Run Communications is a purpose-driven sports communications agency, delivering campaigns that create real impact.

We partner with brands, rights holders and organisations to deliver creative, culturally relevant work that inspires action and delivers measurable results.

We believe in the power of sport to drive positive change - improving physical and mental health, strengthening communities and creating opportunities. We’re proud to work with people and organisations who share that belief.

You’ll be working across some of the biggest events in sport including the Olympic & Paralympic Games as well as across a great rosta of high-profile clients including The National Lottery, Invictus Games Birmingham 2027, Bath Rugby, MCC & Lord’s, UK Coaching, Play Their Way and Swim England.

THE ROLE 

As the Social Lead, you will be the strategic architect and commercial owner of Run Communications’ social offering. 

Transitioning the agency from social execution to high-margin "Social Transformation & Creator" models, you will bridge PR narratives with algorithm-first social strategies. 

You will act as the lead strategic advisor to senior clients, co-pitch alongside leadership, and mentor the internal account team to ensure exceptional social capability across the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute social strategies for Run’s roster of sports, brand and purpose-led clients, aligning social activity with broad PR and national conversation goals.
• Commercial Growth & Pitching: Partner with Senior Leadership within the agency to lead social-first pitch responses, oversee existing retainers and grow client accounts.
• Account Guidance & Mentorship: Provide strategic oversight and feedback to wider team, to ensure drive excellent outcomes across all clients – from pricing to creator management.
• Creator & Freelance Governance: Oversee creator & freelance network, creator strategy, contracting frameworks and delivery, ensuring delivery and SLAs are maintained.
• Operational & Quality Control: Maintain delivery standards across all social outputs without requiring intervention from senior leadership.

KEY REQUIREMENTS 

• 3+ years of agency or brand experience leading social strategy, channel management, and creator campaigns (sports or lifestyle background preferred).
• Proven track record pitching and growing monthly social retainers.
• Strong understanding of modern social algorithms, GEO/SEO search behaviours, vertical video trends, and creator co-creation models.
• Solid understanding and experience of working across intergrated PR & Social campaigns / clients 
• Excellent executive presentation skills, comfortable advising C-suite clients and sports governing bodies.
• Deep familiarity with commercial agency metrics, scoping, and time tracking (Harvest).

THE PACKAGE

• Salary: Depending on experience 
• WPA & Westfield Health private medical insurance package
• Pension enrolment 
• Company MacBook & iPhone 
• Access to learning & development opportunities 
• Christmas office closure & a ‘day for you’
• Hybrid, flexible working environment (with x3 days per week office based & x2 days WFH)

To apply: Send your CV and a cover email to [email protected] 

ENDS // October 2026