Permanent Senior Content Creative / Social Media Designer – Sports industry – Hybrid Central London Job at City of London Full Time

Permanent Senior Content Creative / Social Media Designer – Sports industry – Hybrid Central London

Salary: Up to £55k DOE

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 2 days in office / 3 remote)

Type: Full-time

An independent creative and research agency working across sport, culture and lifestyle is looking for a Senior Content Creator to join its growing Creative team.

Reporting to the Creative Director, you will lead the development of social-first ideas, campaigns and reactive content for globally recognised sports and fitness brands. This role combines creative thinking, content strategy and cultural awareness, with a focus on producing engaging work across social, editorial and brand channels.

Key Responsibilities

– Develop concepts for social, campaign and editorial content across digital platforms.

– Create social-first and channel-specific ideas including vertical video, reactive content and episodic formats.

– Lead copywriting, hook-writing and creative storytelling across owned and earned media.

– Collaborate across creative, communications and insights teams to deliver strategically grounded work.

– Present creative ideas confidently to clients and stakeholders.

– Mentor junior creatives and contribute to maintaining high creative standards.

– Use performance insights and cultural trends to shape future content and campaigns.

– Support fast-turnaround reactive briefs while maintaining quality and consistency.

Requirements

– 5+ years’ experience in a senior content, social or creative role within an agency, sports or creative environment.

– Strong portfolio featuring social campaigns, editorial content and culturally relevant creative work.

– Excellent copywriting and creative storytelling skills.

– Ability to visualise ideas quickly across static and video formats.

– Experience mentoring and leading creatives.

– Strong understanding of social platforms, audience behaviour and content performance.

– Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.

– Experience with After Effects, motion tools and AI creative tools such as Runway, Sora or similar is advantageous.

– Passion for sport, culture and emerging creative trends.

If interested and available please apply or email with the below:

– Cv

– Portfolio showcasing Sports Industry Content Creation / Social Media Design

– Outlined experience Designing within the Sports industry with Social / Content Creation experience

– Requested Salary expectations Up to £55k (DOE)

– Happy to work Hybrid London, UK (Hybrid – 2 days in office / 3 remote)