Careers

Substance is a values-led agency, where growth is for the benefit of our people (employees and clients) and the world around us.

What we offer

We are a growing friendly and diverse team who work and have fun together.

Our working arrangements are flexible: we are happy for our team to work on a hybrid basis and we encourage them to find a suitable work-life balance. We have a number of people centric initiatives and benefits in place and are always working to improve ways of supporting our people.

Some of our benefits include: company pension/401K scheme, private medical insurance including dental and optical cover, 23 days’ holiday/PTO, enhanced maternity pay, wedding leave, flexible working arrangements, access to LinkedIn Learning, 2 volunteering days, internal mentoring programme, electric vehicle scheme, cycle saver scheme.

Live Jobs

Social Content Editor (Pharma)

Location: United States

What we're looking for

This hybrid role blends content expertise with proactive account support. Ideal for a copywriter ready to expand into content strategy and social media operations, the position centers on editorial leadership while staying grounded in high-quality, brand-aligned execution. It’s not just about writing—it’s about shaping how content supports business objectives, integrates into broader campaigns, and meets client needs.

Senior Social Producer

Location: Los Angeles

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Social Producer who loves film and TV. Someone who has experience working with the Hollywood studios, who has produced large scale film and entertainment campaigns and has a working knowledge of managing a team of designers and editors to produce content for social media.

This is a client-facing role across multiple international markets and you will primarily manage the delivery of social creative content for key Entertainment clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Paramount+ and Paramount Pictures International. Working in collaboration with the UK Social Media Team, you will be helping manage and motivate our creative studio of designers, motion designers and editors to produce high quality and engaging social creative and video content. To continually develop and enhance the quality of our work, our ethos is fuelled by a drive to succeed and desire to improve. Working across high value pre-release theatrical film TV and streaming content, you will need to work within the constraints of high content security standards, which does place an emphasis on working from our office on a fairly regular basis. Ideally you will live within a reasonable commuting distance from the office in Calabasas.

Social Account Manager (Pharma)

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience

Location: USA/ Remote

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced Account Manager, preferably with pharmaceutical/healthcare experience, to help oversee a flagship retained and project-based account that includes all social media disciplines – content (organic + paid), insights, project management and social creative.

The work is agile and varied, and you will play a key role in delivering social content that visually stands out and pushes the boundaries in innovation and performance. Our account team has built this account into an award-winning market leader in the space, constantly innovating and performing at or above benchmark levels. The incoming Account Manager will work closely with the Account Director and Senior Account Manager to further develop the account and contribute to its continued growth and success.

Art Director - Film & Entertainment

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 pa

Location: London/ Hybrid (min 2 days in office per week)

What we are looking for

We’re looking for an Art Director who sees every brief as a chance to make something memorable. Someone who can think boldly, design beautifully, and lead others to do their best work. You bring ideas to life with craft, curiosity and taste, and you know how to turn creative ambition into something that truly connects.

As Art Director, you’ll partner with the Creative Director to set the creative vision for social and digital campaigns that define what fans talk about. You’ll guide a talented team of designers and motion artists - inspiring, challenging, and collaborating to produce exceptional visual work for some of the world’s biggest entertainment brands.

Social Account Manager

Location: USA / Remote

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an experienced Account Manager, preferably with pharmaceutical/healthcare experience, to help oversee a flagship retained and project-based account that includes all social media disciplines – content (organic + paid), insights, project management and social creative.

The work is agile and varied, and you will play a key role in delivering social content that visually stands out and pushes the boundaries in innovation and performance. Our account team has built this account into an award-winning market leader in the space, constantly innovating and performing at or above benchmark levels. The incoming Account Manager will work closely with the Account Director and Senior Account Manager to further develop the account and contribute to its continued growth and success.

Pitch Proposal Producer - Film & Entertainment

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 pa

Location: London - Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

Job Overview

At Substance Global, we bring stories to life for some of the world’s most exciting entertainment brands, from major studios and streamers to experiential and gaming clients. As a Pitch Proposal Producer, with film, entertainment or TV experience you’ll be the driving force behind how we produce social-first stories, and present creative ideas, helping win, shape, and deliver standout campaigns that capture imagination and deliver results.

You’ll play a hands-on role in building social campaign proposals, pitch decks, and social campaign stories that inspire clients and align seamlessly with Substance’s creative vision. Working closely with our strategy, social, influencer, event and creative teams, you’ll lead the development and coordination of proposals, ensuring every submission tells a clear, compelling story backed by cultural insight, data, and bold creative thinking. This is a dynamic, fast-paced role that blends production precision with social storytelling. You’ll bring together ideas, copy, visuals, and structure, crafting decks and presentations that sell big ideas beautifully. You’ll also be on the ground at times, attending screenings, premieres, and events to understand our work first-hand and feed that energy back into our pitch storytelling.

Social Account Manager - Film & Entertainment

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 pa

Location: London - Hybrid

Job Overview

As a Social Account Manager, you will play a key role in managing and delivering standout social media campaigns for leading entertainment clients across film, TV, streaming, and experiential activations. You’ll act as the bridge between our clients, internal creative teams, and on-the-ground event teams, ensuring campaigns are strategically aligned, creatively strong, and executed flawlessly across all social platforms. You’ll oversee day-to-day client relationships, manage timelines and approvals, and guide the creation of engaging, on-brand content that drives audience engagement and buzz. A deep understanding of pop culture, influencer trends, and audience behaviour across social platforms is key, as well as confidence in client communication and campaign reporting.

This is a hands-on role that often requires attendance at press junkets, premieres, screenings, and live events to capture behind-the-scenes content, liaise with talent and influencers, and ensure client objectives are met in real time. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment, enjoys being on-site where the action happens, and can confidently represent both the agency and the client.

Senior Producer - Film & Entertainment

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 pa

Location: London - Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an experienced Social Producer who loves film and TV. Someone who has experience working with the Hollywood studios, pitching and producing large scale film and entertainment campaigns for social and events. You live, breathe and love social media.

This is a client-facing role across multiple international markets and you will primarily manage the delivery of social and experiential content for key Entertainment clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Paramount+ and Paramount Pictures International. Working in collaboration with the UK Social Media Team and Creative Studio, you will be leading the selling of our ideas, making sure to motivate our creative studio of designers, motion designers and editors to produce high quality and engaging social creative and video content. To continually develop and enhance the quality of our work, our ethos is fuelled by a drive to succeed and desire to improve. Working across high value pre-release theatrical film TV and streaming content, you will need to work within the constraints of high content security standards, which does place an emphasis on working from our office on a fairly regular basis. Ideally you will live within a reasonable commuting distance from the office in London

Our recruitment process

We want to keep things simple and we have a 3 stage interview process

Once you apply for a role at Substance, we’ll review your details and if they match what we are looking for, we aim to contact you within a week. Unfortunately, as we are a small team, we are unable to reply and provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates at this stage

Once you are selected, you will have an initial call with either our HR team or the hiring manager to drill down on your skills and experience

We are an inclusive team, so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the interview process.

If successful, you will have another call with other team members where we will also assess your situational behaviours. For some roles, the second stage would involve working on a specific task

The last stage will involve a call or a meeting in the office with the extended hiring team and, depending on the role, with the management team. If you were assigned a task in the previous stage, you will be able to present this back to the team.

If successful, you will receive our offer at this stage.

We will also contact all unsuccessful candidates involved in the different stages and provide some relevant feedback.

Our People Pledge

Don’t meet every single requirement? 

Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely than others to apply if they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many difference forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

Substance Global is committed to providing and fair, inclusive, and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community with who we work. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are an equal opportunities employer.