Job Description:

We’re looking for a Social Media Manager to join Influential, our end-to-end Social & Influencer agency in Sydney.

This is a hands-on, social-first role for someone who lives and breathes social, understands how brands can show up meaningfully in culture, and knows how to turn great thinking into engaging content and influencer campaigns.

You’ll help shape social and channel strategy, lead integrated influencer campaigns, build content calendars, uncover insights from performance and trends, and partner closely with clients to help their brands stay relevant in an ever-changing social landscape.

If you’re passionate about social, influencer marketing, and building innovative campaigns that make an impact, this is your chance to join a growing team that values creativity, collaboration, and fun.

Day to day in this role, you’ll get to:

- Lead integrated social and influencer campaigns from concept and planning through to execution and reporting.
- Develop social and channel strategies that connect brands with audiences and culture.
- Build and manage content calendars balancing brand storytelling, performance objectives and community engagement.
- Create and manage social content and copy across key platforms.
- Keep your finger on the pulse of social trends, creators, culture and emerging platform behaviours.
- Manage communities and social conversations, identifying opportunities and escalating where needed.
- Use social analytics and campaign reporting to uncover insights and make clear recommendations.
- Build trusted client relationships, providing social-first thinking and industry guidance.

Qualifications:

We’d love to hear from you if you:





- Bring 3–5 years’ (agency or relevant) experience managing social channels and/or influencer campaigns.
- Have strong hands‑on knowledge of platforms including Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
- Understand the Australian influencer and creator landscape thoroughly.
- Can confidently develop, execute and evaluate social and influencer activity.
- Are naturally curious about culture, trends, creators and what’s happening next in social.
- Are confident presenting ideas, results and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
- Have strong communication, organisation and copywriting skills.
- Have agency experience or have worked in a similarly fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

Why Influential?

- Be part of a massive growth phase with endless opportunities to develop your career.
- Work with amazing clients and collaborate with leading agencies like Leo’s and Starcom across the Publicis Groupe network.
- Enjoy a vibrant team culture—think paddleboarding, karaoke nights, and balcony lunches.

What we will offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:





- Work with a diverse team where we value all the perks of harnessing differences for our people, our clients, and our business.
- A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing.
- A creative, fun and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other, supported p by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us”
- Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
- A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
- A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs.
- Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
- Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits.
- Access to counsellors, psychologists and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs.

If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, fearlessness, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you,

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📌 Social Media Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Influential Australia
📍 Sydney