Head of Social (UK)

Job title: Head of Social (UK)

About the Role As the Head of Social in the UK, you will act as the senior figurehead and capability lead for social across Dentsu Creative UK, refining and operationalising dentsu’s social and influencer proposition, and leading teams across Manchester and London. You will be a senior point of contact for social clients, platform partners and senior stakeholders, combining deep social expertise with curiosity for future innovation and thinking to challenge and inspire the team on what’s next in social. With strong commercial leadership you will oversee the commercial management, drive client growth, maximise efficiency and drive new business opportunities, while embedding existing partnerships and winning new ones.

What You'll Do

• Act as the senior social lead and key point of contact for Dentsu Creative UK, optimising approach and setting the direction for social across the business
• Lead and grow the social offering, ensuring strong social expertise, innovation and thought leadership across platforms, formats and emerging trends
• Drive new business activity, leading pitches, building propositions and identifying opportunities to grow revenue through social
• Secure and embed new clients, ensuring strong onboarding, relationship building and long-term partnership development
• Own and oversee social commercials, ensuring work is delivered profitably and supports broader business growth targets
• Lead senior client relationships, with proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder accounts across both B2B and B2C sectors
• Partner closely with strategy, creative, media and CXM teams to deliver integrated, best-in-class social solutions
• Collaborate with global markets to scale best practices, standardise approaches and enhance Dentsu Creative’s social product
• Champion innovation, ensuring Dentsu Creative remains at the forefront of social, culture and platform evolution

What We're Looking For

• Deep proven social expertise, with a strong understanding of platforms, content, community, paid social and measurement
• Demonstrated experience driving innovation in social, translating trends and cultural insight into impactful client solutions
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience owning or contributing to social commercials, revenue growth and profitability
• Proven track record in new business, including pitching, winning and growing client relationships
• Experience in securing and embedding new clients, building trust quickly and establishing long-term partnerships
• Ability to lead and manage complex client environments, with multiple stakeholders and integrated teams
• Experience working across both B2B and B2C clients, understanding the nuances of each
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally
• Experience leading a multi-discipline team with strong people skills to ensure the team continues to prosper and grow
• Experience running reactive social accounts at scale
• Excellent strategic and creative thinking abilities
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the credibility to represent the company at industry panels and events