Social Content Creator | MG OMD

We’re looking for an ambitious Content Manager / Creator with the strategic mind of an Account Manager and the hands-on skills of a creative producer.

You’ll be a powerhouse of content ideation, direction, and production – from concept through to polished delivery. You must live and breathe social media, understand how content performs across platforms, and bring creative energy and executional excellence to everything you do.

We are looking for someone who thrives on being – a doer, a maker, a visual storyteller.

You’ll be crafting content that cuts through the noise, resonates with audiences, and drives engagement. Think TikTok’s, Reels, carousels, brand films, motion graphics, social campaigns and more.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creative Content Development: Ideate, script, storyboard and pitch bold content ideas that align with brand and campaign objectives.
• Content Production: Shoot, direct, and edit compelling short-form and long-form content for a range of social platforms.
• Post-Production: Edit and animate content using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. You know how to make content sing in post.
• Social-First Strategy: Stay ahead of trends, platform updates, and audience behaviours to shape relevant and high-performing content.
• Client Communication: Strong client facing experience, and confident in presenting ideas, respond to briefs, and incorporate feedback to elevate final outputs.
• Project Management: Work closely with internal teams on content timelines, production schedules and delivery.
• Platform Execution: Ensure assets are optimised for the right channels (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.) and understand best practices for each.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING WITH US

• Working as part of the multi-award winning Create Social team at MG OMD.
• Opportunity to shape standout content for bold, forward-thinking brands.
• Creative freedom and autonomy to own your work.
• A passionate, collaborative team that values ideas, initiative, and quality execution.
• Access to great clients, tools and resources to help you succeed.
• Being a source of creative inspiration within Create team and an ambassador for best practice and creative thinking on social platforms and beyond.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience in a content production or a creative social media role.
• A highly self-motivated and hybrid thinker: part creative manager, part producer, part social media fanatic.
• Driven, proactive, collaborative, and obsessively passionate about content creation.
• Proven experience producing content for brands – across platforms and formats.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects (essential).
• Comfortable behind the camera – able to direct, shoot, and edit content with confidence.
• Strong skills in photography, lighting setups, and sound design – you understand how to capture high-quality visuals and audio.
• Motion design and animation capabilities that go beyond basic transitions – you can bring stories to life through thoughtful, dynamic visual treatments.
• A sharp eye for visual design, layout, typography, and storytelling.
• Able to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision and adapt to changing priorities.
• Able to take constructive criticism and respond quickly to feedback to find the best solution
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – confident presenting ideas and content.
• Someone who represents MG OMD’s behaviours and values.

About the Agency:

MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying.

Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters.

MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards.

With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference.

So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational.

We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work.

In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special.