for a global audience. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of content creation, culture, and community and who’s excited to grow their voice and craft within a collaborative marketing team.

Team Context

This role reports to Artsy’s Social Media Lead within the Growth & Lifecycle Marketing (GLM) team, part of the broader B2C Marketing organization. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Content, Brand, GLM, and Sales to support multi-channel campaigns that drive brand awareness and engagement - while staying deeply plugged into the rhythm of the art world in New York and beyond.

What You’ll Do

• Create social-first, platform-native content with a strong focus on short-form, lo-fi (iPhone) video - capturing exhibitions, events, studio visits, campaigns, and timely art-world moments.
• Manage Artsy’s day-to-day social presence, including scheduling and publishing across platforms.
• Write engaging captions that reflect Artsy’s brand voice and make art feel accessible, exciting, and relevant.
• Collaborate on organic and paid social campaigns by organising assets, supporting rollouts and helping bring larger marketing initiatives to life on social.
• Support content development by coordinating outreach and logistics with artists, galleries, and creators for approved content ideas and partnerships.
• Work cross-functionally with marketing and sales colleagues to ensure social content aligns with broader campaigns and company goals.
• Stay on top of social, art, and culture trends and proactively pitch ideas for new formats, experiments, and creative approaches.
• Track performance and surface insights from social analytics to help refine content and improve engagement over time.

This Role Is a Fit If You…

• Have at least 3-5 years of social media management experience, overseeing schedule management and content creation.
• Love creating social content and have hands-on experience shooting and editing social-first video.
• Have experience supporting or managing social media accounts for a brand, publication, or creative organization.
• Are highly organized and comfortable juggling multiple projects, deadlines, and content streams.
• Have a strong sense of voice and enjoy writing clear, engaging copy tailored to different platforms.
• Are curious, collaborative and excited to learn through feedback and experimentation.
• Are interested in art, culture, or creative industries or are excited to learn more by being immersed in them.
• Are authorized to live and work in the United States.

What Success Looks Like

In your first 3 months, you will:

• Get up to speed on Artsy’s brand voice, platforms, and social workflows.
• Confidently support day-to-day social operations, including scheduling, publishing, and asset coordination.
• Begin creating social-first video content using established Artsy formats.
• Build strong working relationships with Marketing, Editorial, Growth, and Brand stakeholders to support campaign delivery.

By 6 months, you will:

• Regularly create and publish engaging, on-brand social content tied to campaigns and cultural moments.
• Actively contribute creative ideas that help evolve Artsy’s social presence.
• Begin tracking and reporting on social performance metrics, using insights to inform content optimisations.
• Identify early opportunities to grow Artsy’s social channels through new formats, platform features, or audience-focused experiments.

We know no one is a perfect match on paper, so if you’re passionate about this role, please apply! We’re excited to learn how your skills, experiences, and insights could make a difference.

Please Note: We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor visas for this position. This is a hybrid role with office attendance required 2–3 days per week in our New York office.

How we will Evaluate your Skills

Our standard interview process looks like:

• Talent Acquisition Interview
• Work Exercise and Hiring Manager Interview
• Team Interview with Close Collaborators (focused on the core skills for the role and our values)
• Final Interview with Leadership

If you are selected to interview for the Social Media Manager position, we will share a detailed guide on what you can expect from the hiring process and how to prepare for each stage.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Flexible time off: our culture of trust and empowerment allows employees to take the time they need away from work while still excelling in their roles.
• We are a global hybrid team: most employees work from our NYC, London, or Berlin offices 2-3 days per week. (In-person expectations vary by role).
• Private healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, enhanced parental leave, Pension Plan, life assurance, Employee Assistance Programme featuring free mental health support, physio, and more.
• Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture.
• Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more.

The salary range for this role is £55,000-65,000. Artsy is committed to equitable compensation practices, and your offer will depend on the relevant experience and skillset you bring to the team. All compensation packages include meaningful Artsy equity and competitive health benefits. Please see our “What We Offer” above for more detail, or speak to our Talent Acquisition Team to learn more!

Please note that we do not accept applications sent by email. You should submit your application directly through our careers website!

Artsy Values

Artsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy.

• For the Love of Art: We show relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, gallerists, and the art market. We take action to make the art world more fair and welcoming.
• Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy’s shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes.
• Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.
• Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves.
• Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection.

Artsy is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.