Social Lead in Glasgow

We are Wiser, an award-winning Employer Branding & Early Talent agency. We build employer brands to guide the best in the biz into their dream career with our clients. We’re a home for people who think big and expect more; where creative and recruitment meet to change the way people think about work.

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Wiser’s award-winning social team is expanding globally, at a rapid rate, with exciting new projects and clients to kick off in 2026. As a Social Lead, you’ll be responsible for running and elevating social delivery across Wiser’s highest-value and most strategically important accounts. This is a senior, client-facing role, sitting above Senior Social Media Manager, where you’ll lead complex social contracts, own senior client relationships, and set the standard for excellence across the Social team.

You’ll combine hands-on strategic leadership on key accounts with responsibility for quality, direction, and people development, ensuring our most important work is delivered confidently, creatively, and consistently.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading social strategy and delivery for Wiser’s highest-value and most complex client accounts
• Acting as the senior day-to-day client lead, owning relationships, expectations, and outcomes
• Setting clear social direction that aligns with wider brand, marketing, or employer brand objectives
• Ensuring all work delivered on your accounts is insight-led, high quality, and commercially sound
• Overseeing and signing off team social output, maintaining a consistently high bar across strategy, content, and performance
• Identifying risks or issues early and taking action to keep delivery on track
• Coaching others on strategic thinking, client leadership, and creative judgement
• Collaborating closely across the entire business to deliver integrated, social-first work
• Supporting pitches and new business for high-value opportunities
• Proactively identifying opportunities to grow and deepen existing client relationships through social

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years’ experience delivering social media for brands, ideally in an agency setting
• Proven experience running senior, high-value client accounts end to end
• Strong strategic capability, with the ability to connect social activity to broader business objectives
• Confident senior client presence, comfortable advising, influencing, and constructively challenging stakeholders
• High standards for creative and strategic quality, with strong attention to detail
• Experience line managing or significantly mentoring others
• Comfortable operating autonomously and making decisions without constant oversight
• Deep understanding of social platforms, formats, and trends, and how they drive impact
• Bonus: Experience in employer branding, recruitment marketing, or corporate social is a strong advantage and should be clearly highlighted in your application.

PURPLE PERKS, WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• A Happiness team whose role is to make Wiser the best place to work possible.
• A culture calendar full of options - from black tie to sports day, book club or run club, there’s something for everyone.
• We’re pretty proud of the space we have here - from phone booths to walking pads, all the way to a rainforest for focus-time.
• The W breakfast - our Happiness team makes sure everyone starts the day right with a hotel-worthy breakfast spread.
• On top of your holiday allowance, the office also closes for up to 2 weeks over the festive period so we can all recharge before coming back in the new year.
• Wiser Bank Holiday - a beloved Purple People tradition in the form of an extra day off in October each year.
• Moving House Day - one of life’s most stressful events made easier by an extra day off.
• Work from Anywhere allowance - everyone has a number of days to work from home or wherever they fancy.
• Learning & development - our monthly ‘Wiser Way’ days give you the chance to choose from a selection of training modules taught by our leaders.
• Therapy - with 5 therapists to choose from, each year you can get up to x3 therapy sessions subsidised through Wiser.
• Vitality Health Insurance - full coverage once you’ve passed probation.
• Gymbox - once passing probation, you can access our exclusive Wiser x Gymbox partnership.

At Wiser, we’re committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels empowered to be themselves and inspired to excel. We know that true creativity and innovation thrive when diversity is celebrated and everyone is given equal access to opportunities. That’s why we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or socioeconomic status.

If you’re passionate about making meaningful moves in an environment that’s as inclusive as it is high-performing, we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to Wiser.