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Director of Social

Audience Collective
Leeds

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Job details

£68,000 - £78,000 a year

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Life insurance

Qualifications

Leadership

Full job description

Job overview

Job title: Director of Social
Salary: £68–£78k
Location: Leeds (Hybrid – Tuesday to Thursday inoffice)
Reporting to: Managing Director
Direct reports: Social Lead (and wider social team)

Why join Ponderosa

Ponderosa is a brand and communications agency that helps ambitious brands grow through powerful ideas and meaningful connections. We bring together strategy, creativity, and digital expertise to deliver work that moves audiences and drives measurable results. As part of Audience Collective, we collaborate across creative, media, research and digital performance to bring broader perspective and greater impact.

The role

This is a senior creative leadership role responsible for shaping Ponderosa’s social‑first thinking, creative quality, and reputation. You’ll set the standard for what great social looks like, how creative it can be, and elevate it across pitches and client work. Challenge the agency to think social first, not last.

You will act as part of the senior creative leadership group, shaping overall creative direction alongside Creative and Strategy leadership.

Set the creative bar. Elevate social thinking. Win work through ideas.

What good looks like

Ponderosa is known for strong, distinctive, social‑first creative thinking

Social ideas meaningfully improve pitch win‑rate and new business confidence

Teams feel creatively challenged, supported and elevated by your feedback

Social work is platform‑native, culturally sharp and ideas are challenged

Social thinking influences creative work across the agency, not just within the social team

Key responsibilities

Social‑first creative leadership

Own and define what great social creative looks like at Ponderosa

Set creative standards for tone, storytelling, formats and platform‑native thinking

Champion social as a starting point for ideas, not an adaptation layer

Act as the senior creative voice challenging work to be braver, sharper and more culturally relevant

Objective: Social work consistently meets a high creative bar and strengthens Ponderosa’s creative reputation.

Pitch leadership & new business elevation

Lead social‑first thinking within new business pitches and credentials

Shape pitch narratives, ideas and creative approaches where social plays a defining role

Elevate pitch work through clear creative judgement, feedback and direction

Support Growth and MD teams with confident, senior social creative counsel

Act as a senior creative authority in pitch rooms, helping clients feel confident in bold, social‑first ideas

Objective: Social‑led ideas materially improve pitch quality and win‑rate.

Agency‑wide creative influence

Act as a creative partner to Strategy, Creative, Media and Client teams

Influence integrated ideas by bringing a social‑first, platform‑native lens

Push teams to think culturally, creatively and in‑the‑moment where appropriate

Be a visible, trusted voice in creative reviews and idea development

Act as a senior, trusted social authority with key clients where creative judgement, platforms or cultural relevance matter

Objective: Social thinking strengthens creative work across the agency, not just within one discipline.

Team leadership & creative standards

Line manage the Social Lead and provide senior creative direction to the wider team

Set clear creative expectations and provide direct, constructive feedback

Build confidence, judgement and taste within the team over time

Create an environment where ideas are challenged constructively, not just delivered

Work in close partnership with MDs and Client Leads to ensure social‑first ideas support commercial growth, retention and long‑term client value

Objective: A confident, creatively ambitious social team producing consistently strong work.

Social growth & capability building

Support growth of the social offering through stronger creative reputation and demand

Identify opportunities where social‑first ideas unlock account growth

Shape how social capability evolves in response to platforms, culture and client needs

Ensure influencer and creator work (where used) is idea‑led and culturally credible

Objective: Social grows because the work is good, not because it’s over‑sold.

Future capability & innovation

Stay close to cultural shifts, platform behavior and emerging social formats

Encourage experimentation with new creative approaches, formats and workflows

Help the agency test and learn without chasing trends for their own sake

Ensure innovation improves creative quality, not just novelty

Contribute to the agency’s external creative reputation through thought leadership, industry presence or awards work where it adds value

Demonstrate fluency in how AI tools can support social‑first creativity from ideation and prototyping to optimization, using them to enhance creative thinking, not replace it

Help set principles for the responsible, culturally intelligent use of AI within social creative workflows

Act as a senior voice in how emerging technologies, including AI, shape creative standards and ways of working

Objective: Ponderosa’s social work stays culturally relevant, progressive and creatively competitive.

Experience & requirements

Essential

Senior‑level experience leading social‑first creative work in an agency environment

Strong creative judgement and the confidence to challenge ideas constructively

Proven experience elevating pitches, ideas or creative output through social thinking

Deep understanding of how social platforms shape creativity and culture

Ability to influence senior stakeholders and creative teams with clarity and authority

Nice to have

Previous Director title, or a standout Senior/Head‑of‑level experience ready to step up

Experience working on integrated campaigns where social leads the idea

Influencer or creator experience

Experience helping shape or grow a social offering through creative excellence

What we offer

Hybrid working (Leeds office Tuesday–Thursday)

25 days’ holiday + 3 celebration days

37.5‑hour working week

Pension, life insurance and income protection

EAP and 24/7 virtual GP access

Your first 6 months

Months 0–3: Creative immersion & standard setting

Get under the skin of Ponderosa, clients and creative culture

Build trust with Creative, Strategy, Social and Client teams

Start shaping what “great social” looks like through feedback and reviews

Support live pitches with social‑first creative thinking

Months 4–6: Influence & elevation

Clearly establish the social creative quality bar

Be a visible creative leader in pitches and big ideas

Start seeing improvement in pitch confidence and social creative output

Challenge teams to think more natively, culturally and boldly

Progression & capability growth

Objective: The role continues to increase its creative influence, impact on growth and agency reputation over time.

This may include:

Increasing ownership of pitch leadership and creative direction

Broader influence across integrated campaigns

Stronger external reputation for Ponderosa’s social work

Shaping future senior creative or social leadership roles within the agency

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