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King · 1 month ago

Social Media & Content Manager | Candy Crush Saga

London - King - Ampersand

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

King is a leading interactive entertainment company known for its iconic mobile games like Candy Crush. They are seeking a Social Media & Content Manager to lead the organic social media strategy, focusing on engagement and creative storytelling across various platforms.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the development and delivery of Candy Crush’s organic social strategy, ensuring each channel grows in reach, engagement, and brand relevance

Plan, brief, and publish platform-native content that reflects Candy’s brand personality and resonates with our global player community

Manage the social content calendar, ensuring consistent, timely, and aligned execution across brand, game, and campaign priorities

Lead the planning and execution of always-on social content as well as collaborating with Brand, Comms, Product Marketing and CRM teams to deliver high-impacted, integrated social activity that amplifies campaign performance

Monitor platform trends, cultural moments, and player insights to identify opportunities for timely, creative, and relevant storytelling

Analyse performance data and player insights to optimise content and guide future creative direction

Partner with in-house creative teams, creators, and agencies to deliver high-quality, engaging social content

Test and adopt new tools, formats, and platform features to drive innovation and keep Candy Crush’s social presence ahead of the curve

Uphold Candy Crush’s brand standards across every post and channel, ensuring consistency, quality, and creative excellence

Qualification

Organic social strategyContent planningSocial media managementData analysisCreative storytellingPassion for cultureCommunicationProject managementCollaboration skills

Required

Proven experience managing and growing organic social channels for a leading entertainment, tech, lifestyle, or gaming brand

Strong understanding of social strategy and platform best practices across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels

Confident and passion in developing creative ideas and guiding social-first content from concept through to execution

Data driven using analytics and insights to inform decisions, measure impact, and optimise performance of content

Excellent communicator and collaborator with strong organisational and project management skills

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and priorities

Passionate about culture, trends, and storytelling that builds connection with audiences

Company

King

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With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga.

Founded in 2003